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60 seconds with ... Audrey Weiner, DSW, MPH, president and CEO of Jewish Home Lifecare

60 seconds with ... Audrey Weiner, DSW, MPH, president and CEO of Jewish Home Lifecare By

Q: You've been using technology in novel ways at Jewish Home Lifecare. What's the key to getting seniors to use technology to help improve their care? A: If the technology is too overwhelming, the elder's not going to use it. We've got a 70% compliance rating in terms of people who say they're going to use it every day or every other day and actually do. The reason is, it's simple.

60 seconds with ... Bruce Chernof, M.D.

60 seconds with ... Bruce Chernof, M.D.

Q: What are the top issues the Long-Term Care Commission needs to address? A: We need to address the knowledge deficits that exist in the general public about long-term care needs. And we need a new set of tools that helps people better prepare as they age.

60 seconds with ... Neil L. Pruitt Jr.

60 seconds with ... Neil L. Pruitt Jr.

Q: What are your goals as a member of the new national long-term care commission? A: My hope is we look at the whole system and make sure there are rational incentives. We have to take scarce resources and spread them appropriately.

60 Seconds with Gary Kelso, Chairman AHCA Not-for-Profit Council

60 Seconds with Gary Kelso, Chairman AHCA Not-for-Profit Council By

What does a not-for-profit council do for a mostly for-profit association like AHCA?

60 Seconds with... Cheryl Phillips, M.D. Senior VP, Public Policy and Advocacy, LeadingAge

60 Seconds with...  Cheryl Phillips, M.D. Senior VP, Public Policy and Advocacy, LeadingAge

Q: CMS wants nursing homes to reduce antipsychotic use by 15% by the end of 2012. How's it looking?

60 Seconds with... Thomas Scully Former CMS Administrator

60 Seconds with...  Thomas Scully Former CMS Administrator By

Nursing homes lose a ton of money on Medicaid, which I spent a lot of time at CMS talking about.

60 Seconds With...Larry Minnix

60 Seconds With...Larry Minnix

It's no secret that in this economy many of our members have faced financial stress. Some have faced conditions beyond their control, like opening a community at exactly the wrong time in this recession.

60 Seconds With...Deborah Green

60 Seconds With...Deborah Green

Deborah Green, MBA, RHIA, VP of Health Info Mgmt Solutions, AHIMA

60 Seconds With...Patricia Boyer

60 Seconds With...Patricia Boyer

What's the biggest area that auditors are zeroing in on?

60 Seconds with...Robyn Stone

60 Seconds with...Robyn Stone

With all the work going on around integrated care and managed care for dual eligibles, we're trying to show the potential with models integrating supportive services and lower income housing.

60 Seconds with Cynthia Morton

60 Seconds with Cynthia Morton

Executive vice president for the National Association for the Support of Long term Care

60 Seconds with...Cheryl Phillips, M.D.

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What's behind the push, frankly, is CMS and Congress. But we're not just being reactive. Many providers have been working hard at the local level to do a better job of dementia care.

60 Seconds with...Kathleen Sebelius

60 Seconds with...Kathleen Sebelius

As many as 5.1 million Americans currently suffer from Alzheimer's disease. And that number is quickly growing. As the U.S. population ages, the number of people with this terrible disease could double or more by 2050.

60 Seconds with Robin Arnicar

60 Seconds with Robin Arnicar

Robin Aricar, RN, FACDONA, President, NADONA

Sixty Seconds With...Ruta Kadanoff

Sixty Seconds With...Ruta Kadanoff

Ruta Kadonoff, VP for Quality and Regulatory Affairs, AHCA

60 Seconds with...Larry Minnix

60 Seconds with...Larry Minnix

Larry Minnix, President and CEO of LeadingAge

60 Seconds with...R. Tamara Konetzka

60 Seconds with...R. Tamara Konetzka

Associate Professor of Health, Studies, University of Chicago

60 Seconds with...Nataly Rubinstein

Nataly Rubinstein, MSW, LCSW, C-ASWCM, author of new caregiver book

60 Seconds with...Alan Rosenbloom

60 Seconds with...Alan Rosenbloom

Alan Rosenbloom, President, Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care

Sixty seconds with...Michael Pepperman

Sixty seconds with...Michael Pepperman

Michael Pepperman, Partner, Obermayer Rebmann, Maxwell & Hippel LLP

60 Seconds With...Dan Mendelson

60 Seconds With...Dan Mendelson

Dan Mendelson, CEO, Avalere Health

60 seconds with...Kathy Greenlee

60 seconds with...Kathy Greenlee

Kathy Greenlee, U.S. Assistant Secretary for Aging

60 Seconds with...Larry Minnix

60 Seconds with...Larry Minnix

Larry Minnix, President, CEO, LeadingAge

60 Seconds with... Mark Parkinson, President, CEO, AHCA/NCAL

60 Seconds with... Mark Parkinson, President, CEO, AHCA/NCAL

Mark Parkinson, President, CEO, AHCA/NCAL

60 Seconds with...Lorraine Tarnove

60 Seconds with...Lorraine Tarnove

Exec. Dir., American Medical Directors Association

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Kathy Greenlee, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Aging

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Robert Van Dyk, Board Chairman AHCA

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Author of a new book on compassionate caregiving

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Mark Parkinson, Future President and CEO, AHCA

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Cynthia Morton, Executive VP, NASL

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Larry Minnix, President and CEO, AAHSA

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Sarah Wells, Executive Director, Consumer Voice

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Rob Winningham, Assoc. Prof. of Psychology, Western Oregon University

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Andy Stern, President, Service Employees International Union

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Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary, U.S. Health and Human Services

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Carol Benner, ScM, National Director, Advancing Excellence in America's Nursing Homes Campaign

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Mary Naylor, Chairwoman, Long-Term Quality Alliance

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Peter Clendenin Executive VP National Association for the Support of Long Term Care

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Suzanne Weiss Senior Vice President, Advocacy, AAHSA

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Howard Gleckman, Senior Research Associate The Urban Institute

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Barbara Manard, Ph.D. VP of Long Term Care/Health Strategies, AAHSA

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Lyn Bentley, Director of Regulatory Services, American Health Care Association

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Marie Squillace, Senior Policy Analyst, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services

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Mary Pat Rapp, Ph. D., RN, GN-BC, Co-Investigator, TURN Study University of Texas-Houston

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Paul Katz, M.D. Geriatrics Division Director, Univ. of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

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Anne Tumlinson Analyst, Avalere Health Medicare cost survey

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Larry Minnix, President and CEO American Assn. of Homes & Services for the Aging

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Dale E. Yeatts, Professor of Sociology, University of North Texas

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Evvie Munley Senior Health Policy Analyst, AAHSA

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Dr. Charles Crecilius President, American Medical Directors Association

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