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Senior care groups want nursing home funding protected in Obama's first budget

February 23, 2009

President Barack Obama is set to unveil his 2010 budget proposal Thursday, causing anxious senior care groups to issue a call for Medicare funding protection.
 

Occupancy rate stays stable for skilled nursing, drops for assisted living

September 12, 2008

The average skilled nursing occupancy rate held steady, while rates for assisted living and independent living fell noticeably. That is according to the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing and Care Industry's Market Area Profiles (NIC MAP) statistics released Thursday.
 

Senators push for long-term care background checks following pilot program

August 11, 2008

Sens. Herb Kohl (D-WI) and Pete Domenici (R-NM) are urging Congress to pass the Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act, which would provide funding to all 50 states to help create a nationwide infrastructure of background checks in the long-term care field.
 

Finding long-term solutions

John O'Connor May 01, 2008

It's hardly a secret that eldercare services in this nation are in a state of flux. The average age of nursing homes in most metro markets has surpassed 30 years.
 

Study shows dramatic rise in short-stay residents

February 27, 2008

A new analysis of trends in New York nursing home care reads like a summary of what is happening around the country. In short: more shorter stays for residents, as well as more sicker or cognitively impaired residents.
 

Ask The Legal Expert

John Durso January 15, 2008

Question: Under what circumstances can I discharge a resident we no longer want to serve?
 

60 Seconds with...

October 01, 2007

Beth Baker, Author, Old Age in a New Age, about new nursing home models
 

Nursing Home Design - Samaritan Manor, Detroit

Ruth Grant September 01, 2007

Motown receives its first new nursing home since the 1980s. Private rooms lend a homelike touch to the renovated hospital space
 

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