Contemporary Long Term Care articles from May 2001

Contemporary Long Term Care archives from May 2001

Walking proudly.
May 1, 2001... IT IS WITH MORE THAN A LITTLE PRIDE that we present this issue of CLTC to you this month. It all starts on our front cover. You will notice a medallian of honor on this month's cover. It is there to tout our two most recent awards for...

Did Conn. nurses sabotage SNFs prior to strike?
May 1, 2001... Labor action led to lockout THE CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT of Health is investigating complaints that unionized nursing home employees sabotaged facilities and threatened residents prior to a one-day walkout staged March 20. Chief State's...

CLTC garners two more journalism awards.
May 1, 2001... Contemporary Long Term Care magazine is again the proud recipient of the highest honor that a business-to-business publication can receive. Our article, "Somebody to love," won a Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Award from...

STATE TAKES OVER.
May 1, 2001... Fourteen nursing homes operated by Crescent Healthcare and TLC Healthcare have been taken over by the state of Texas. The chain has been having financial problems that culminated in five of the 14 homes being unable to meet their payroll. The...

ALTERBA PLANS TO SELL.
May 1, 2001... To reorganize without going to court, Wauwatosa, Wis.-based Alterra is planning to sell 67 of its residences for the elderly. All parties are benefited by us staying out of court. The banks are supportive of this effort," Steven Vick, president...

Greed will give way to need once again.
May 1, 2001... This year's "Senior Living Finance" supplement to Contemporary Long Term Care answers the question of whether there are lenders out there interested in investing in long term care properties with a resounding "Yes, but...." To those in...

When it comes to obtaining financing, NIC can help.
May 1, 2001... ALTHOUGH THINGS ARE starting to look promising for the seniors housing and care industry, capital is still hard to come by. In addition to sound management practices, operators can increase their chances of securing capital by keeping abreast...

PANNING FOR GOLD IN ASSISTED LIVING PROPERTIES.
May 1, 2001... A lender needs to feel confident in an operator THE SUCCESSFUL INVESTOR IS OFTEN THE ONE WHO SEES OPPORtunity where others see none. This may very well describe the financier in today's--and tomorrow's-- assisted living market. A...

SOFs STILL A SAFE BET.
May 1, 2001... The smart money is on these two words: due diligence HOW ATTRACTIVE DO SKILLED nursing properties appear to lenders and investors? To find out, Contemporary Long Term Care went to a leading commercial mortgage company and a senior living...

The smaller companies were better able to adapt.
May 1, 2001... NOW IN ITS THIRD YEAR OF A FOUR-YEAR PHASE-IN PERIOD, THE prospective payment system (PPS) has been reported as a devastating storm for some long term care companies. But recent research, the Impact of PPS on Nursing borne Profitability and...

Pay hikes for SNF RNs, LPNs.
May 1, 2001... RN salaries still lag behind acute care THE NATIONAL MEDIAN HOURLY RATES for nursing home RNs and LPNs increased slightly in 2000, according to the twenty-third annual American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) Nursing...

Hospitality Design in Vegas.
May 1, 2001... At this year's Hospitality Design show in Las Vegas, Contemporary Long Term Care had the distinct honor of moderating one of the educational seminars. The room was filled to near capacity to hear about "A new age: tracking worldwide trends...

Vencor, Ventas settle with Gov't.
May 1, 2001... $20M to be paid on failure-of-care claims VENCOR INC. AND ITS LANDLORD, VENTAS Inc., have agreed to pay $219 million to settle allegations of Medicare and Medicaid abuse, the Department of Justice (DOJ) reports. Together, the Louisville,...

VIEW FROM THE HILL.
May 1, 2001... VIEW FROM THE HILL Bill Title H.R. 118 Nursing Home Staffing and Quality Improvement Act H.J. Res. 13 S.24 Health Care Assurance Act Bill Description...

A systems approach to behavior management.
May 1, 2001... Applying psychological principles to quality - of a life issues in the LTC industry IT'S A TYPICAL DAY. STAFF COMPLAINTS ABOUT MR. S's DEMANDING and abusive behavior are pouring in. Mrs. B was found urinating in the hallway again. Her...

Snapshot of the chains.
May 1, 2001... How well did the links hold together? CLTC recently completed an informal phone and fax survey of long term care chains. The most significant result of this year's survey was that a number of the larger companies were non-responders. Last...

Putting the resident first.
May 1, 2001... It's their home, make it their "ideal" Shirley Gannon still sleeps in her own antique bed, surrounded by familiar objects. The walls of her room are covered with photographs. On a shelf sits an aquarium, on others houseplants. If the...

A blueprint for dementia care.
May 1, 2001... How Anna's House became a home to so many DEMENTIA CARE DESIGN MUST INCORPORATE KNOWN DEMENTIA patient physiological, psychological, and other aging needs into the actual care philosophy of socio-geographic needs and a facility's caregiving...

Communities also age.
May 1, 2001... Product, price, and value are what really count CONSIDERABLE ATTENTION HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON THE CHALlenges of residents aging in place in senior living communities. But there's another equally serious problem emerging in hundreds of senior...

Beverly shows revenue growth.
May 1, 2001... Revenues for Fort Smith, Ark.-based Beverly Enterprises Inc. totaled $671.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2000, up 4.3 percent from $643.9 million in the year-earlier period. The company earned 11 cents per share diluted in the fourth...

Manor Care reports fourth-quarter earnings.
May 1, 2001... Toledo, Ohio-based Manor Care Inc. reports that diluted fourth-quarter 2000 earnings were 22 cents per share. Earnings were 82 cents per share before charges, and 38 cents per share after charges, for the full year 2000. Results for the quarter...

CORPORATE LADDER.
May 1, 2001... Robert Greenwood has joined the National PACE Association as director of public affairs. His previous position was associate director, public affairs at the American Association for Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA). Jeffrey...

Wedge closes a dangerous gap.
May 1, 2001... Gap-Guard from Skil-Care fills the spaces between mattress and side rail, and mattress and headboard and footboard, reducing entrapment-related injuries.

Pressure-management mattress.
May 1, 2001... Span-America Medical's GeoMattress Atlas provides high-end pressure management for patients weighing up to 600 pounds, plus includes all the features of the standard Geo-Mattress series.

Quick-ship beds.
May 1, 2001... Direct Supply's most popular Invacare beds now ship within 24 hours. Select from manual and fully electric beds with your choice of panels.

Admissions management tool.
May 1, 2001... American HealthTech's Admission Analysis is a Windows based tool that provides information needed to make informed admission decisions.

Therapeutic mattress.
May 1, 2001... [TempurPlus.sup.3] from Tempur Medical offers therapeutic pressure management in static true low air-loss, low gradient alternating pressure, and effective continuous lateral rotation.

Flexible nasal masks.
May 1, 2001... SleepNet's special gel cushion allows for a comfortable fit. Phantom rests against the cheeks; IQ can be reshaped to reduce air leaks.

Safety bed bolsters.
May 1, 2001... AliMed Inc.'s Stuffer Safety Bolster fills in the gaps around a mattress to help prevent head and limb entanglement.