Need financing? Don’t forget about HUD
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is a good source of financing for seniors housing and care providers, particularly in today’s constricted lending climate.
Retirees say adios to U.S. healthcare system
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...
Baucus long-term care plan overlooks research
This week, Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) presented a healthcare reform plan that calls for a shift in long-term care services from institutions to home care. McKnight’s readers were not impressed. Our story...
Veterans deserve their day
Unless you are a veteran, today may pass as just about any other day. But it should not go unnoticed. Veterans Day celebrates those Americans, including many in long-term care, who served in the armed...
Point of Care data collection: information at your fingertips
It’s time to move on from the old method of pen-and-paper documentation in long-term care. Point-of-care electronic data collection offers improved accuracy, communication and resident care. So what...
Horrors of Holocaust still vivid for some elderly Jews
This Sunday, Jews around the world will commemorate Kristallnacht, also called “Night of Broken Glass,” one of the most brutal single events of the Holocaust. Seventy years ago on Nov. 9, 1938, violence...
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