Long Term Care News

Iowa nursing homes are no longer a place where people spend a large portion of their retirement years, a pair of industry association officials said Friday.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Debbie Halvorson disclaims talk she doesn't meet with constituents on issues like the pending historic health care insurance reform legislation.

Campbellford a ' Campbellford Memorial Hospital has not had any cases of serious illness as a result of the H1N1 flu virus, ambulatory care program director Linda Bradshaw said last Friday.

About 100 Montreal health-care workers had to get another H1N1 flu shot because the previously administered ones were improperly mixed.

The AARP has officially endorsed the House Democratic health care bill, a major boost for the legislation two days before a historic vote.

Main Category: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health ; Public Health Article Date: 05 Nov 2009 - 2:00 PST News coverage focuses on some of the sticky issues in health reform, including immigrants' coverage, long term care for the disabled, CHIP and insurance discounts for healthy habits.

MEMORIAL WREATH: The Accolade Hospice team in Burleson, TX, hold a special memorial after the passing of every patient.

Paul Reinhart died Oct. 29 and left a gaping hole in the world. He died much as he lived - quietly, surrounded by his family, with courage and without fanfare.

RehabCare Group, Inc., one of the largest national providers of physical rehabilitation services to long-term care facilities, on Tuesday announced plans to merge with hospital group Triumph HealthCare.

The Michigan Center for Nursing Web site. I received an interesting e-mail from reader Debb, who described herself as a "Detroiter in the process of being retrained." She raised an interesting issue.

Omnicare Inc., which dispenses drugs to nursing homes and long-term care facilities, will pay $98 million to settle allegations it paid kickbacks to nursing homes to gain business and also received kickbacks for buying and recommending drugs.

Older adults living in long-term care face a sad state of affairs. As many as 50% of residents of LTC have depression, and only about 25% of them are identified and receive treatment, according to Neva L. Crogan, RN, PhD, GCNS-BC, GNP-BC, FNGNA, secretary of the National Gerontological Nursing Association and research associate professor, ...

A recent report from the University of Iowa Center on Aging found a startling gap between the growing number of people who need geriatric health care services and the limited supply of those services in the state.

The good news: The virus that causes AIDS is more treatable than ever - and with treatment, individuals infected with HIV can live into old age.

The following Truth Test looks at a 30-second ad paid for by a group called America's Health Insurance Plans , which describes itself on its Web site as "the national association representing nearly 1,300 member companies providing health insurance coverage to more than 200 million Americans.

The families of the alleged abuse victims at Good Samaritan Society of Albert Lea - under their organization Families Against Nursing Home Abuse Support & Advocacy Group - have been given a seat on the Vulnerable Adult Justice Project, which aims to reform Minnesota's Vulnerable Adult Act and other related laws.

When Harry Reid announced Monday that he planned to include a public insurance option in the bill, it instantly changed the complexion of the debate.

Blog:City Brights: Doc Gurley: 50576 : Number of swine flu cases now = lots. Give or take a few million.

Same-sex couples face many financial planning issues that married couples do not.

MUNCIE, Ind. -- Carol Schafer has been looking for work since she was laid off last November.