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Long Term Care News Apr 2011

Take Advantage Of Employer-Sponsored LTC Insurance
Find out why 98% of employees are missing out on some great benefits. (Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:59:46 -0700)

Long-term care: Why is system out of balance?
It's time to rebalance New Hampshire's system of long-term care by making it more efficient and cost effective. Why? Consider the following. (Sat, 02 Apr 2011 23:24:20 -0700)

MEALTRACKER Introduces Web-Based Dietary Management Solutions for Assisted Living and Long-Term Care Facilities
HORNELL, NY--(Marketwire - 04/04/11) - Responding to the evolving needs of the long-term care and assisted living industries, MEALTRACKER today announced the launch of MealTracker Direct, a completely web-based dietary management system . The software-as-a-service (SaaS) application is intuitive, easy-to-use and accessible from any web-enabled platform, giving care providers an efficient, cost ... (Mon, 04 Apr 2011 05:00:00 -0700)

Visitor restrictions in place as flu bug hits N.S. long-term care home
WINDSOR, N.S. - Restrictions are in place at a long-term care facility in Windsor, N.S., following an outbreak of the flu. Haliburton Place, the transitional care unit at Hants Community Hospital, has been temporarily closed to visitors, except for compassionate reasons. (Mon, 04 Apr 2011 06:45:24 -0700)

Flu hits nursing home at Windsor hospital
A long-term care facility is closed to visitors as the flu makes the rounds in parts of the hospital in Windsor. (Mon, 04 Apr 2011 06:57:15 -0700)

NHS reforms commentary: rethink now could have long-term benefits
The Health and Social Care Bill will need emergency surgery if it is to regain the support of patient groups and the professions. This could, and should, have been carried out during the committee stage. (Mon, 04 Apr 2011 23:10:07 -0700)

Nurse accused of sexually assaulting senior
Toronto police have charged a male nurse practitioner employed at a city-run long-term care facility with sexually assaulting a 70-year-old female resident. (Tue, 05 Apr 2011 04:43:32 -0700)

US Republicans vow steep long-term spending cuts
President Barack Obama's Republican foes, warning the debt-heavy US economy is headed for collapse, unveiled a plan on Tuesday to slash government spending by $6 trillion over the next decade. (Tue, 05 Apr 2011 07:31:02 -0700)

Long-term care is newest topic on NIHSeniorHealth site
What is long-term care and will I need it? If I do need long-term care services, where can I find them? Are there things I should be doing now to plan ahead? (Tue, 05 Apr 2011 08:16:04 -0700)

Paul Ryan: How his GOP budget would change Medicare
The long-term budget plan released Tuesday by House Republicans would fundamentally transform Medicare, the huge program upon which US seniors rely for health-care coverage. (Tue, 05 Apr 2011 11:05:59 -0700)

LGBT Elders Raise Serious Fears About Long Term Care Facilities
WASHINGTON, April 5, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A majority of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) older adults who answered a national online survey believe that staff of long-term care facilities would discriminate against an LGBT elder who was open about his or her sexual orientation, and more than half believe that staff or other residents would abuse or neglect an LGBT elder ... (Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:17:36 -0700)

Male nurse charged in senior sex assault
Toronto police have charged a male nurse employed at a city-run long-term care facility with sexually assaulting a 70-year-old resident. (Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:01:44 -0700)

Nurse accused of sexually assaulting senior
Toronto police have charged a male registered practical nurse employed at a city-run long-term care facility with sexually assaulting a 70-year-old female resident. (Tue, 05 Apr 2011 17:07:36 -0700)

Long-term patients taking inappropriate drugs
New research has found that around 70% of long-term care patients are taking one or more potentially inappropriate medicines. (Wed, 06 Apr 2011 02:45:48 -0700)

Are You Ready to Cover Your Parents' Health-Care Costs?
As baby boomers live longer, their chances of needing some form of long-term care services also goes up, and if parents aren’t financially fit to meet these needs, the burden could fall to children.  (Wed, 06 Apr 2011 06:47:49 -0700)

Physician Organization Joins with Top Analytics Firm to Bolster Accountable Care Organization Infrastructure
EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J., April 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Partners In Care, Corp. ("PIC"), a physician organization providing accountable care for over 15 years, and Singletrack Analytics, a health care informatics resource, jointly announced today that Singletrack will be providing PIC with analytical and data aggregation support under a long-term agreement. Partners In Care is bolstering its well ... (Wed, 06 Apr 2011 07:46:18 -0700)

