May 24, 2013 Sandra Hoban, Managing Editor
news
A new report predicts that the costs associated with strokes will double in the next 17 years, putting a strain on the healthcare system.
May 23, 2013 Julie Thompson
article
Long-Term Living sits down with Kristy Brown, MS, CCC-SLP, president and CEO of Centrex Rehab, Minneapolis, to discuss today's new opportunities for therapy services within the senior care market--including partnerships with companies once viewed as competitors.
May 22, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Editor-in-Chief
news
The promise of anabolic steroids as treatment for severe pressure ulcers took a hit in a recent clinical trial testing oxandrolone.
May 22, 2013 Kevin M. Williams
article
Meet marketing objectives without falling into sales traps. A discussion of four marketing beliefs commonly held in the senior living industry.
May 21, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Editor-in-Chief
news
Two technology companies combine their products to provide electronic data documentation across the care continuum—from hospitals to SNFs to home care.
May 21, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Editor-in-Chief
news
New CMS guidelines take a deeper look at discharge planning, clarifying who is responsible for what at the time of discharge and why discharge planning is a key to reducing 30-day readmissions.
May 21, 2013 Bob Gatty
article
Earlier this month, long-term care leaders briefed Congress on the positive accomplishments and future goals to improving quality of care in skilled nursing facilities.
May 20, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Editor-in-Chief
article
If you've got data, you've got risks. A former White House CIO shares insights and advice on safeguarding LTC’s valuable data in an increasingly mobile and cloud-based world.
May 20, 2013 Kathleen Mears
blog
What a difference a year makes as Kathleen Mears updates us on her facility's "plant lady," who no longer is allowed to exercise her "green thumb" to grow hardy, healthy plants that staff and residents enjoy.
May 17, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Editor-in-Chief
news
The Front Porch Center for Innovation and Wellbeing and CareSpeak Communications develop a patient-centric medications reminder service to improve seniors' medication compliance.
May 17, 2013 Sandra Hoban, Managing Editor
news
Ignoring evacuation plans may become costly for Louisiana facilities that do not have adequate systems in place to move their residents out of harm's way.
May 16, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Editor-in-Chief
news
CMS’ Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) announces a significantly smaller and more-focused project list for Round Two of the funding awards.
