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← Older postsSenior Living Housing Offers Retirees, Elderly Options
May 21, 2013Senior Living Housing Offers Retirees, Elderly Options As our population ages, there are many types of senior living housing options available. The choice will depend on what stage a senior or retiree is in his or her lifer, the level … Continue reading
Posted in Nursing Home | Tagged Assisted Living Facilities, CCRC, Continuing Care Retirement Communities, Independent Living, Insurance, Nursing Home Insurance, Retirement Living, Senior Living | Leave a commentAlzheimer’s: A Growing Concern for Long-Term Care As Population Ages
April 3, 2013Alzheimer’s: A Growing Concern for Long-Term Care As Population Ages A new report released by the Alzheimer’s Association shows that a staggering one in three seniors dies with Alzheimer’s disease or other types of dementia. Furthermore, even when dementia … Continue reading
Posted in Assisted Living Facility Insurance, Long-term care facility, Nursing Home | Tagged Alzheimers, Assisted Living Facility Insurance, costs, Impact of Alzheimers on Long-Term Care, Insurance, long-term care, Nursing Homes, Population Ages, Programs | Leave a commentNursing Shortage to Affect Health Care Facilities and Senior Living
February 26, 2013Nursing Shortage to Affect Health Care Facilities and Senior Living Health care advocacy groups predict there will be a shortage of nurses, which can potentially affect the nation’s health care system – from hospitals, urgent care, nursing homes and assisted … Continue reading
Posted in Nursing Home | Tagged Assisted Living Facilities, coverage, Insurance, niche, nursing, nursing home, Programs, Trends | Leave a commentSenior Living: Taco Bell’s “Viva Young” Campaign Taps Into CCRCs
February 6, 2013Senior Living: Taco Bell’s “Viva Young” Campaign Taps Into Growing Segment On Super Bowl Sunday everyone across the country is anticipating what we hope to be a nail-biting game. But along with the sport of sports comes the anticipation of … Continue reading
Posted in Assisted Living Facility Insurance, Long-term care facility, Nursing Home | Tagged advertisement, assisted living, CCRC, Insurance, insurance companies, insurance programs, nursing home, Programs, retirement home, senior activities, seniors, superbowl, taco bell, Viva Young | Leave a commentRisk Management: Fire Safety at Long-Term Care Settings
January 15, 2013Risk Management: Fire Safety at Long-Term Care Settings Clothing fires at long-term care facilities occur more often than one may think. This is due to a number of factors, including smoking habits of the elderly, cognition impairment loss of manual dexterity and … Continue reading
Posted in Assisted Living Facility Insurance, Long-term care facility, Nursing Home, Risk Management | Tagged Assisted Living Facility, Assisted Living Facility Insurance, danger, fire, Insurance, long-term care, Long-Term Care Facilities, Management, nursing home, Programs, Risk, Risk Management, safety | Leave a commentLong-Term Care Facilities: PR Crisis Management After a Disaster
January 8, 2013Long-Term Care Facilities: PR Crisis Management After a Disaster Long-term care facilities know how critical disaster planning is to their overall risk management strategy. But many times, facilities are not well prepared to cope with angry families, the media, or … Continue reading
Posted in Long-term care facility, Nursing Home, Substance Abuse Facilities | Tagged Crisis management for long-term care facilities, Crisis management for nursing homes, Long-Term Care Facilities, Long-Term Care Facility, nursing and residential care facilities, nursing care, nursing home, Nursing Homes, PR management for nursing homes | Leave a commentPreventing Employee Injuries at Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities
December 17, 2012Preventing Employee Injuries at Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities A common Workers Compensation risk for nursing homes involves resident lifting and repositioning. The risk factors that workers in nursing homes face include: force – the amount of physical effort … Continue reading
Posted in Nursing Home | Tagged Assisted, assisted living, Assisted Living Facilities, assisted living insurance, Nursing Home Insurance, Nursing Homes, Preventing Employee Injuries, Preventing Employee Injuries at Nursing Homes, Preventing Employee Injuries at Nursing Homes Assisted Living Facilities | Leave a commentThe Evolution and Future of Senior Living
November 29, 2012The Evolution and Future of Senior Living The senior living industry is in the midst of changes, preparing for the influx of baby boomers that will be retiring and an increased aging population that will have expectations that go beyond … Continue reading
Posted in Assisted Living Facility Insurance, Nursing Home | Tagged assisted living, Assisted Living Facilities, nursing home, Nursing Home Insurance, Senior Living Insurance, Senior living trends | Leave a commentNursing Home Residents Vulnerable During Evacuations
November 20, 2012Nursing Home Residents Vulnerable During Evacuations According to a new study, nursing home evacuations ahead of a hurricane showed a 218% increase in mortality among the most vulnerable residents (those with severe dementia) after they were moved within the … Continue reading
Posted in Assisted Living Facility Insurance, Insurance, Nursing Home, Risk Management | Tagged assisted living, assisted living evacuations, coverage, evacuation, evacuation plan, hurricane, hurricane sandy, Insurance, mortality rate, nursing home, nursing home evacuations, Nursing Homes, program, statistics | Leave a commentRAC Program: Nursing & Healthcare Facilities Face Increased Exposures
October 10, 2012RAC Program: Nursing & Healthcare Facilities Face Increased Exposures The Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Program was initially started as a pilot program in 2003 under the Medicare Modernization Act. The objective was to identify Medicare Part A and B … Continue reading
Posted in Assisted Living Facility Insurance, Insurance, Nursing Home, Substance Abuse Facilities | Tagged assisted living, Audit, exposures, facilities, Medicaid, Medical, Medicare, medicare recovery audit contractor, nursing home, Part A, Part B, RAC Porgram, Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 | Leave a comment ← Older posts