Tories will let health care fail, Layton warns as he rolls out plan in B.C.
Next phase of federal-provincial transfer agreement must address home- and long-term care, NDP Leader says (Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:58:13 -0700)

NDP pitches national home-care plan
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – The NDP is giving it the old college try with a plan to establish a national home-care program and to increase long-term care funding for seniors. (Wed, 06 Apr 2011 14:25:36 -0700)

Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (KND): Zacks Rank Buy
Acquisitions are fueling growth at this healthcare services provider. (Wed, 06 Apr 2011 22:00:00 -0700)

Rapid recovery resort
A $1.8 million addition to Holiday Resort Skilled Nursing Center shouldn't feel like a long-term care facility when it opens in mid-July. It should feel more like a hotel, with its flat-screen TVs in private rooms, walk-in showers and wireless Internet availability. (Thu, 07 Apr 2011 03:30:57 -0700)

Alliance Data Signs New Long-Term Agreement With Sycle, LLC to Provide Credit Services for Hearing Care Patients
Alliance Data Systems Corporation , a leading provider of loyalty and marketing solutions derived from transaction-rich data, today announced it has signed a new long-term agreement with Sycle, LLC, a fast-growing provider of subscription-based practice management software for audiology clinics, to provide their patients with credit services for hearing devices and related services. (Thu, 07 Apr 2011 04:30:00 -0700)

Long-term study shows that kidney transplants are faring better than previously reported
( Mayo Clinic ) A new study from Mayo Clinic, the largest long-term study of kidney transplant recipients published to date, demonstrates that progressive damage to kidney transplants may be less common and less severe than previously reported. (Thu, 07 Apr 2011 12:17:28 -0700)

Rehab center honors administrator
Middletown Middletown Park Rehabilitation and Health Care Center recently honored its administrator, Vincent Maniscalco, of Chester, during Long Term Care Administrator’s Week. (Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:27:56 -0700)

Ignatieff commits to long-term health-care plan
Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff has promised to guarantee health-care transfers to the provinces beyond 2014 in order to extend the 2004 Health Accord reached by former prime minister Paul Martin. (Fri, 08 Apr 2011 06:30:55 -0700)

Kindred Goes On Healthy Buying Spree
With the baby boomers aging, post-acute and long-term care demand is growing. Kindred Healthcare (KND - Snapshot Report) has been growing through acquisition. This Zacks #1 Rank (strong buy) is expected to grow earnings by the double digits in both 2011 and 2012. (Fri, 08 Apr 2011 07:32:50 -0700)

Audit: $305,000 stolen from DSHS autism center
Auditors say nearly $305,000 was stolen from personal and state accounts at a Bremerton long-term care facility for people with developmental disabilities. (Fri, 08 Apr 2011 09:37:58 -0700)

Long Term Care Discussion Group Launches Informative Website
The Long Term Care Discussion Group, a nonpartisan networking group focused on educating the policy community about long term care, announces the launch of its new website: www.ltcdiscussiongroup.org. (Fri, 08 Apr 2011 11:07:00 -0700)

Rezoning paves way for long-term care facility
Mark Hoult Community Press Havelock-Belmont-Methuen — The municipality has rezoned an 18-acre parcel of land in Havelock for construction of a 128-bed long-term care facility.[...] (Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:14:38 -0700)

Rehab center honors administrator
Middletown Middletown Park Rehabilitation and Health Care Center recently honored its administrator, Vincent Maniscalco, of Chester, during Long Term Care Administrator’s Week. (Fri, 08 Apr 2011 23:59:53 -0700)

'Together We Care' Focus of Long-Term Care and Retirement Convention
Toronto hosts Canada's largest gathering of long-term care and retirement home professionals (Sat, 09 Apr 2011 16:59:38 -0700)

Rehab center honors administrator
Middletown Middletown Park Rehabilitation and Health Care Center recently honored its administrator, Vincent Maniscalco, of Chester, during Long Term Care Administrator’s Week. (Sat, 09 Apr 2011 23:59:54 -0700)

Obama to lay out long-term deficit plan this week
President Barack Obama will lay out his plan for long-term deficit reduction this week, White House senior advisor David Plouffe told CNN on Sunday. (Sun, 10 Apr 2011 07:44:08 -0700)

Rezoning paves way for long-term care facility
Mark Hoult Community Press Havelock-Belmont-Methuen — The municipality has rezoned an 18-acre parcel of land in Havelock for construction of a 128-bed long-term care facility.[...] (Sun, 10 Apr 2011 12:52:07 -0700)

