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Another banner month for health IT in LTPAC
Since my last blog there have been a number of meetings and reports that are very important to…
Projects Read MorePrudential discontinues sale of individual LTC plans
Prudential Financial, Inc., has discontinued the sale of individual long-term care insurance plans and will focus solely on…
News Read MoreCNA uses Facebook to violate resident privacy, dignity
I think it’s time to fire up the social media in senior living discussion again—but for the wrong…
Projects Read MoreAssisted living fundamentals remain steady in 4Q11
The recovery in assisted living occupancy took a pause at the end of 2011, as occupancy remained unchanged,…
Projects Read MoreReport: States actively changing assisted living regulations
The National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) yesterday released a report that found that 16 states made changes…
News Read MoreAlzheimer’s to cost U.S. $200 billion in 2012
Caring for people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias will cost the United States an estimated $200 billion…
News Read MoreMostashari ‘sets record straight’ on EHR criticism
Kicking off the 33rd meeting of the federal Health IT Policy Committee on March 7, Farzad Mostashari, M.D.,…
Projects Read MoreVitamin D deficiency increases risk of mortality in nursing home residents, study finds
Nursing home residents who are vitamin D deficient are at high risk of mortality, according to a recent…
News Read More‘New eyes’ for nursing homes through QIS
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” —Marcel Proust
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