Not sure what products to buy? Purchasing Professionals Day can help
Nov 03, 2009
Monday will be Purchasing Professionals Day at the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging’s exhibition and conference in Chicago. The first-ever event is intended to help providers...
The American Health Care Association recently released The Long Term Care Survey. The latest version of the manual addresses changes to about a dozen F-tags (including F172, 175, 241, 242, 246, 247, 252,...
RedRidge forms a lender services group
Oct 02, 2009
RedRidge recently announced that it has formed a lender services group. The organization specializes in all forms of collateral exams including: surveys, forensic cash reviews, recurring field exams, quality-of-earnings...
Reform likely to drive up employers’ costs: survey
Oct 02, 2009
Long-term care employers expect they will pay higher health costs for workers if pending reform legislation is passed, according to a new survey. Employers also expect to have a weakened role in providing...
Stimulus dollars give healthcare IT spending an early boost
Sep 15, 2009
Federal stimulus dollars for healthcare IT expansion aren’t scheduled to start flowing until 2011. But many firms already appear to be gearing up. Nearly 70% of healthcare companies in an Information...
Perceptions of long-term care leaders revealed in new report
Jul 29, 2009
Kikaku America International recently released the 2008 Senior Care Digest Interdisciplinary Report: A Survey of Long-Term Care Health Professionals. The annual survey offers a snapshot of views among...
Old-school press releases remain an effective way to gain press coverage
Jul 07, 2009
There’s no doubt that we’ve entered the era of blogs and social networking. So it might come as a bit of a surprise that old-school press releases remain one of the most effective ways for...
Wireless technology expected to lure more residents: survey
May 26, 2009
Senior living community operators indicated that wireless connectivity will help attract more residents within the next five years. Other specialty areas predicted to boom include home health services,...
Poll: Include LTC services and products in healthcare reform
May 26, 2009
Long-term care services and products should be included in any effort to revamp the nation’s healthcare system, according to 85% of the people who participated in a recent poll. The survey was conducted...
Vigilan survey asks nurses about their jobs
May 04, 2009
In honor of National Nurse Week, Vigilan is making a survey available for nurses who work in assisted living, independent living and dementia care settings. Questions largely target training, staffing...