Contemporary Long Term Care articles from September 2000

Contemporary Long Term Care archives from September 2000

Is it in the plan?
September 1, 2000... IN THE CLASSIC STORY OF ALICE IN Wonderland, at one point Alice asks for directions. Where do you want to be, she is asked; it doesn't much matter, she replies. Then it doesn't much matter which way you go, she is told. Some, like...

From president to provider.
September 1, 2000... AAHSA president to head Boston's Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for Aged IN MARCH, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) President Len Fishman announced his self-imposed retirement from AAHSA. Citing "personal...

ALZHEIMER'S VACCINE BEING PURSUED.
September 1, 2000... Federal researchers will get an additional $50 million over the next five years for research into prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease, including the potential for a vaccine, according to a White House statement. Maureen Reagan,...

Merger brings lower-cost Web-based software for long term care industry.
September 1, 2000... St. Louis-based Management-Data (MDI) has merged with Wheat Ridge, Colo.-based Panoramic Care systems to create MDI Technologies. The new company will supply Web-based software applications via an Application Service Provider (ASP) model for...

Everybody loves a winner.
September 1, 2000... CLTC names Order of Excellence 2000 winners CONTEMPORARY LONG TERM CARE IS proud to host the oldest and arguably the most prestigious of awards for architecture and interior design in a long term care facility. Every year the call for...

Treat urge to prevent injury.
September 1, 2000... Incontinence puts older women at risk for falls BLADDER CONTROL PROBLEMS THAT send older women rushing to the bathroom at night may also increase their risk of falls and fractures, researchers report. Urinary incontinence, falls, and...

Will employees be able to shop for their own health insurance?
September 1, 2000... Consumer-controlled health plans on horizon MORE AND MORE BUSINESSES ARE DIScussing dropping their employee health insurance benefits in favor of giving workers money (a "defined contribution") to buy their own medical care directly,...

Report of substandard nursing homes misleading.
September 1, 2000... A recent state congressional report has stirred up a storm in San Francisco. According to the report, at least 40 percent of the area's nursing homes have been cited for serious violations that exposed their residents to serious injury or...

Grants for palliative care.
September 1, 2000... New York-based United Hospital Fund has awarded $2.1 million in grants to create innovative community palliative care networks in New York City. These emerging local networks will create partnerships between hospitals, hospices, long term...

Nursing station doubles as a snack shack.
September 1, 2000... The new Silverado Senior Living Center in Calabasas, Calif., is offering 'round-the-clock snack service to provide its residents more freedom and a more homelike feel than the traditional nursing home. A Country Kitchen is located at the...

Selling across the continuum.
September 1, 2000... Open houses, brochures, and an ad aren't enough ACCRC'S BIG SELLING POINT IS THAT IT MEETS RESIDENT'S needs both now and in the future. This benefit can serve as the basis for a powerful and emotionally charged marketing campaign. Marketing...

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
September 1, 2000... Jury damages triggered by providers' preemptive actions HOW ROUGH CAN SURVEYS GET? LOOK AT TEXAS. IT'S IMPOSED almost $30 million in provider penalties since 1995. Senate Bill 190, passed in 1997, toughens surveys to close poor performers....

Financing senior living projects getting complex.
September 1, 2000... ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO OUR FRIENDLY LENDERS INTRODUCED a new industry sound bite. They told the senior housing and health care industries that they were "embarking on a flight to quality." Properly decoded, this means that lenders are focusing...

Bush calls for tax deductions for LTC insurance premiums.
September 1, 2000... Here's what the Republican nominee promises If he's elected president, here's what George W. Bush told CLTC his administration would do to address the health care needs of the elderly in this country: OUR SOCIETY HAS MADE GREAT STRIDES...

Back to School.
September 1, 2000... Your growth lies in educating the public about LTC options A review of adult children and their involvement in providing seniors housing and care for their relatives is a real eye-opener. Long term care facilities have incredible potential...

Out for a walk.
September 1, 2000... Can wandering be redirected into positive activity? Here's how to quell the wanderlust IS WANDERING JUST A SYMPTOM OF DEMENTIA, or is it also symptomatic of providers' limitations? The driving force that urges people with dementia...

How to host a state regulator.
September 1, 2000... THERE ARE FEW EVENTS IN THE LIFE OF AN ASSISTED LIVING administrator that cause more trepidation than a visit by State licensing personnel. When a state regulator contacts you, there is legitimate cause for concern because nothing beneficial...

LTC triathlon.
September 1, 2000... SEVEN NURSING HOME CHAINS HAVE DECLARED BANKRUPTCY. New assisted living facilities are filling too slowly. Our home and community-based services infrastructure is under-developed and starved for financing. LTC stock prices are down and...

CORPORATE LADDER.
September 1, 2000... The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), Westchester, Ill., has selected Connie S. Cape, FHFMA, CPA as chairman of the board of directors. Baylor Health Care System (Texas and Okla.) named Joel Allison president and chief...

