My parents wisely purchased long-term care insurance. They have showed me that now more than ever, it’s important to think ahead.
McKnight’s Newsmaker Videos: Take a tour through AAHSA’s Idea House
Nov 19, 2009
The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging provided a model house for aging in place at its annual conference this month. See the various rooms and the technology in the house in a two-part...
Baucus’s healthcare plan would direct funds away from nursing homes
Nov 13, 2008
Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) on Wednesday unveiled his plan for universal healthcare coverage. The plan emphasizes restructuring long-term care.
SCA promotes Renihan
Oct 17, 2013
Josh Renihan is the new Vice President, US Healthcare Sales for SCA’s Personal Care business in North America.
Home care suffers as states cut into Medicaid
Nov 21, 2008
Budget shortfalls in at least 15 states have led to severe reductions in funding for services for low-income seniors and those with disabilities, according to a news report.
Caregivers provide $375 billion in free services during 2007
Nov 26, 2008
The estimated market value of unpaid care to family and friends last year was $375 billion, according to AARP.
Medicaid expansion leading HCBS programs to rethink strategy: Researchers
By
John Hall
Feb 19, 2015
Researchers on Wednesday proposed ways to better identify the most susceptible nursing home candidates in order to ease the expected burden on programs designed to keep the chronically ill and frail elderly...
Working across care settings to improve dementia care
By
Leann Reynolds
Apr 19, 2012
Assisted living facilities, with or without a specialized memory wing, have started teaming up with in-home care companies that offer professional caregivers highly skilled in dementia care.
The federal government should invest more in home care
By
Diane Walker
Feb 22, 2010
The Obama administration is taking the right step in investing in programs to support family caregivers. It needs to do more.
Nursing home owners Sal and Mabel Mangano: Not guilty!
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 01, 2007
For three weeks, spanning August and September, much of the national nursing home community was glued to goings-on in a place they had never heard of before: St. Francisville, LA. Or at least they should...