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Having My Say | Non-retirees: The new LTC superheroes
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 01, 2022
My middle child, not yet old enough for middle school, recently asked me when I planned to retire. Me of no gray hair, of the too-small 401K, of exciting career accomplishments yet to be achieved!
Meet Patricia Will, Hall of Honor inductee
By
Chloe Konrad
Jul 16, 2021
With a background in medical real estate, Patricia Will saw the lack of sufficient Alzheimer’s care provided to her mother-in-law and decided she would take action.
April Reader Poll
Apr 01, 2020
“What is your favorite place in your community or facility?”
Warning comes with sharp rise in hospitals holding ownership links to post-acute care
By
Sep 06, 2017
The percentage of hospitals with shared ownership or investor links to a post-acute care provider jumped from 25% in 2005 to nearly 50% in 2015, a new Health Affairs study shows. That sharp increase could...
OPINION — THE BIG PICTURE: To be or not to be: Who picks?
By
John O'Connor
Apr 18, 2005
As this issue went to press, the Supreme Court had just decided not to intervene in the case involving Terri Schiavo. She has spent the past decade and a half in a Florida nursing home. There, she has...
Study uses car sensors to spot cognitive changes in older drivers
By
Kristen Fischer
Mar 05, 2024
Researchers are hoping that in-vehicle sensors may offer a valuable glimpse into cognitive changes that older adults who drive may experience.
Remote staff training boosts quality of life, lowers sedative use in residents with dementia
By
Kristen Fischer
Dec 21, 2023
A digital training program significantly improved the quality of life for people with dementia who lived in assisted living communities and nursing homes in the United Kingdom. As a result, there was a...
Meet Jennifer George, 2023 Rising Star
By
Amy Novotney
Jul 27, 2023
Learn more about Jennifer George, MPA, Executive Director, WelbeHealth / Pacific PACE, Pasadena, CA.
Meet Andrea Devoti, 2023 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Ron Rajecki
Jul 19, 2023
Learn more about Andrea Devoti, Executive Vice President at the National Association for Home Care and Hospice.