Taxation of long-term care insurance
Qualified long-term-care insurance policies are entitled to special tax treatment. To be termed "qualified", the policy must be guaranteed renewable and cannot have any cash value. A qualified policy requires that a person 1) be expected to require care for at least 90 days, and be unable to perform... (Sun, 10 Apr 2011 16:36:36 -0700)

Depression Alliance Calls Time On The Depression Epidemic Amongst People With Long Term Conditions, UK
Depression Alliance is calling on politicians of all colours to exert their collective energy on how the NHS reforms can address the epidemic of depression in people with long term conditions. The UK's leading depression charity has joined forces with the UK's major charities to highlight how better management of depression in people with long term condition can realise the NHS twin goals of ... (Sun, 10 Apr 2011 23:19:25 -0700)

Plan for Long Term Care
Have you begun to think about long-term healthcare costs? More than 70 percent of Americans over the age of 65 will need some kind of extended healthcare, and as the baby boomer generation advances... (Mon, 11 Apr 2011 02:16:06 -0700)

Ontario Long Term Care Association Elects New Board
Election follows a 'transformative year' for the long term care sector (Mon, 11 Apr 2011 02:55:58 -0700)

5 Reasons You Need a Long-Term Care Plan
Rising care expenses and needs collide with the reality that few are prepared for long-term care. (Mon, 11 Apr 2011 08:05:28 -0700)

Working with elder parents in planning financially for their long-term care
According to a report from a USATODAY/ABCNews/Gallup Poll, 41 percent of baby boomers are helping take care of elderly parents by providing personal help or financial assistance or both. (Mon, 11 Apr 2011 08:14:08 -0700)

Reformed Medicaid Program Must Put Coordinated Care At Forefront Of Efforts
Beneficiaries will have more options to meet long-term care needs A reformed Medicaid program must put coordinated primary care at the forefront of its efforts, the American College of Physicians (ACP) said in a new position paper released today at Internal Medicine 2011, ACP's annual scientific meeting. Medicaid and Health Care Reform highlights how primary care physicians will assume a major ... (Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:19:19 -0700)

Drop in Long-Term Spending for Retiree Health Care in Duluth
DULUTH, MN (Northland's NewsCenter) - In Duluth, city councilors got an update on retiree healthcare. City administrators are optimistic about the city saving money on retiree health care over the long-term. (Mon, 11 Apr 2011 20:40:44 -0700)

Plan for Long Term Care
Have you begun to think about long-term healthcare costs? More than 70 percent of Americans over the age of 65 will need some kind of extended healthcare, and as the baby boomer generation advances... (Tue, 12 Apr 2011 02:16:29 -0700)

New Release of OnShift Staff Scheduling Software Helps Long-Term Care Providers Meet Staffing Level Regulations
OnShift today announced a new release of OnShift staff scheduling and shift management software. This release offers new staffing compliance capabilities that enable long-term care providers to more easily meet staffing level mandates and regulations, including state minimums and internal standards. (Tue, 12 Apr 2011 05:00:00 -0700)

Ontario Innovative Programs Win Prestigious OLTCA Awards
'Rag Time' and 'Trigger Happy' win for excellence in quality improvement innovation and overall excellence in long term care (Tue, 12 Apr 2011 06:56:54 -0700)

SCAN Health Plan Arizona Names Randy Stone as Chief Financial Officer
PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SCAN Health Plan Arizona Names Randy Stone as Chief Financial Officer (Tue, 12 Apr 2011 08:32:04 -0700)

Keep those fingers crossed QUESTIONS TO ASK
Do you have long-term care insurance? Better hope you never need it. (Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:37:38 -0700)

MONEYWISE: Looking into long-term care insurance policies
Long-term care (LTC) coverage should be considered by anyone over 50, and warrants special attention for women who won't have anyone to care for them as they age. (Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:43:41 -0700)

Conference Members Urged to Participate in National Campaign to Inform Public about Extended Care
Long Term Care insurance professionals are being urged to participate in a national campaign to inform the public that 3 in 4 Americans need more information and planning to prepare for extended care. (Wed, 13 Apr 2011 06:01:00 -0700)

Florida Comprehensive Care Network (FCCN) and ITA Partners Enter into a Long-Term Strategic Relationship – FCCN ...
The Florida Comprehensive Care Network and ITA Partners, Inc. have signed a long-term strategic agreement under which FCCN will use eviti, ITA’s oncology decision-support platform, across its network of oncologists. (Wed, 13 Apr 2011 09:20:00 -0700)

