Contemporary Long Term Care articles from February 2001

Contemporary Long Term Care archives from February 2001

CORPORATE LADDER.
February 1, 2001... Allison Pierce was appointed senior vice president of operations for human resources at Life Care Centers of America in Cleveland, Tenn. Henry A. Alonso, Terry Graffis, and David Mac Vicar were promoted to senior vice president at Key...

3-in-1 skin cleanser.
February 1, 2001... Coloplast's Baza Cleanse and Protect spray-on, no-rinse cleanser moisturizes skin and leaves a protective barrier to help maintain skin integrity.

New health care equipment catalog.
February 1, 2001... Direct Supply's 2001 health care equipment catalog includes a full line of incontinent-proof mattresses and furniture, as well as therapy and foodservice equipment.

Incontinence protection.
February 1, 2001... At Ease Disposable Pull-on Protective Undergarments and Overnites Inserts from Hospital Specialty Company provide protection for moderate to heavy incontinence.

SCA launches new product line.
February 1, 2001... Dry Comfort Extra brief is the first of a new line of incontinence products from SCA Hygiene Products.

Name's the same all over the world.
February 1, 2001... SCA Hygiene Products changed the brand name Promise to Tena to capitalize on global recognition of its product.

No-rinse wash.
February 1, 2001... Apollo's Perine perineal wash makes incontinence clean-ups quick and easy. It requires no rinsing, eliminates odors, and helps protect sensitive skin.

A 'long term' administrator.
February 1, 2001... What led you to the nursing home business? Baranan: Back in 1957, I went out to see this old house on St. Charles Avenue. There was a dead tree in the front yard, the shingles were falling off the house, and the screens were torn. It was a...

The facts about falls.
February 1, 2001... * 50 percent of the residents in nursing homes, fall each year * 30-40 percent of those who fall, fall two or more times * 10 percent of residents have a serious fall-related injury each year * 4 percent of residents experience a...

Texas not-for-profits feel threat.
February 1, 2001... Results of a survey released in November 2000 by the Texas Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (TAHSA) showed that more than half of its mostly faith-based, not-for-profit nursing home members believe that they may have to close...

OSHA's ergonomic standard in the health care workplace.
February 1, 2001... IN A STATEMENT ISSUED IN JULY 2000, THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY for the Occupational Safety and Health Agency (OSHA) chose to use a real-life example to illustrate his point as to why OSHA's ergonomic standard should apply to the health care...

Is process hurtful or helpful?
February 1, 2001... Change needs to be from punitive to collaborative NUMEROUS CHANGES IN NURSING HOME STANDARDS, INCLUDING a revised survey process and implementation of a standardized resident assessment instrument (RAI), were spawned by the Omnibus Budget...

Keep aging minds alert.
February 1, 2001... An ounce of prevention... SOMETIMES, IN CAREGIVING THE SIMPLEST STEPS ARE THE ONES most neglected. Perhaps mental decline in the elderly appears so inevitable that proactive measures never even come to mind. But, with the dawning of an age...

Is liability coverage an endangered Species?
February 1, 2001... Lawsuits and losses are driving insurers out of the long term care market IT HAS BECOME A GIVEN IN THE LONG TERM CARE INDUSTRY that liability insurance premiums are soaring, with rates tripling and quadrupling--even for those facilities...

Unmasking fraud and abuse.
February 1, 2001... The pursuit is on via internal compliance programs As the federal government gears up its anti-fraud efforts, it is incumbent on health care organizations to work toward reducing potential liability by reviewing their internal compliance...

Tenth Mich. SNF folds.
February 1, 2001... Bringing to 10 the number of nursing homes to suffer the same fate, the Broadstreet Nursing Center in Detroit recently announced it will be closing. Residents will be forced to find another home. Broadstreet owner, Diane Haugh, indicated...

Basic marketing 121.
February 1, 2001... LONG TERM CARE MARKETING IS AS EASY AS ONE-TO-ONE Most marketers are all too familiar with the concept of one-to-one marketing outlined in Peppers' and Rogers' now classic, The One to One Future: Building Relationships One Customer at a...

