Contemporary Long Term Care articles from March 2004

Contemporary Long Term Care archives from March 2004

Good move.(Perspectives)("Nobody's Home: Candid Reflections of a Nursing Home Aide")(Editorial)
March 1, 2004... Much like an old Victorian home, Contemporary Long Term Care has been moved to a new lot and is in the process of being rehabilitated to its old grandeur. The new lot for CLTC is Healthnet Information Services, an affiliate of NPT Publishing...

Study shows nursing home care underfunded by $4.1 billion.(Front Page)
March 1, 2004... A new analysis of the nation's Medicaid program reveals that states are underfunding nursing home care by at least $4.1 billion annually. Rate increases have not kept pace with nursing home cost inflation. It's a situation that will get...

New market profile service could draw investors to industry.(Front Page)
March 1, 2004... In an effort to attract more investors and financial capital for the senior housing industry, the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing and Care Industries (NIC) has launched a subscription-based market research service. ...

Scully appointed to select medical's board.(Front Page)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Former Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Thomas Scully didn't take much of a hiatus. After two months of personal time, he joined Select Medical Corp.'s board of directors in February. Scully resigned as CMS...

View from the hill.
March 1, 2004... SIGNED INTO LAW Bill: H.R. 2673 Title: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2004 Summary: A spending bill was approved by President Bush on Jan. 23, 2004 that includes $698 million for senior housing capital advances, project...

Solid year ahead for senior housing real estate market.(Market Watch)(includes "Number of Sales by Price per Unit" statistical table)
March 1, 2004... Don't expect a lot of distressed properties in the market during the next year, which has been part of the catalyst of the industry's heavy sales activity in recent years. A surplus of building during the late 1990s and early 2000 has finally...

Beverly ends attempt to acquire SunDance Rehab.(Transactions)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Citing "irreconcilable issues," Beverly Enterprises Inc. terminated efforts to acquire Sun Healthcare Group Inc.'s rehabilitation business. In December 2003, Fort Smith, Ark.-headquartered Beverly Enterprises announced it had struck a...

Ventas inks $115 million acquisition deal.(Transactions)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Louisville, Ky.-based real estate investment trust Ventas, Inc. has acquired 14 independent living and assisted living facilities for $115 million, according to Ventas Chief Investment Officer Raymond J. Lewis. The facilities are in 10...

Good as (un)golden: a set of tactics and some understanding will help you get through to those difficult employees.(Special report: human resources)(Cover Story)
March 1, 2004... At some point, we all have to deal with difficult employees. These people might whine and complain constantly, project to everything or simply remain silent without offering feedback of any kind. Their interactions with other coworkers and...

Companion peace: this employee monitors residents' health, helps train staff and works for a small fee--and will never call in sick.(Telemedicine)
March 1, 2004... Imagine sitting in a Southern California office and talking to a patient in Texas. This is not some futuristic vision from George Jetson's world. Silverado's Health Services Vice President Anne Ellett does this quite often. The San Juan...

The community of choice strategy: ten steps to creating unmistakable value at your senior living facility.(Sales & Marketing)
March 1, 2004... Editor's Note: This is part two of a two-part series. "Changing Psychographics" Residents are demanding more as their perception of value changes" ran in September 2003. Last time, this column introduced the benefits and rationale for...

Dining done right: keeping your facility full by revamping your dining service and menu.(Caregiving)
March 1, 2004... It is not just a person's heart that can be captured through his stomach, but the love and loyalty of facility residents and their family's pocketbooks, according to a group of researchers who studied quality dining in nursing homes. A...

Pet psychotherapy.(Caregiving)
March 1, 2004... Man's best friend or feline can be another joy in a resident's day, according to those in the know. One recent survey by Lakewood, Colo.-based American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) shows that 97 percent of pet owners smile at least...

"Who's the new guy?".(Walk a mile ... VP steps into shoes of front-line workers)(Kevin Hunter, Sterling Glen)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... "Who's the new guy?" That's what the employees at Sterling Glen of Darien, Conn., wanted to know when Vice President of Operations Kevin Hunter showed up for kitchen duty. Hunter spent a day working with the front-line staff as part of a...

Texas nursing home resident steals ambulance.(Walk a mile ... VP steps into shoes of front-line workers)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... A 50-year-old resident of Care Inn in Plainview, Texas, decided she wanted a little fresh air. So she quietly plopped herself into the driver's seat of a running, unattended ambulance parked in front of the nursing home and drove off. ...

National Nursing Home Week to 'Embrace Heritage'.(Walk a mile ... VP steps into shoes of front-line workers)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... Nursing homes are being asked to "Embrace Our Heritage" during 2004 National Nursing Home Week, from May 9-15. The week is sponsored by the American Health Care Association (AHCA), which represents nearly 12,000 non-profit and for-profit...

Listening to residents may take on new meaning.(Walk a mile ... VP steps into shoes of front-line workers)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2004... "The walls have ears" may soon be more than just a saying: Researchers at the University of Virginia's Medical Automation Research Center in Charlottesville, Va., have developed a wireless monitoring system that uses sensors instead of...