Rehab center honors administrator
Middletown Middletown Park Rehabilitation and Health Care Center recently honored its administrator, Vincent Maniscalco, of Chester, during Long Term Care Administrator’s Week. (Wed, 13 Apr 2011 23:28:46 -0700)

Southern California Firm Awarded National Federal Project
With more than 225,000 enrollees, the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP) is the largest group long term care insurance plan in the United States. LTC Education Specialists will be conducting approximately 600 plus educational classes at 250 events nationwide during Open Season. (Thu, 14 Apr 2011 06:00:00 -0700)

Seminar on long-term care insurance held next Tuesday
Lake Regional Health System in Osage Beach will host a free seminar on long-term care insurance from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, April 19, in the hospital’s third floor conference rooms. (Thu, 14 Apr 2011 09:08:32 -0700)

Kansas Advocates for Better Care selects Earl Nehring as United Way Roger Hill Volunteer Center Volunteer of the Year ...
When Earl Nehring's wife, Harriet Nehring, helped found Kansas Advocates for Better Care, little did he know that the agency's mission to advocate for those in long-term care facilities would become very personal. (Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:33:12 -0700)

States Report Growth Of Long-Term Care Insurance Policyholders
Los Angeles - Twenty-five states reported a double-digit percentage increase in the number of residents with long-term care insurance according to annual data compiled by the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance (AALTCI). The data will be published in the organization's 2011 LTC Sourcebook. (Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:15:00 -0700)

Home Care, Assisted Living Boosted by U.S. Life Expectancy Increase
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - 04/15/11) - With the life expectancy of Americans now over 78 years, demand for long term care facilities is strong and future prospects continue to look positive for services such as assisted living, nursing homes and home care, according to Kalorama Information. The healthcare market research publisher estimated the long term care market in the U.S. to be $258 ... (Fri, 15 Apr 2011 07:23:00 -0700)

Everbridge Named Preferred Notification Provider by American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted ...
Leading Notification Provider Serves Long Term Care Industry With Robust Communication Solutions (Fri, 15 Apr 2011 09:26:29 -0700)

Home Care, Assisted Living Boosted by U.S. Life Expectancy Increase
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - April 15, 2011) - With the life expectancy of Americans now over 78 years, demand for long term care facilities is strong and future prospects continue to look positive for services such as assisted living, nursing homes and home care, according to Kalorama Information. The healthcare market research publisher estimated the long term care market in the U.S. to be $258 ... (Fri, 15 Apr 2011 10:38:56 -0700)

Patients face charity hospital's likely closure
Long-term care patients at Cook County's Oak Forest Hospital say they're worried about a plan to end hospital services there. (Fri, 15 Apr 2011 11:41:20 -0700)

SLMC Long-Term Care Easter Egg Hunt set for April 23
The South Lyon Medical Center Long-Term Care Unit will host its annual LTC Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 23, at 10:00 a.m. The Egg Hunt is open to area youths ages 1-13 and will be held in the SLMC's Long-Term Care Activity Room. (Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:42:52 -0700)

Boustany Pushes for Repeal of Class Act in ObamaCare
Congressman calls for repeal of law creating voluntary national long-term care insurance program. (Sat, 16 Apr 2011 06:38:11 -0700)

Republicans gamble on long-term spending cuts
Republicans have gambled on a risky course to deny President Barack Obama reelection in 2012: deep long-term spending cuts that could cost them critical support from elderly voters. (Sat, 16 Apr 2011 19:50:20 -0700)

Bursack: Long-term policy may fill needs
Dear Carol: I encouraged my mother to take out a long-term care insurance policy when she was 80 years old. She is now 88. I'm wondering whether she should keep this policy.  Talk about this topic (Sat, 16 Apr 2011 22:25:26 -0700)

Congressman Boustany for Repeal of CLASS Act Long-Term Care Insurance Program
Los Angeles - U.S. Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., MD (R-Southwest Louisiana) today encouraged fellow lawmakers to support his legislation to repeal the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act in Obamacare (HR 1173). (Sun, 17 Apr 2011 18:48:42 -0700)

Tabor Manor to add 46 beds
The shovels were only ceremonial Saturday, but a north-end long-term-care home expects to soon break ground on its $20-million replacement.[...] (Mon, 18 Apr 2011 04:36:16 -0700)