Merger gives birth to Community Eldercare Services.
September 1, 2000... Community Eldercare Services LLC (CES) is the result of Right Care Inc. and Grace Healthcare Inc. joining forces. Douglas M. Wright Jr. takes on the role of president and CEO of CES; and John O'Brien, formerly of Life Care Centers of America...

Philadelphia retirement community goes American.
September 1, 2000... Nashville, Tenn.-based American Retirement Corp. has acquired Freedom Village at Brandywine located in Chester County, Pa. The 373-unit CCRC offers independent living, assisted living, Alzheimer's care, and skilled nursing. The purchase is a...

Vital Age's new owners give it a new name.
September 1, 2000... Cherry Hill, N.J.-headquartered Senior Care Centers of America has acquired the Jeanes Vital Age adult day health program in Rockledge, Pa., from Jeanes Hospital. Jeanes Vital Age will be joining 16 other adult day health centers operated by...

Alden Group purchases Debes Group facilities.
September 1, 2000... Chicago-based Alden Management Services has signed an agreement to purchase three Debes Corp. SNFs: Alma Nelson Manor and Park Strathmoor of Rockford, Ill., and Meadow Park Health Care Center of Clinton, Wisc. As the largest privately owned...

Miller Homecare joins Kessler Wilpage.
September 1, 2000... Joining the Kessler Wilpage Medical division in Livingston, N.J., is Millers Homecare Services Inc. of Hawthorne, N.J. The acquisition of Millers was announced by Kessler Rehabilitation Corp., a leading provider of physical medicine and...

Aegis Assisted Living makes a corporate move.
September 1, 2000... Aegis Assisted Living LLC announces its move to new offices in the Millenium Office Park. The company's new corporate address is 18200 NE Union Hill Road, Suite 110, Redmond, Wash.

Connecticut residents building new Bridges.
September 1, 2000... Bridges Communities has opened its its third assisted living retirement community, Bridges At Cross Road in Waterford, Conn., a suburb of New London, The new facility is a $15 million, 113-apartment community, opened. Bridges Communities...

Retirement community adds assisted living.
September 1, 2000... Newport Place Retirement Community in Boynton Beach, Fla., recently opened The Pointe at Newport Place, an assisted living facility. The new facility, built on the retirement community's campus-like grounds, can accommodate 54 assisted living...

The Shelter Group looking for senior housing.
September 1, 2000... The Shelter Group, a Baltimore-based real estate development and property management company, has plans to seek acquisitions in independent senior apartments, assisted living, CCRCs, and other senior living communities. It is looking at...

Alterra reports 1st quarter earnings.
September 1, 2000... Alterra Healthcare Corp. recently reported its financial and operating results for the first quarter of 2000. With a 29 percent hike over revenues for the first quarter of 1999, the company posted a net loss of $0.24 per share. This loss is...

Continuum of care in Wichita.
September 1, 2000... Riverside Health System in Wichita, Kan., has opened its Riverside Village Senior Living Campus. The facility consists of 51 one-bedroom suites, 22 duplex units, and 36 Alzheimers/Dementia suites. Riverside Village is located adjacent to...

Benchmark breaks ground in Connecticut.
September 1, 2000... Benchmark Assisted living broke ground on a new facility in Niantic, Gonn. The new facility, Crescent Point, is scheduled to open in winter 2001. Crescent Point will offer traditional assisted living, as well as The Harbor Program, a...

Construction starts on New Hampshire AL facility.
September 1, 2000... Wellesley Hills, Mass.-based Benchmark had a ground breaking ceremony recently for its second New Hampshire assisted living facility. The Birches at Concord (N.H.) is a 48-apartment, two-story rental assisted living community for the memory...

Westchester Meadows ground breaking.
September 1, 2000... Mary Frances Barrett, CEO of Hebrew Hospital Senior Housing, was the master of ceremonies at a groundbreaking for Westchester Meadows, a 120-resident life care retirement community located on the grounds of the Hebrew Hospital Home of...

Construction loan for Atlanta AL facility closed.
September 1, 2000... WMF/Huntoon, Paige Associates Ltd., headquartered in Vienna, Va., has closed on a loan for $3.2 million for the construction of an assisted living facility under the FHA Section 232 New Construction Program. The Summerset Assisted Living...

Span-America awarded exclusive contract.
September 1, 2000... Beverly Enterprises, a leader in long term and rehabilitative health care facilities, has awarded a two-year contract to Span-America Medical Systems Inc. to be its exclusive supplier of seating devices. This contract puts the Span-America...

A familiar voice to guide residents.
September 1, 2000... Direct Supply's Voice Sentry calls back wandering residents with a recording of family members' or friends' voices.

