Vive el México! That’s what a lot of U.S. retirees are saying these days. It appears that, increasingly, older Americans are moving to Mexico to live out their later years. To see, the story, click...
Cha-ching
By
Liza Berger
Apr 09, 2008
Long-term care residents soon may be in the money, and they can thank President Bush for it. In case you haven’t heard (or read the McKnight’s online story on April 8), those who receive Social Security,...
A fading Hollywood star: the Motion Picture and Television Fund nursing home
By
Liza Berger
Mar 17, 2009
Stars have a lot of power—off-screen, as well as on-screen. Because of their celebrity status, they can draw national attention to civic causes that regular folks slave to gain recognition for every...
Alzheimer’s conference offers research surprises
By
Liza Berger
Jul 15, 2010
I always look forward to the research that emerges from the annual international Alzheimer’s conference. This year, the meeting has not disappointed.
Valentines for Nantucket nursing home residents
By
Liza Berger
Feb 18, 2009
Will you be my Valentine? That was the question of the day last Friday at Our Island Home in Nantucket, MA, during the annual Valentine’s Ball.
Better to let sleeping nursing-home dogs lie
By
Liza Berger
May 11, 2009
Say it’s not true! Could it really be that dogs, those loving, joyful, drooling creatures, actually can transfer illnesses such as MRSA and C.difficile to residents in nursing homes? Pardon my intellectual...
National Nursing Home Week spoiler
By
Liza Berger
May 16, 2008
Saturday marks the conclusion of National Nursing Home Week – and providers might be breathing a sigh of relief that it is almost over. A week that is supposed to be celebratory was marred this year...
The healthcare reform roller coaster
By
Liza Berger
Mar 16, 2010
This week and next will largely determine the fate of healthcare reform. Of course, we in the media have been offering variations on that theme a lot during the past year.
What to do with unused meds
By
Liza Berger
Mar 10, 2010
There is more and more talk in state legislatures of finding new ways to dispose of unused medications at healthcare facilities. This is an idea whose time has come.
Hope: A hazard to your health?
By
Liza Berger
Nov 04, 2009
Results of a new study have left me feeling a bit hopeless.