Home Care, Assisted Living Boosted By U.S. Life Expectancy Increase
With the life expectancy of Americans now over 78 years, demand for long term care facilities is strong and future prospects continue to look positive for services such as assisted living, nursing homes and home care, according to Kalorama Information. The healthcare market research publisher estimated the long term care market in the U.S. to be $258 billion in 2010. The findings were included ... (Mon, 18 Apr 2011 05:29:04 -0700)

Ontario scraps extra fees for couples who live together in long term care
TORONTO - Elderly couples in Ontario long term care homes will no longer have to pay extra just to live in the same room. The New Democrats raised the case of Paul and Marjory Springer of Sudbury, who have been married 66 years but couldn't find a long term care room in their community. (Mon, 18 Apr 2011 08:44:41 -0700)

Ontario scraps extra fees for couples who share long-term care room
Elderly couples in Ontario long term care homes will no longer have to pay extra just to live in the same room. (Mon, 18 Apr 2011 09:05:14 -0700)

Fees scrapped for couples in long term care homes
Elderly couples in Ontario long-term care homes will no longer have to pay extra just to live in the same room, Health Minister Deb Matthews promised Monday. (Mon, 18 Apr 2011 10:11:23 -0700)

Province scraps fees for elderly couples living together in long-term care
Currently, if a couple requests a shared room -- which is considered semi-private -- they lose the $130 a month the province gives seniors in basic ward care. (Mon, 18 Apr 2011 11:47:21 -0700)

Ontario scraps extra fees for couples who live together in long-term care
TORONTO - Elderly couples in Ontario long-term care homes will no longer have to pay extra just to live in the same room, Health Minister Deb Matthews promised Monday. (Mon, 18 Apr 2011 11:56:11 -0700)

Long-term care: More than just nursing homes
In September 1990, a U.S. Bipartisan Commission on Comprehensive Health Care (also known as the Pepper Commission) issued a “Call for Action” blueprint regarding long-term care. In the 20 years since the plan was created, Congress has never acted on the report — until now, of course. (Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:36:13 -0700)

Planning for Long-Term Care
From Standard & Poor's The Outlook The generation that grew up listening to The Beatles sing "Will you still need me, will you still feed me..." is now closing in on 64. If retirement is to be the most glorious of ages, it's imperative to plan ahead. (Mon, 18 Apr 2011 23:14:57 -0700)

Mazars says fund LTC by linking it to pension
The logical way to fund long-term care is to automatically link it to pension income, acc-ording to audit and advisory firm Mazars. (Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:27:39 -0700)

Long-term care coverage under two policies
Dual coverage provisions vary. Your financial adviser can help to simplify the fine print. (Tue, 19 Apr 2011 03:00:00 -0700)

States offer relief for long-term care
Long-term care insurance partnership plans provide one vital protection. (Tue, 19 Apr 2011 03:00:00 -0700)

Province backtracks on policy
Nickel Belt MPP France Gelinas is giving credit to Health Minister Deb Matthews for changing a policy that was costing an elderly Sudbury couple in long-term care in southern Ontario several hundred dollars a month they could ill afford.[...] (Tue, 19 Apr 2011 05:18:07 -0700)

Long-Term Care Coverage Under Two Policies
Dual coverage provisions vary. Your financial adviser can help to simplify the fine print. (Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:40:18 -0700)

Long-Term Care Panel Urges Consumers to Understand Long-Term Care Funding Options Well Before Need
PHILADELPHIA, April 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Panelists participating today on a Lincoln Financial Group-sponsored webcast focusing on long-term care issues urged consumers to adopt a "retirement mindset" and be certain to understand the funding options available well before a need arises. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prn ) Lincoln Financial ... (Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:17:47 -0700)

Panelists participate in long-term care planning and funding alternatives program
Panelists participating today on a Lincoln Financial Group-sponsored webcast focusing on long-term care issues urged consumers to adopt a "retirement mindset" and be certain to understand the funding options available well before a need arises. (Wed, 20 Apr 2011 01:34:44 -0700)

Province backtracks on policy
Nickel Belt MPP France Gelinas is giving credit to Health Minister Deb Matthews for changing a policy that was costing an elderly Sudbury couple in long-term care in southern Ontario several hundred dollars a month they could ill afford.[...] (Wed, 20 Apr 2011 03:20:24 -0700)

States Offer Relief for Long-Term Care
Long-term care insurance partnership plans provide one vital protection. (Wed, 20 Apr 2011 06:40:18 -0700)

