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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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Not Just Part of the Job
September 17, 2009 10:24 PM by Maureen Salera
Most people figure that work-related injuries are just part of the job for nurses. With all that lifting, turning, repositioning and transferring that nurses do, injuries abound. In fact, a report on the American Nurses Association Web site indicates 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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Guest Blog: "It's Time for Transparency in Long-Term Care"
June 9, 2009 10:52 AM by Liz Rosto
The following is a guest blog by Anthony Cirillo: The Senate Finance Committee has released a report entitled Transforming the Health Care Delivery System: Proposals to Improve Patient Care and Reduce Health Care Costs. A portion of the report addresses Read More...
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Hospice in long-term care
June 5, 2009 1:31 PM by Maureen Salera
A little more than a year ago, I wrote an article about integrating palliative care into nursing homes. My research and my sources seemed to agree that end-of-life care wasn't anywhere near where it needed to be in long-term care. In fact, in some long-term Read More...
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Boost Morale Now
May 13, 2009 9:05 AM by Adkins-Ali Carrie
In the current job climate, many companies are using the climate of fear to cut back on morale-boosting costs and activities. Employees don't need morale to stay with your company, the thinking goes, because they have no choice. But in the article "Employee 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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Salary Information
April 11, 2008 10:29 AM by Adkins-Ali Carrie
Last year, we ran a salary survey for a variety of long-term care professionals. Some of the results are highlighted below. Do these figures hold true for you? How has the economic downturn affected your salary? Average Salary by Job Title Administrator: Read More...
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Presidential Candidates Health Care Plans
April 11, 2008 10:18 AM by Adkins-Ali Carrie
I recently heard a comment that when the Clintons tried to reform health care, it had an unforseen negative impact on nursing. Hospitals, my source noted, were laying off nurses because they did not think they were going to have enough money to pay them Read More...
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