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Three appointees to the Commission on Long-Term Care announced
On Thursday, Senior Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi announced from the House floor her three appointees to the Commission…
News Read MoreTavenner renominated to head CMS
The Obama administration on Thursday renominated Marilyn Tavenner to head the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).Tavenner…
News Read MoreAL salary report shows investments in memory care, proactive wellness
Most salary-based assisted living jobs saw a salary increase of at least 2 percent from 2011 to 2012,…
News Read MoreNeuroplasticity and its impact on senior living
Our brains were thought of in the past to be trainable up to a certain age and then…
Projects Read MoreNumber of people with Alzheimer’s may triple by 2050
The number of people in the United States with Alzheimer’s disease is projected to almost triple by 2050,…
News Read MoreCMS to develop new record system for LTC hospitals
Long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) will get an improved records system, developed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid…
News Read MoreCBO: 4 to 7 million workers may lose job-based health insurance
Millions of workers may find themselves without employer-sponsored health insurance as employers struggle to reconcile the costs of…
News Read MoreCBO lowers 10-year Medicare, Medicaid spending projections
Spending on Medicare and Medicaid programs has been lower than anticipated for the past three years, prompting the…
News Read MoreThe race to reduce hospital readmissions
A long-term care community in Orangeburg, S.C., was getting a dress rehearsal for future industry changes when it…
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