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The changing landscape of assisted living
The Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) conference, held earlier this month in Dallas presented this observer…
Overcoming unhappiness
Many older people live unhappily in residential settings that are designed to help them. How…
Alleviating compassion fatigue before it drags down productivity
Long-term care employees know how to take care of others, but they don’t always know…
When power or manual chairs break
In Ohio Medicaid nursing home residents do not seem to have a payor for their…
Dining out? Make sure it’s senior friendly
Nothing is more relaxing than a leisurely lunch with friends. I was at a local chain…
Long-Term Living takes brief holiday break
In observance of the Memorial Day holiday, Long-Term Living will take a break from publishing…
AL providers consider negative effects of community-based rules
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) late in April finalized a new…
Nursing’s top 10 pressing issues
Like many other healthcare professions, nursing is at a crossroads. Rapidly evolving regulatory, political, demographic,…
Direct care, America’s fastest-growing occupation
This month, PHI released its latest analysis of the direct-care workforce. Most striking are the…
June 2012 CE Test
Continuing Education Test #175 Based on Long-Term Living June 2012 How to Use the ACHCA Continuing Education…
New palliative/end-of-life care measures for LTC
By 2030, there will be more than 72 million elderly Americans. With approximately 2.5 million…
ACHCA leadership panel addresses LTC challenges
The top leaders of the major long-term healthcare associations gathered recently during the American College of…