May 17, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Senior Editor
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The Front Porch Center for Innovation and Wellbeing and CareSpeak Communications develop a patient-centric medications reminder service to improve seniors' medication compliance.
May 16, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Editor-in-Chief
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CMS’ Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) announces a significantly smaller and more-focused project list for Round Two of the funding awards.
May 15, 2013 National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry
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Overall nursing occupancy is near the the eight-year cyclical low, but private-pay nursing units are seeing some recovery.
May 15, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Editor-in-Chief
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This week’s Medicare fraud sting operation involved nearly 100 people across multiple states, including physicians, nurses and therapists.
May 13, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Senior Editor
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The FDA has approved the first once-a-day inhalant to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
May 8, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Senior Editor
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Fmr. First Lady Laura Bush presents the Hero Awards at the ALFA 2013 conference.
May 7, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Senior Editor
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The attendees at ALFA’s 2013 conference learn lessons about leadership (and Beethoven) from world-renowned orchestra conductor Benjamin Zander.
May 3, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Senior Editor
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As Americans continue to aging in growing numbers, long-term care faces challenges on several fronts in providing the relevant care, services and accommodations that this new senior demographic will demand.
May 2, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Senior Editor
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Several of long-term care’s biggest property owners are shedding their interest in the financially challenged skilled nursing sector.
May 1, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Senior Editor
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CMS has proposed a new rule that would raise hospice payments under Medicare by $180 million next year.
May 1, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Senior Editor
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Congratulations to the fourth of our five 2013 Leaders of Tomorrow: Phenelle Segal, RN, CIC. After 30 years in acute care, Segal has dedicated herself to educating LTC facilities about infection control and prevention.
April 29, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Senior Editor
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Bed rails are supposed to keep residents safe, but some advocates say stricter standards are needed to keep them from doing more harm than good.
