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 put as much distance between my retirement community and the term ''continuing care ...

The American Medical Directors Association (AMDA) Foundation, the non-profit research and education arm of AMDA, invites you to meet two dogs that have a key role in caring for long term care facility residents. Come meet Sophie and Tessa and hear from their owner, a facility medical director, and other physicians about the power of pets in their ...

Most people think of the baby boomer generation as the block of people born between the years 1946 and 1964. A new line of thinking suggests that young, middle and older boomers should be treated as separate demographic groups. In the MetLife Study of Boomers in the Middle, facts are emerging about how distinct the segments are. ''The ...

Months after health care reform legislation was originally introduced, The White House and Congress have not yet been able to adopt a plan that everyone can agree on. We hear a lot about universal access, coverage denials and insurance company regulations, but we don't hear much about how any new legislation will affect long-term care providers ...

How much can a small touch really mean to a person? A recent article in The New York Times suggests that little touches mean a lot, and that high fives and reassuring pats on the back can even lower stress and increase happiness. The article focuses mainly on the positive effect of supportive touches in sports like basketball ...

A recent pilot study has found that regular use of ''exergames''--video games, like Nintendo Wii, that combine entertainment with exercise--can improve symptoms of subsyndromal depression (SSD) in seniors.   SSD is much more common than major depression in seniors, and is associated with substantial suffering, functional ...

Here in Pennsylvania, the ADVANCE staff is experiencing--for the third time this winter--a snow day. Huge flakes are falling, the roads are slick, and most of us are working from home. We have the option of settling in with a laptop, a notebook and a cup of coffee to take care of a day's work, without having to risk traveling in this weather. But ...

On Monday, Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland proposed shifting $5.3 million earmarked for nursing homes to programs that will allow every eligible senior citizen to receive long-term medical care at home, according to Cleveland.com. Nursing homes and other Medicaid services, paid for by the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services, are ...

Building on nearly 40 years of leadership and a commitment to reducing the risk of health care associated infections, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) yesterday announced 12 recipients of the 2010 Heroes of Infection Prevention Award. The recipients include individuals and groups who have worked ...

If your residents are not complying with their metformin medication schedule, it could be the smell, which has been described as similar to dead fish. Many diabetics report nausea when taking the commonly prescribed drug, but doctors have not associated it with the odor. Read more here.