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Reliable Nursing Home Information Lacking
September 29, 2009 11:52 AM by Heather Simons
Reliable information on the quality of nursing homes is hard to come by these days, according to an article in the Los Angeles Times . Currently, a Web site called Nursing Home Compare , which was created by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 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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Employment Trends
July 15, 2009 9:37 AM by Adkins-Ali Carrie
Many health care employers are working to improve their employer status to attract workers when the economy improves, according to a press release from Career Builder. 33 percent are outlining potential career paths for current and future employees 33 Read More...
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Obama's Health Plan Needs More Help for LTC
June 22, 2009 11:13 AM by Liz Rosto
As the Obama administration tackles health care reform, many feel that long-term care issues are being left behind. How will new legislation help your facility? A few Senators have proposed provisions for long-term care: -Sens. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Read More...
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AAHSA to Study Telehealth Blood Pressure Monitoring
June 18, 2009 1:42 PM by Maureen Salera
The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging has been awarded a contract from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to investigate the impact of telehealth monitoring for blood pressure management among older adults, according 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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How Will Wall Street's Woes Affect LTC?
October 1, 2008 10:22 AM by Liz Rosto
In our upcoming special edition for administrators, owners and executive-level leaders, Steven W. Kennedy Jr. of Lancaster Pollard writes about the industry's future growth prospects in a shaky U.S. economy. Since then, we've seen a major financial crisis Read More...
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DON Salary Results Revealed
July 8, 2008 1:46 PM by Adkins-Ali Carrie
The national average salary of directors of nursing in CCRCs increased 4.07 percent in 2008, according to the AAHSA Continuing Care Retirement Community Salary and Benefits Report, published by Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Services. Nationally, Read More...
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Budget Woes
February 4, 2008 8:40 AM by Adkins-Ali Carrie
President Bush's proposed budget doesn't look good for health care providers. Over the next five years, his recommendations would cut Medicare spending by $66 billion and Medicaid spending by about $25 billion, reports the Associated Press. Even with 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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