Long Term Care News

The Smoky Mountain Center Geriatric & Adult Mental Health Specialty Team is partnering with The Area Agency on Aging, Haywood Senior Resource Center, and the 30th Judicial District Domestic Violence-Sexual Assault Alliance to present a senior resource panel discussion.

','', 300)" onmouseout="hideddrivetip()">ING U.S., INC. - 10-Q - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition The nation's oldest baby boomers -- now turning 67 -- are not hanging on to their jobs at the rate expected.

Ageless Aviation Dreams is a non-profit organization built on the philosophy of "giving back to those who have given". They recognize seniors and veterans living in long-term care communities - helping them fulfill their dream of flying.

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The Shirley COA, thanks to some generous grants, is planning to run a large and exciting Senior Lifelong Learning event, also known as a medical fair on Nov.

Senate lawmakers are seeking to strengthen and expand the long-term care ombudsman program and boost the eldercare workforce through a bill to reauthorize the Older Americans Act of 1965.

There is something welcoming and refreshing about the advent of spring, isn't there? And yes, with the birds, flowers and warmth also comes a sense of optimism that inspires us to get our house in order.

WHEN IT comes to how much money we all need to retire comfortably, it gives us a headache.

Healthy, retiring rapidly and collecting Social Security: The subhead of the MetLife Mature Market Institute report, released Thursday, says it all.

Volunteer opportunities are available for those who want to advocate for seniors and the disabled through the San Bernardino County Department of Aging and Adult Services, Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program.

Imagine a community in which "great health" is as important as education or social status, or where health education is as important as mathematics.

The high cost for New York Long Term Care Insurance Partnership policies make far more affordable options well worth considering today according to the head of the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance.

Every spring and fall, we profile just a few of our amazing graduates in our convocation handout.

Healthcare providers have already exceeded the government's 2013 adoption goals for electronic health records, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday.

At Baycrest, I provide clinical music therapy services, supervise clinical internships and conduct research.

The governing board selected Chad Cooper as chief executive officer at Riverwood Healthcare Center in Aitkin with an anticipated start date of July 1. Michael Hagen, Riverwood CEO for the past 12 years, announced his retirement last fall.

According to the American Heart Association , the number of strokes in the US is expected to increase dramatically over the next 17 years, and the costs associated with this increase will more than double.

As mandates from the Affordable Care Act continue to roll out, the healthcare industry, and more specifically, the long-term care market , is in the center of a seismic paradigm shift.

Spending on health care is consuming the American economy, and it will take more than raw data to figure out how to fix the system.

Will working in long-term care - or anywhere else, for that matter - soon become like flying Samoa Air? It's possible, maybe even likely.