Contemporary Long Term Care articles from October 2000

Contemporary Long Term Care archives from October 2000

A day in the life.
October 1, 2000... COME WITH US NOW, WON'T YOU, as we take a peek underneath the magazine covers to see what a day in the life of an editor might be like. 5:50 a.m. An abbreviated Tae Bo workout before the family wakes up. Slip the orthotics from the...

IN BOX.
October 1, 2000... "Sex education" helps A staff member and I recently presented an in-service on Sexuality in Seniors. Our in-service was primarily based on your recent cover story ("Somebody to love," April 2000 CLTC, page 22). We think it is most needed...

Does Rx spell trouble in SNFs?
October 1, 2000... Can these errors be tallied and attributed accurately? HOW MANY PREVENTABLE DRUG ERRORS take place in SNFs every year, and who's to blame? An estimated 150,000 United States nursing home patients suffer adverse drug reactions each...

Seniors take their mouse for a virtual tour of LTC residences.
October 1, 2000... By the end of this year, 5.6 million seniors over the age of 65 will be online, as will another 17 million older adults (ages 50 to 64). By 2005, 32 million older adults and 17 million seniors will be online. Enter Senior Housing Net, an...

LONESTAR STATE UPHOLDS AWARD IN SNF SUIT...AND ONE LIBERAL TEXAS JUDGE TAKES ON MEDICAID.
October 1, 2000... The Texas Supreme Court ruling recently upholding a $14 million judgment against a Fort Worth, Texas nursing home will likely mean medical providers should brace for more expensive lawsuits. The decision marks the first time that a state's high...

GOING FOR THE GOLD!
October 1, 2000... The Golden Games, an Olympic-style competition held at the Gurwin Jewish Geriatric Center in Commack, N.Y., brought out the athlete in 10 residents from four senior living facilities in Long Island, N.Y. The competition, held annually during...

Medicare pays for fewer SNF residents.
October 1, 2000... From 9.4% in 1998 to 8.7% in 1999 THE PERCENTAGE OF NURSING HOME residents whose care was paid for by Medicare fell for the first time in recent history under Medicare's new prospective payment system (PPS), according to data reported in...

Alzheimer's more widespread than commonly believed?
October 1, 2000... Study examines pathology A STUDY PRESENTED AT THE RECENT World Alzheimer Congress 2000 in Washington DC refuted the current estimates in the literature that put the number of people in the United States with Alzheimer's disease at about 4...

Nebraska facility showcases teamwork.
October 1, 2000... A team approach to staffing nursing homes is showing signs of success. Brookestone Caring Households for Seniors, a Vetter Health Services (VHS) facility in Omaha, Neb., built to accommodate teamwork, consists of six households. Each one houses...

Native American AL opens in Oregon.
October 1, 2000... High Lookee Lodge is the new 36-room assisted living center on the Warm Springs (Ore.) Indian Reservation designed by and for elders in the 3,500-member tribe. "Our elders are very independent," says Olney Patt Jr., chairman of the...

Madison Avenue advertising results on a shoestring.
October 1, 2000... Reach your audience with the power of direct mail MANY OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF REFIREMENT COMMUNITIES, assisted living residences, and long-term care facilities find marketing communications and advertising to be the most daunting and...

We cannot get there from here.
October 1, 2000... Make 'retention' a priority over 'recruitment' efforts PEOPLE OFTEN TALK ABOUT FINDING GOOD NURSING ASSISTANTS as a problem of "recruitment and retention," but few stop to consider the meaning of the phrase. In reality, an administrator's...

DAY IN THE LIFE OF A DON.
October 1, 2000... Whether the title is Director of Nursing, Director of Nursing Services, or something else, the person behind the badge carries responsibility for the facility's quality of care--and often exerts enormous influence over quality of life for...

Profiting during chaos.
October 1, 2000... Tools for improving financial performance under PPS IT NOW APPEARS THAT THE SKILLED NURSING facility PPS will continue to be modified continuously as HGFA tries to improve the accuracy of the SNF payment system. The types of changes...

