May 15, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Editor-in-Chief
news
This week’s Medicare fraud sting operation involved nearly 100 people across multiple states, including physicians, nurses and therapists.
May 14, 2013 Gabriel Bach, PhD, MBA
article
Every country in the world--from Argentina to Zimbabwe--is confronted with the problem of caring for its elderly and paying for that care. Here's a firsthand look at how senior care is provided at a facility in France.
May 10, 2013 Sandra Hoban, Managing Editor
news
Too many hours, too little pay and too few staff are the accusations at a West Virginia nursing home for veterans currently under state investigation.
May 3, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Senior Editor
article
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.
April 29, 2013 Kathleen Mears
blog
Long-Term Living blogger Kathleen Mears provides a resident's perspective on the recent public firestorm over a nurse's refusal to perform CPR on a resident.
April 24, 2013 Sandra Hoban, Managing Editor
news
Are boomers—and some Gen-Xers—in denial that they’ll ever need long-term care? A poll taken earlier this year indicates many Americans over 40 years of age, don’t see themselves as “old.”
April 11, 2013 Sandra Hoban, Managing Editor
news
President Obama has proposed a $152.7 billion budget to expand access to healthcare, eliminate disability claim backlogs and end homelessness for veterans.
April 10, 2013 Sandra Hoban, Managing Editor
article
Two top industry executives share their insights on assisted living’s climate and trends. Assisted living survived the economic downturn and the collapse of the housing market intact and it is geared up and ready to continue moving forward.
April 10, 2013 Patricia Sheehan, Editor-in-Chief
news
Long-term care costs are on a steep upward trajectory while home healthcare services are rising at a much more gradual pace, according to The Genworth 2013 Cost of Care Survey.
April 2, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Senior Editor
article
Senior Editor Pamela Tabar talks with Ruta Kadonoff, vice president of quality and regulatory affairs for the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), about quality in long-term care—and why being able to measure it will be important for business.
April 2, 2013 Judah L. Ronch, PhD
blog
Expect changes as the Baby Boom generation ages. As in their youth, they will do things differently from their parents and create their own concepts of elderhood.
March 20, 2013 Patricia Sheehan, Editor-in-Chief
news
States have refined survey systems and are demanding more disclosure for assisted living, according to the Assisted Living State Regulatory Review, released Wednesday by The National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL).
