May 17, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Senior Editor
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 15, 2013 Sandra Hoban, Managing Editor
news
While quality and satisfaction scores have improved, skilled nursing facilities need to continue to improve and adapt to government policy and reimbursement cuts to survive.
May 14, 2013 Sandra Hoban, Managing Editor
news
Counting sheep, warm milk and a quiet room are not cure-all remedies for insomnia. A recent study finds that sleeplessness may predict the need for extended care.
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 13, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Senior Editor
news
The FDA has approved the first once-a-day inhalant to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
May 8, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Senior Editor
article
Fmr. First Lady Laura Bush presents the Hero Awards at the ALFA 2013 conference.
May 7, 2013 Sandra Hoban, Managing Editor
news
Don’t take infection control lying down. The most effective risk management program can be undone by not taking a few simple precautions.
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.
May 2, 2013 Sandra Hoban, Managing Editor
article
Congratulations to Long-Term Living's final 2013 Leaders of Tomorrow award winners: G. Allen Power, MD, Eden Mentor at St. John's Home in Rochester, New York and Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Rochester. Read about Dr. Power's mission to bring culture change to seniors, with a special focus on dementia.
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 30, 2013 Sandra Hoban, Managing Editor
news
Hospital pre-admission testing may help to deter the spread of healthcare-acquired infections by identifying carriers prior to admission, according to a new study.
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.