Understanding the SNF PPS final regulation.
October 1, 2000... Here's how the final ruling will impact you financially WHEN THE HEALTH CARE FINANCING Administration (HCFA) issued its anxiously anticipated SNF PPS regulation July 31, 2000, many in the SNF community were relieved to learn that HCFA was...

Become technosavvy.
October 1, 2000... Select the LTC software application that best meets your needs SO, YOU NEED A NEW SOFTWARE SYSTEM for your long term care facility(ies). With so many software systems in the market advertising that they are the best, most comprehensive...

Tap a $1.1 trillion resource.
October 1, 2000... Senior's home equity impact on seniors housing This is Part I of a two-part series involving the significant role home equity will play in seniors housing. Herewith we define the total potential, while Part II presents practical home equity...

New lending programs to the rescue.
October 1, 2000... THE WAY THAT LENDERS AND INVESTORS MEASURE SUCcessful seniors housing and health care operators and owners in today's tight credit market is not a closely guarded secret. The best companies are expected to: * thoroughly understand the...

Alzheimer's wings lend profitable extension to LTC facilities.
October 1, 2000... Competition in the nursing home industry, where overall occupancy rates have fallen 5 percent to 83 percent in 10 years despite increases in the elderly population, has prompted companies such as Beverly Enterprises Inc. to open additional...

CORPORATE LADDER.
October 1, 2000... Granger Cobb has been appointed CEO and president at Summerville Senior Living Inc., based in Alexandria, Va. Robert V. Stutz has been appointed executive director of the Golden Slipper Uptown Home in Philadelphia. Matt Neal has been...

Cambridge funds mortgage for home.
October 1, 2000... Chicago-based Cambridge Realty Capital Companies funded a $9.5M permanent mortgage loan to Grasmere Real Estate LLC for Grasmere Residential Home. The facility was originally built in 1913 as a luxury hotel and is now a 216-bed...

Health Care Property Investors declare increase.
October 1, 2000... Health Care Property Investors Inc. reported the Board of Directors increased the quarterly common stock cash dividend to $0.74 per share. This is an increase of $0.01 over the $0.73 per share paid the previous quarter. It is the fifty-ninth...

CareGuide secures funding.
October 1, 2000... CareGuide Inc., a care management company located in San Francisco, secured $10.6 million in its third round of funding led by Pequot Capital Management Inc. The funds raised will be used to expand CareGuide's proprietary technology, extend its...

HCR Manor Care Foundation awards grants.
October 1, 2000... HCR Manor Care Foundation, a leading owner and operator of long-term care facilities in the United States, has awarded grants totaling $101,398 to five not-for-profit organizations dedicated to services, education, or research on behalf of...

Epoch purchases Rhode Island facility.
October 1, 2000... Epoch Senior Living purchased Beechwood at Laurelmead in Providence, R.I. The facility provides assisted Living, skilled nursing and rehabilitation, and programs for residents with Alzheimer's or other memory impairment. The community has also...

Parkside Senior Services builds a facility in N.J.
October 1, 2000... Parkside Senior Services LLC is building a rental senior living in Jackson, N.J. The new facility, Bella Terra, will offer 140 independent living apartments, 47 assisted living apartments, and 28 apartments for persons with memory loss.

Small dryer line grows.
October 1, 2000... Milnor has added several models to its line of small dryers. The M82, M96, M122, M175, and M190 have high heat input and airflow rates for efficient use.

Washer-extractor is more than high-speed.
October 1, 2000... Improvements to Milnor's 30022 H8J washer extractor allow for a faster fill, better moisture removal, and more efficient performance.

Carting made easier.
October 1, 2000... Direct Supply's laundry carts hold two and half bushels and are available in eight colors for color-coding laundry distribution.

Treatment system does double duty.
October 1, 2000... The Kinetico Quad from Kinetico Inc. combines water softener and filter systems into One Unit for more efficient and cost-effective water treatment.

Extendicare's new CEO.
October 1, 2000... Contemporary Long Term Care magazine recently asked Rhinelander about where the biggest hurdles are today. He discussed the past, present, and future of long-term care. Following are excerpts from that interview: What is the biggest...

VIEW FROM THE HILL.
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