Senior Healthcare Blog

For many of us managed care is a reality in our markets, and for many more of us it soon will be.  By 2020 estimates are that Medicare Advantage enrollees will quadruple over 2005 levels, and over 15...

Tacos, salsa dancing, and piñatas make for a fun party, especially this week, National Nursing Home Week! I hope you’re having a happy National Nursing Home Week filled with fiesta and fun.

We live in a time where doing business the old, traditional way is no longer working.  There is so much change in the senior care industry right now and a lot more coming in the next several years.

For some strange reason we encourage ourselves to prognosticate about the future annually as one year recedes and another begins. These projections might not always be correct, but I think they...

Thanksgiving is by far my favorite holiday each year. It is about family togetherness, good friends, great food and reflecting on all we have to be thankful for, regardless of how difficult the year...

A new era of accountability and transparency into staffing practices has been ushered into long-term care.  The convergence of initiatives by CMS, a recent Executive Order signed by President Obama...

It’s been a big week for long-term care - President Barack Obama signed the IMPACT Act, AHCA held its annual convention in Washington, D.C., and changes were made to the Five Star rating system for...

Investigators affiliated with the Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard Medical School and Pennsylvania State University recently released findings linking nurses who have more control over their...

With the evolution of primary care management networks and ACOs, health care providers will need to implement new technologies. Technologies will reduce the incidence of risk by minimizing the human...

I just read in McKnight's that new staffing mandates are being considered for long-term care facilities. This proposed legislation, introduced by Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), would require nursing...

I recently attended the AHCA Multi-Facility CEO and Senior Executive Leaders Conference in Amelia Island, FL. While it was nice to escape the horrendous and unrelenting winter we have been having in...

I've been keeping my eye on the government’s efforts to potentially increase the federal minimum wage, which could rise to $10.10/hour. After all, shift-based workers make up the majority of the...