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A better picture of falls prevention
When trying to understand what causes seniors to fall, a video is worth a million words.Canadian researchers placed…
News Read MoreHigh-cost healthcare consumers remain steady despite recession
The number of consumers in the highest brackets of healthcare spending (those who spend more than 10 percent…
News Read MoreNeed Technology? Take the trauma out of your IT initiatives
Bringing long-term care (LTC) communities into the age of electronic medical records (EMRs), point-of-care clinical applications, ePrescribing, electronic…
Projects Read MoreThe laundry room: Room for savings?
Operators of long-term care facilities looking to save money ought to make sure that excess dollars are not…
Projects Read MoreCongratulations to the 2012 LeadingAge honorees
Long-term care is an ever-evolving field requiring creativity, vision, innovation and inspiration to meet the challenges of today—and…
News Read MoreCriminal activity found in background checks of disciplined aides
In an investigation conducted by the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) and mandated by…
News Read MoreLeadingAge to LTC providers: Demand change in healthcare delivery system
Advocacy, service and inspiration are the calls for action at LeadingAge’s annual meeting, being held this week in…
Projects Read MoreHow do you spell nurse retention? R-e-s-p-e-c-t
The front-line staffers have often been the most difficult employee sector for nursing home administrators to engage. Low…
Projects Read MoreStudy suggests social factors play a role in hospital readmissions
Now that patient outcomes and readmission rates are directly tied to reimbursements from the Centers for Medicare &…
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