Hurricane Sandy releases fury on east coast; LTC facilities evacuate
A map showing the thousands of LTC facilities in the path of Hurricane Sandy. (Source: Google Maps)Updated 11:00…
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National collaborative will foster innovation in senior housing and financing models
A new collaborative plans to tackle the challenges of senior housing and the finances that will be needed…
News Read MoreA 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 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 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 &…
News Read MoreMinority seniors fare well in ethnically similar communities, study finds
Encouraging diversity has been a social goal for many years. However, a recent study suggests that for older…
News Read MoreLow RN staffing hours linked to higher hospitalization, mortality rates during norovirus outbreaks, study finds
A recent study, which will be published in the October 24 issue of JAMA, found that facilities with…
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