Fall prevention.
September 1, 2000... RF Technologies' Sensatec ST250 Fall Prevention System alerts staff when residents get up from their bed or chair.

Identify wanderers.
September 1, 2000... Resident I.D. system by Secure Care Products locks the door and gives the resident's location, name, and room number.

Access all systems with a single pager.
September 1, 2000... VersaPage modular paging interface system from Cornell Communications connects emergency call, smoke, door, and security systems into single alphanumeric pagers, eliminating the need for staff to report to a central information center.

Wireless call system.
September 1, 2000... Senior Technologies' Arial wireless call system allows monitoring of access control, smoke detectors, fall management, and wandering management systems from one central monitor.

Door alarm.
September 1, 2000... WanderGuard's Catch-All non-selective door monitor sounds an alarm every time the door is opened. Models available with features to meet your facility's needs.

New features improve alarm system.
September 1, 2000... WanderGuard Plus departure alert system from Senior Technologies now has self-testing and power failure alert features.

Nestled in a pillow.
September 1, 2000... The Comfort-U Total Body Pillow with Fossfill from Freedom Homecare Systems provides limb support and perfect body alignment.

Wipe away odors.
September 1, 2000... Odor Eliminator pre-saturated cloths from Professional Disposables International completely eliminates odors from any water-safe surface.

Hand Helper.
September 1, 2000... Maddak's Ableware Button Pusher makes pushing buttons easier and less painful for people with hand limitations.

Fruit drinks.
September 1, 2000... Fiberbasics Fiber Added Drinks from Hormel HealthLabs are a delicious and fruity way to add fiber to residents diets. The drinks are available in four flavors: orange juice, apple juice, berry berry, and orange punch.

Food thickener.
September 1, 2000... American Institutional Products' Thick & Easy Instant Food Thickener turns hot and cold foods into a puree for easy swallowing. Molds are available for making the pureed foods aesthetically appealing.

Waterless washing.
September 1, 2000... 3M Avagard Instant Hand Antiseptic allows caregivers to prevent the spread of nosocomial infections without the damaging effects of frequent handwashing.

Stand up with ease.
September 1, 2000... Arjo's Encore Standing and Raising Aids (SARA) help residents stand up securely and comfortably. Additional features include adjustable knee supports and pads to assist with balance and walking practice.

To have and to hold.
September 1, 2000... Love is a many splendored thing... at any age Fairy tale romance reminiscent of gallant knights on white steeds sweeping fair maidens off to a life of happily ever after is hardly reserved for the young. Just ask Ernest Deacon, 86, and...

ONCE AGAIN, IT'S FORM VERSUS FUNCTION.
September 1, 2000... In the special-needs world of designing for seniors, do hospitality planning principles and aesthetics really work? During the past two decades, private providers and hotel companies headed into the retirement facilities market and,...

THE HARBOUR HOUSE.
September 1, 2000... Owner/operator: Towne Realty Inc. (Milwaukee) Architecture: KM Development Corp. (Milwaukee) Interior design: KM Development Corp. and Mithun Architects (Seattle) Project category: Assisted Living/Alzheimers/Dementia Care ...

ORCHARD HILL ASSISTED LIVING.
September 1, 2000... Architecture: JSA Inc., Portsmouth, NH Project team: James Warner, principal-in-charge, Mark Moeller, Jie Zhao Interior design: Horton & Associates, Needham, Mass. Project category: Assisted Living Total residents: 45 ...

REBECCA RESIDENCE.
September 1, 2000... Architecture and Interior Design: Perkins Eastman Architects PC (Pittsburgh) Project team: J. David Hoglund, Kenneth Kuligowski, Rebecca Roche, Susan DiMotta, Tracy Delisio, Kathy Cino Affiliate Architect: WTW Architects ...

ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE.
September 1, 2000... Architecture: Mithun Architects Project team: Robert T. Dieterich, consulting principal; Leslie G. Moldow, AIA, principal-in-charge; Mark Smedley, AIA; Michael Kutsin, AIA Project category: Independent Living/Assisted...

THE ACADEMY.
September 1, 2000... Developer: The Academy Development Group, LP Architecture and interior design: RNL Design (Denver) Associate architect: Shears & Leese Architects, LIC (Denver) Project category: Independent/Assisted Living Project context:...

BEST PRACTICES.
September 1, 2000... Beyond naming this year's official Order of Excellence award winners, our jury handpicked eight projects for exemplary features. Our showcase which we call best practices credits project design teams for promoting innovative solutions in...

VIEW FROM THE HILL.
September 1, 2000... [TABLE HAS BEEN CLIPPED]

THE WINNERS' CIRCLE: BEYOND THE STATUS QUO.
September 1, 2000... In evaluating the entrants to Contemporary Long Term Care's 2000 Order of Excellence Awards for Architecture and Interior Design, our 17th year of competition, the judges agreed that the competition this year was the toughest yet. After hours...