The income statement.
February 1, 2001... The "financial engine" for assisted living AN ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITY'S INCOME STATEMENT IS frequently viewed by operators, investors, and lenders as a cash-producing black box. But Since the "black box" term has fallen out of favor with...

Sunrise to sell nine ALFs for $131 million.
February 1, 2001... McLean, Va.-based Sunrise Assisted Living Inc. has entered into an agreement to sell nine assisted living communities, retaining long-term management contracts, to investment entities advised by Prudential Real Estate Investments (PREI) for an...

Capital Senior Living extends merger deadline.
February 1, 2001... Dallas-based Capital Senior Living Corp. has reached agreement with ILM II Senior Living Inc. to extend until at least March 31, 2001, the outside termination date of its pending merger. If the merger is not completed by March 31, Capital has...

Sun Healthcare sheds unprofitable subsidiary.
February 1, 2001... Sun Healthcare Group has sold the bulk of its SunChoice Medical Supply subsidiary to Medline Industries Inc., a privately held company in Mundlein, Ill. Medline is expected pay Sun $6 million in cash on closing, according to a filing with the...

New Sundt community takes shape in Arizona.
February 1, 2001... Tucson-based Sundt Senior Living is building the Freedom Inn at Scottsdale, a 106,000-square-foot, 117-unit assisted living community. The facility is designed to add another level of care to American Retirement Corp.'s Senior Living Network in...

Sunrise taps into St. Louis market.
February 1, 2001... Sunrise Assisted Living of Chesterfield, Mo., is the first of five new Sunrise communities planned for the St. Louis area. It contains 75 suites and accommodates up to 90 residents. About a third of the units are dedicated to Dignity Home...

Are you vulnerable?
February 1, 2001... THERE IS PROBABLY NO OTHER PROfession that is as susceptible to being made the butt of a joke as the legal profession. Of course, this is not without good cause. No, I'm not going to remind you of Brentwood, or of the carnival-like...

$400K grant will fund adult day center census.
February 1, 2001... Study to assess scope of services nationwide THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION has awarded the Wake Forest University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry, Winston-Salem, N.C., a $400,000 grant to assess the scope and adequacy of...

Some stats on Alzheimer's disease.
February 1, 2001... Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive, degenerative disease of the brain, and the most common form of dementia. Some things you should know about AD: * Approximately 4 million Americans have AD. In a 1993 national survey, 19 million...

UNDER THE WIRE.
February 1, 2001... Late-breaking facts FIA. TASK FORCE CANCELS VOTE. Following six months of public hearings, Florida's state task force on nursing homes decided Dec. 18 not to vote on 120 recommendations aimed at solving a host of problems ranging from...

Accreditation preparations made easier.
February 1, 2001... Audioconference series available from CARE CARF WILL BE OFFERING TWO SEPARATE series of 12 one-hour audio conferences intended to help facilities prepare for CARE accreditation in Adult Day Services or Assisted Living. The series,...

Three win Nobel Prize for study of brain function.
February 1, 2001... Scientists' work with neurotransmitters cited THREE SCIENTISTS WERE AWARDED THE Nobel Prize for medicine recently for illuminating not only how the brain works, but for further identifying the underlying causes of memory and of many mental...

Corrections & amplifications.
February 1, 2001... In the December 2000 Contemporary Long Term Care, magician Bill Coomer had a first-person article on how to select the right type of entertainment and the best entertainer (specifically, a magician) for your residents. For more information,...

Congress restores Medicare funding.
February 1, 2001... Senior-care leaders voice their response THE HOUSE AND SENATE RECENTLY AGREED on a bill that would restore $28.2 billion toward Medicare funding over the next five years. According to a report in The Washington Times, the bill will go...

N.J. faces RN shortage.
February 1, 2001... A New Jersey Hospital Association "summit meeting" held this past November focused on a statewide shortage of nurses that is expected to worsen, leaving hospitals, nursing homes, and nursing agencies unable to fill 14,000 positions by 2006. The...