As providers get back into gear for the ICD-10 changes to hit in 2015, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have developed a free online tool to help healthcare facilities determine where...
60 seconds with … Mark Parkinson
Nov 01, 2014
Q: Last month was the third AHCA/NCAL annual conference with you at the helm, and the healthcare landscape has become increasingly complex. Is there something simple providers can focus on?
Profile: Mor than meets the eye
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 01, 2014
While Brown University Professor Vince Mor’s accomplishments may be heralded in the long-term care profession, what may be less known is his dedicated work with the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode...
BusinessBriefs for November 2014
Nov 01, 2014
» Large nonprofit senior living groups continue to be largely the domain of faith-based operators, according to the latest LeadingAge Ziegler 100 report. Presbyterian-, Methodist- and Lutheran-run organizations...
AHCA goes on offense, backs 5 Star audits
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 01, 2014
Following victories such as the newly signed IMPACT Act, provider advocates now will be more aggressive on Capitol Hill, leaders of the American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted...
Unique program really takes off
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 01, 2014
You might think that long-term care residents can only dream of flying in an Air Force biplane, like Snoopy fantasizing about dogfights with the Red Baron. But residents of Covenant Village in Northbrook,...
Prospects not well courted
By
John O'Connor
Nov 01, 2014
Many senior living operators could do a better job of attracting potential customers, a study by students at George Mason University has found.
New goals for antipsychotics not unreasonable, leaders say
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 01, 2014
Providers may grumble about renewed pressure to lower the use of antipsychotics among long-term care residents with dementia, but the industry has an opportunity to be a leader, said LeadingAge President...