Tag archive for ‘long-term care’
New Long-Term Care Facility is First Class
Alaska has a new Long-Term Care Facility that is an innovative Green House Model of elder care. Read this article from The Alaska Standard to learn more about this facility in which the elder is free from the limitations of an institutional schedule and lives a more homey and comfortable daily life.
What about Long-Term Care ?
This article from USA Today discusses the great need for a health-care reform proposal that will pay for and deliver long-term care to the frail elderly and disabled.
“Facts About” Cards Highlight 10 Questions LTC Residents Should Ask
“10 Questions to Answer” is a helpful series of questions for families and seniors to consider before making long-term care choices and decisions. This article from Long-Term Living.
Organization Reports Critical Shortage of Narcotic Meds Used in LTC Facilities
Read this article from Long-Term Living to find out why there is a dire shortage of the narcotic medications that are used regularly in the treatment of long-term care and hospice patients.
AARP Releases Long-Term Care Report
This article from Boomer & better marketing news talks about and links to the new 2009 report from AARP that profiles Long-Term Care and Independent Living.
CEAL Issue Brief - Medicaid: Impact on Long-Term Care
The Center of Excellence in Assisted Living (CEAL) is a non-profit collaborative of 11 organizations that builds upon the work of The Assisted Living Workgroup. Read this CEAL brief about Medicaid and how it has been affected by declining state budgets. This article from Inside Assisted Living.
Long-Term Care Costs Cause Increase in National Retirement Risk Index
Yesterday, the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College released it’s biannual National Retirement Risk Index Report. This report shows an increase in the number of working Americans that may not be financially prepared to retire due to factors such as the increased cost for long-term care insurance and other health expenditures. This article from Business Wire.
Cost of Long-Term Care Services vary widely by Region
According to research commissioned by financial security company Northwestern Mutual, there are many Americans that are paying close to seven times more for long-term care services in certain regions of the country than others. This article from PR Newswire.
Connect for Healthcare
Connect for Healthcare is a subscription based web service that utilizes the Internet, email and text messaging to enable care providers to easily give regular, proactive and specific wellness updates to family and loved ones of long-term care residents. This article from Inside Assisted Living.
Nursing Home Groups offer solutions for U.S. Economic Recovery
The American Health Care Association and Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care have developed a four-point plan they believe will stimulate the economy and boost job growth. Learn about this plan in an article from McKnights Long-Term Care News.
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