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Bipartisan POS/Hart Research Associates Poll Finds 82 Percent of US Registered ... - MarketWatch (press release)

Bipartisan POS/Hart Research Associates Poll Finds 82 Percent of US Registered ...MarketWatch (press release)The Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care is a coalition of 10 leading post-acute and long term care organizations providing Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) care in approximately 1400 facilities, in 44 states nationwide.Bipartisan POS/Hart Research Associates Poll Finds 82 Percent of U.S. ...Sacramento Beeall 4 news articles »

Noroviruses Are Leading Cause of Hospital Infections - Doctors Lounge

Noroviruses Are Leading Cause of Hospital InfectionsDoctors LoungeNorovirus outbreaks predominated in behavioral health and rehabilitation/long-term care facilities, while bacterial infections caused by the other three organisms were more likely to occur in medical and surgical units.and more »

CLASS Act repeal would help no one - Politico

PoliticoCLASS Act repeal would help no onePoliticoA partisan House voted on Wednesday to repeal one of the most important components of our effort to provide long-term health care to the nation's senior population and people with disabilities. The vote to abolish the CLASS Act flies in the face of ...and more »

Federal insurance plan provides long-term care - Belvoir Eagle

Federal insurance plan provides long-term careBelvoir EagleMany Americans prefer to remain in their own homes as they age, but that may mean preparing for long-term care. The Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program provides options for ongoing assistance with basic activities of daily living-eating, bathing, ...and more »

Protecting Your Future: Nonprofit vs. for-profit nursing homes - Times Herald-Record

Protecting Your Future: Nonprofit vs. for-profit nursing homesTimes Herald-RecordIn answering the latter question, costs can be paid out of pocket, through private long-term care insurance, or by Medicaid. In previous columns, I have addressed the funding of long-term care costs. The former question is more challenging.

A Final Prescription: Understanding a Patient's End-of-Life Goals - NJ Spotlight

A Final Prescription: Understanding a Patient's End-of-Life GoalsNJ SpotlightPaul Langevin, president of the HealthCare Association of New Jersey, whose members are more than 300 long-term care facility providers, said POLST "is going to reinvigorate the discussion that we have about end-of-life care. I've been involved in this ...

Why Rochester continues to thrive - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Why Rochester continues to thriveRochester Democrat and ChronicleFor that matter, why does Pittsburgh prosper in health care, robotics and financial services while Detroit still wrestles with unemployment north of 10 percent and plummeting home prices? How did San Diego transition from a Navy town to a diversified ...and more »

Our Illinois Nursing Home Neglect Attorneys Settle Case Against Ballard ... - Illinois Nursing Home Abuse Blog (blog)

Our Illinois Nursing Home Neglect Attorneys Settle Case Against Ballard ...Illinois Nursing Home Abuse Blog (blog)The resident entered the facility on October 17th to receive skilled long-term care. When he was admitted to the facility he had a tracheostomy tube intact. These tubes are catheters that are inserted into a patient's mouth to ensure that the airways ...

Medicare and Long-Term Care

Estimates by experts are that at least 60% of all individuals will need extended help in one or more of the areas during their lifetime. This article reviews Medicare options for long-term care.

Long-term care conundrum

About 70 percent of Americans over age 65 will require some type of long-term care (LTC) during their lifetimes. How can you protect yourself?

Parker Homes not giving up despite Planning Board rejection of nursing-facility plan in Monroe

MONROE — Despite the township Planning Board’s dismissal of an application to build a long-term nursing care facility in the township, Parker Homes officials said they will continue to move forward.

Monroe board denies long-term care facility

BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer A long-term nursing care provider vowed last week to press on in its case to build a facility in Monroe. This came after its initial attempt to seek approval to build Parker at Monroe on Schoolhouse Road was unsuccessful. The township Planning Board voted unanimously Jan. 26 to deny the site plan application without prejudice after the applicant sought to make ...

Making the right choice on long-term care

After a stroke debilitated Virginia Goranson’s father last April, the Vancouver woman had just two days to find him a long-term care center. Her father, Ron Anderson, 71, already had mild dementia and needed a place that could help address his physical and mental needs.

Long-term care for children remains a challenge

Despite some progress on a transitional-care program for medically dependent children, a solution for long-term pediatric care on Long Island remains elusive. Local politicians and hospital administrators say the issue will not be easy to resolve, since the program’s potential cost, as well other, more pressing medical needs in the area, are pushing it to [...]

Extendicare Health Services Takes eDiscovery In-House With Symantec's Enterprise Vault and Clearwell eDiscovery Platform

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA-- - Symantec Corp. today announced that Extendicare Health Services, a provider of long-term skilled nursing care and short-term rehabilitation services and a wholly owned subsidiary ...

Remedi SeniorCare® Wins Ohio State Board of Pharmacy's First and Only Approval for Electronic Prescribing in State of ...

BALTIMORE , Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --  Remedi SeniorCare , one of the nation's largest independent long-term care (LTC) pharmacy providers to skilled nursing, assisted living and retirement communities, ...

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Avalere skilled nursing state funding analysis / Emil Parker highlighted in McKnight's Long Term Care News http://t.co/nrPInXUJ

Avalere skilled nursing state funding analysis / Emil Parker highlighted in McKnight's Long Term Care News http://t.co/nrPInXUJ