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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)... national long term and post-acute care leader says a new bipartisan Public Opinion Strategies (R)/Hart Research Associates (D) survey finding overwhelming opposition to reducing US seniors' Medicare-funded nursing home care reflects a common sense ...Bipartisan POS/Hart Research Associates Poll Finds 82 Percent of U.S. ...Sacramento Beeall 4 news articles »

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 ...

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

Protecting Your Future: Nonprofit vs. for-profit nursing homesTimes Herald-RecordIn previous columns, I have addressed the funding of long-term care costs. The former question is more challenging. The exact type of care needed, proximity to loved ones and other details need to be considered when choosing which nursing home is best.

Building Begins on Mishawaka Medical Facility - Inside INdiana Business (press release)

Building Begins on Mishawaka Medical FacilityInside INdiana Business (press release)Construction is underway on a new medical facility in Mishawaka. Indianapolis-based American Structurepoint is leading the design process for the Mishawaka Skilled Nursing and Assisted Living Facility. The project is set to be complete by 2013.

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 »

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

A Final Prescription: Understanding a Patient's End-of-Life GoalsNJ SpotlightMore than 1000 POLST forms have been filled out at the University Medical Center at Princeton and at nine skilled nursing facilities in the Princeton area that are participating in the pilot. "It is working really well," Barile said.

New Development To Bring Townhomes, Nursing Facility To Former Industrial Site - NJ TODAY

New Development To Bring Townhomes, Nursing Facility To Former Industrial SiteNJ TODAYAn adjacent skilled nursing facility will be constructed on the site by Venetian Healthcare, LLC. The Venetian Care and Rehabilitation Center consists of a four story skilled nursing facility offering care for 120 long term and 60 short-term residents.

Federal insurance plan provides long-term care - Belvoir Eagle

Federal insurance plan provides long-term careBelvoir EagleAccording to the US Department of Health and Human Services nearly 70 percent of people over the age of 65 will at some point require long-term care, which no longer synonymous with nursing home care. There are far more options available today for long ...and more »

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.

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.

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 ...

Patient Placement Systems Publishes the CensusVision™ Executive Dashboards Overview for Skilled Nursing Facilities

Newly published document shows examples and benefits of CensusVision™ dashboards for executive managers of skilled nursing facilities available with the Web-based Referral Management SystemAtlanta, GA (PRWEB) February 06, 2012 Patient Placement Systems (PPS) announced today the publication of its CensusVision™ Executive Dashboards Overview, a document of census and admissions dashboards for ...

The Ensign Group Acquires Reno Assisted Living Facility

MISSION VIEJO, Calif., Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ensign Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENSG - News), the parent company of the Ensign™ group of skilled nursing, rehabilitative care services, hospice care and assisted ...

Bipartisan POS/Hart Research Associates Poll Finds 82 Percent of U.S. Registered Voters Oppose Reducing Medicare for U ...

Overwhelming 86 Percent of Democrats, 83 Percent of Independents, 78 Percent of Republicans Express Opposition; Key U.S. Health Sector Undermined by Recession, 11.1 Percent Medicare Funding Reduction, State Medicaid Cuts

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?

Work to begin on townhomes, nursing facility in S. Amboy

SOUTH AMBOY — Woodmont Properties has begun site work on a residential project in the city’s Lower Broadway redevelopment area. The 15-acre parcel will be transformed into Woodmont at South Amboy, a mixeduse, transit-oriented development composed of townhomes and an 84,000-square-foot skilled nursing facility. read more

Air Force Villages' New "The Mission" Skilled Nursing Facility, featured on today's KENS 5 News. http://t.co/I0FWfSa0

Air Force Villages' New "The Mission" Skilled Nursing Facility, featured on today's KENS 5 News. http://t.co/I0FWfSa0