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Is CCRC a Dirty Word?
March 12, 2010 10:48 AM by Adkins-Ali Carrie

Are you a CCRC? You may not want to say so, according to a consulting firm that writes: "We believe that marketing your retirement community as continuing care retirement community may be one of the worst decisions you could ever make. In fact, I would Read More...

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Advancing Excellence in America's Nursing Homes Gains Enrollees
February 1, 2010 3:10 PM by Adkins-Ali Carrie

The recruitment period of the Phase 2 Advancing Excellence in America's Nursing Homes Campaign ended at midnight January 31, 2010. The Campaign signed up. 5,860 nursing homes, including 1,132 new participants and 4,728 re-enrollees (now charter members Read More...

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The Future of Health Care Reform
January 25, 2010 2:43 PM by Adkins-Ali Carrie

With Scott Brown's victory in the Massachusetts Senate special election, health care reform looks dramatically different than it did. Democrats have two options, writes Stephanie Condon on CBS News . House Democrats can pass the Senate bill on the condition Read More...

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Report Outlines How Health Reform Will Help Seniors
September 4, 2009 2:54 PM by Heather Simons

A recent report at HealthReform.gov outlines exactly how health insurance reform, if passed, would strengthen health care for seniors and long-term care residents. "America's Seniors and Health Insurance Reform: Protecting Coverage and Strengthening Medicare" Read More...

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Penn State program aims to cut health care costs
June 10, 2009 9:44 AM by Maureen Salera

A new Penn State program is attempting to give front line health care employees tools to improve efficiencies and cut waste, according to an article on the Penn State Newswire. For example, clarifying medical orders, not having the right supplies and Read More...

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Does an Economic Downturn = Better Service?
November 24, 2008 1:02 PM by Liz Rosto

Spending a good amount of time in our nation's retail outlets this past weekend, I noticed an interesting trend: with stores vying for consumer dollars, they are really stepping up their customer service efforts in order to increase sales. From the supermarket Read More...

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More on "Water for Elephants" & Nursing Homes
November 19, 2007 5:25 PM by Maureen McAndrews

In my last post on Sara Gruen's book " Water for Elephants ," I discussed the book's main character, 93-year-old Jacob, who lives in a long-term care facility. In the chapter where Jacob recounts his family's decision to send him to the facility, he says Read More...

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The Good News and the Not-So-Good...
November 15, 2007 9:34 AM by Liz Rosto

The State of Seniors Housing 2007, an annual publication produced by The American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA), the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) and the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing and Care Read More...

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Tax-Evading Medicaid Providers
November 14, 2007 8:18 AM by Adkins-Ali Carrie

The Associated Press reported this morning that a Senate panel is looking to collect unpaid taxes from more than 30,000 Medicaid providers who receive federal payments for their services despite owing at least $1 billion in back taxes. AP specifically Read More...

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