Contemporary Long Term Care articles from March 2001

Contemporary Long Term Care archives from March 2001

What of loyalty?
March 1, 2001... DO YOU REMEMBER YOUR BEST friends from high school? Do you remember what it was that made you best friends? I just got a call today from a guy who, but for a chance meeting on the streets of Manhattan eight years ago, I haven't seen since...

Floyd takes Beverly helm.
March 1, 2001... Banks continues as chairman BEVERLY ENTERPRISES' BOARD OF DIRECTORS has appointed William R. Floyd as chief executive officer. Floyd replaces David R. Banks, 64, who will serve as non-executive chairman of the board. Banks plans to...

Graduate Fellowship Award winners announced.
March 1, 2001... The winners of the AAHSA Development Corp. (ADC)/B.C. Ziegler and Co. Graduate Fellowship Awards have been announced. The recipients are Rick M. Stiffney, Mennonite Health Services, Goshen, Ind.; Craig Johnsen, Friendship Haven, Fort...

UNDER THE WIRE.
March 1, 2001... Late-breaking facts PROTEIN LINKED TO ALZHEIMER'S: A rat model used by researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (Research Triangle Park, N.C.) demonstrates that a specific protein interrupts signals to...

National Health Care settles qui tam suit.
March 1, 2001... Suit alleged misallocation of nursing services NATIONAL HEALTH CARE (NHC), BASED IN Murfreesboro, Tenn., has settled a qui tam lawsuit filed in the District Court of Florida for just over $17.4 million. The suit alleged that NHC submitted...

Corrections & amplifications.
March 1, 2001... In the February 2001 Contemporary Long Term Care, our "Spotlight on" department featured an interview with Aaron Baranan, then owner-administrator of the Ansley Pavilion Nursing Home in Atlanta. It has since come to our attention that in...

Michigan law supports aging in place.
March 1, 2001... Legislation approved Jan. 9 by Michigan Gov. John Engler will protect the rights of assisted living residents to remain in that setting as their health care needs increase. The statute specifically prohibits state regulators from mandating a...

The Empire State gets tougher.
March 1, 2001... New York Gov. George Pataki's Nursing Home Quality Improvement Act aims to improve nursing home care through tougher controls, increased fines, additional surveyors, and a team of auditors to search for Medicaid fraud. In presenting his...

Iowa senior living funds secured.
March 1, 2001... Despite the threat of cancellation by a recent initiative within the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to close a loophole, federal funding in the amount of $300 million has been secured for the expansion of assisted living and...

Fit residents at lower cost.
March 1, 2001... Limited reimbursement for P/OT evokes creative answers SINCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT system (PPS) by the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), physical and occupational therapy have been under cost-reduction...

When is an ALF more than just an ALF?
March 1, 2001... Can assisted living adapt to meet the inherent medical challenges of aging residents? It sounds ideal: build into senior living facilities the necessities and amenities that might keep ill or increasingly frail residents in those spaces...

How do you bait the hook?
March 1, 2001... Create Strategies for employee retention Call it burnout, stress, overwork, lack of respect, low pay, or whatever, but health care facilities are watching staff members walk out the door too soon after they walk in. In a time of nursing...

Lease deal benefits Balanced Care Corp.
March 1, 2001... The landlord for 10 assisted living centers operated by Mechanicsburg, Pa.-based Balanced Care Corp. has canceled the leases and relieved the company of payment obligations. The properties include Outlook Pointe assisted living centers in...

Merrill Gardens to manage Nev. community.
March 1, 2001... Seattle-based Merrill Gardens LLC has assumed management of the retirement community formerly known as Summerville at Virginia Creek. The community, located in Gardnerville, Nev., has been renamed Merrill Gardens of Gardnerville. The...

Regent AL gains four properties for $34 million.
March 1, 2001... In a joint venture with its chief executive, Walter C. Bowen, Regent Assisted Living has purchased four properties earlier leased from Health Care Property Investors (HCPI), Newport Beach, Calif., and LTC Properties Inc., Oxnard, Calif., for...

Peak Medical Corp. to purchase Okla. SNFs.
March 1, 2001... Oklahoma's Health Department has given Albuquerque-based Peak Medical Corp. permission to buy seven nursing homes owned in part by Jim Smart, who was convicted last fall for offering a bribe to Brent VanMeter, then the deputy state health...

Cambridge refinances Michigan nursing home.
March 1, 2001... Chicago-based Cambridge Realty Capital Cos. has provided a $6.4 million HUD-insured permanent mortgage loan to refinance Brittany Manor Nursing Home, a 153-bed facility in Midland, Mich. An 8 percent, 35-year loan was made to Brittany Manor's...

CORPORATE LADDER.
March 1, 2001... Karen Brannen was appointed executive director at Jefferson's Ferry in Long Island, N.Y. Susan Love Schley joined Senior Living Marketing Group as managing associate, in its Washington, D.C. office. Tanya Leyderman has joined Heller...

Seize the mouse.
March 1, 2001... WELCOME TO THIS EB2B IN LTC SPECIAL SECTION. THIS EDITION zeros in on the hands-on aspects of "e-procurement"--online purchasing of goods and services--in a long term care setting. By now, many of you may know your way around the Internet...

Bringing LTC up to Internet speed.
March 1, 2001... E-commerce goes beyond buying and selling online E-COMMERCE IS IN ITS INFANCY IN LONG term care. The delay in adopting e-commerce technologies is because of the many challenges that face the industry. Long term care providers need to...

Dot calm: the ease of e-procurement.
March 1, 2001... E-commerce sites tailored to the long term care industry are starting to emerge LONG TERM CARE PROVIDERS SPEND Billions annually in medical supplies, food, pharmaceuticals, insurance, and equipment. Ordering supplies and equipment via...

10 tips for buying online.
March 1, 2001... Scout out bargains while avoiding the pitfalls * Choose customer-friendly sites. An e-commerce site should offer a variety of contact options, among them a "click here" or "form fill-in" option to send an e-mail message; direct, live...

Today's CCRC dilemma.
March 1, 2001... Balancing the cost and quality of care DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS, CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT Communities (CCRCs) have performed quietly and effectively in the shadow of the assisted living sector. But a variety of challenges have also...

Pressure relief mattress.
March 1, 2001... Direct Supply's Panacea mattress is a variable-density sleep system that offers pressure relief at a low cost and reduces the number of different specialty surfaces needed.

AAHSA guides aid program development.
March 1, 2001... Two new publications from AAHSA help in developing quality assurance and corporate compliance programs.

New technology in an ankle brace.
March 1, 2001... Sroufe Healthcare Products' PneuGel Ankle Support is a bi-component brace containing a freezable gel container and a variable-pressure air pack for optimum support.

Please remain seated during workout.
March 1, 2001... NuStep's TRS 4000 seated stepper is designed to accommodate users of all ages and ability levels. Features allow users to monitor total steps, heart rate, workout level, and more.

New packaging option for exercise bands.
March 1, 2001... DM Systems' AnkleTough Rehab System is now available in low-cost 8-packs. In addition, there is a price reduction on the complete product line.

Balance trainer.
March 1, 2001... Biodex Medical Systems' Biodex Balance Trainer is designed for balance training in any rehabilitation setting.

Alterra COO is now president.
March 1, 2001... When Vick was growing up, his father was a missionary bush pilot in Honduras; that's where he feels he got his penchant for serving people. After six years as a CPA specializing in health care consulting, a friend, who was also a nursing-home...