Older Americans Face Climbing Long-Term Care Cost in Nursing Homes, Assisted Living
April 20, 2011 – Senior citizens and baby boomers are facing a continued increase in the cost of long-term care (LTC) in the U.S., although the increase this year is less than cost increases for other goods and services. (Wed, 20 Apr 2011 11:45:42 -0700)

Long-Term Care Insurance Training Sessions Made Available
Los Angeles - Recordings of 26 sessions from the 2011 Long-Term Care Insurance SUMMIT, the nation's leading conference for the long-term health care insurance industry are now available. (Wed, 20 Apr 2011 18:03:21 -0700)

Long Term Care gets new wheels
On a sunny day with a small group of appreciative residents watching, staff with South Peninsula Hospital's Long Term Care facility dedicated its new 2010 Chevrolet Odyssey wheelchair van. And then they took it for a spin. (Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:10:29 -0700)

Two bills seek to improve seniors' quality of care in state
Long-term care ombudsman Linda Petrie says fees charged to adult family homes currently don't cover oversight costs. Pending legislation could change that. (Thu, 21 Apr 2011 06:08:03 -0700)

Washington caged children remain in state care; biological mother wants long-term custody
VANCOUVER, Wash. — Two autistic boys who were held in a caged room at an apartment will remain in state foster care for now, Clark County Superior Court Commissioner Carin Schienberg decided Thursday at a hearing. (Thu, 21 Apr 2011 13:36:50 -0700)

Volunteers look out for long-term-care residents
I want to recognize Florida’s Long-Term Care Ombudsmen, a dedicated group of almost 260 volunteers who give their time to more than 160,000 Floridians residing in nursing homes or other long-term care settings. This vulnerable population requires ombudsmen to advocate on behalf of residents, ensuring the residents’ right to age with dignity, autonomy and choice. (Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:26:30 -0700)

AARP workshop on long-term care planning Thursday in Brooksville
Times staff Thursday, April 21, 2011 BROOKSVILLE AARP event looks at long-term planning An AARP workshop on long-term care planning, "Long Term Care — What is Your Plan?" will be presented from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the Enrichment Center at Brooksville Regional Hospital, Suite 120 of the Medical Arts Building, 17222 Hospital Blvd., west of Brooksville. Another workshop will also be ... (Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:48:18 -0700)

New Long-Term Care Insurance Brochure Explores Claims Data
New York - Eight million Americans currently own long-term care insurance and on any give day, roughly 150,000 are receiving claim payments for qualifying care. (Fri, 22 Apr 2011 12:33:56 -0700)

Senior-Care RV Tour “Driving for Quality Care” to stop in Edmond
With seniors’ continued access to quality health care in jeopardy, Oklahoma’s long-term care advocates have joined the “Driving for Quality Care” RV tour. (Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:49:52 -0700)

New Long-term Care Insurance Brochure Explores Claims Data
A new consumer guide from the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance addresses an individual's real risk of needing long term care and explores how long claims really last. (Sat, 23 Apr 2011 05:50:43 -0700)

Task force proposed on long-term care bed crisis
CORNWALL -- Cornwall Coun. André Rivet te is hoping to create power in numbers with the formation of a task force regarding the issue of long-term care beds.[...] (Sat, 23 Apr 2011 06:06:10 -0700)

Long-term care beds open up at Hale Makua
WAILUKU - There's been a turnaround in a decades-old shortage of long-term care beds at Hale Maku. (Sat, 23 Apr 2011 09:47:24 -0700)

ReportsnReports- Technologies for Long-Term Care and Home Healthcare: Global Markets
ReportsnReports announces it will carry Technologies for Long-Term Care and Home Healthcare: Global Markets Report in its store. (Mon, 25 Apr 2011 03:30:00 -0700)

Long-term follow-up shows multipolar electrocoagulation ablation effective for Barrett's esophagus
( American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy ) A new study reports that multipolar electrocoagulation in combination with acid suppression is a safe and effective method to ablate nondysplastic Barrett's esophagus over the long term. No adenocarcinoma (cancer) or high-grade dysplasia of the esophagus developed in any of the study patients. This is the largest published series and longest ... (Mon, 25 Apr 2011 10:45:10 -0700)

Madison County Long Term Care Ombudsman Program training begins April 26
UTICA — The Madison County Long Term Care Ombudsman Program is seeking volunteers for advocacy positions at long term care facilities. An ombudsman is a highly trained volunteer who is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life and the quality of care for residents of longterm care facilities. (Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:29:40 -0700)

Individuals Continue Trend Toward More Affordable Long-Term Care Insurance
Los Angeles - Individuals who purchased long-term care insurance protection in 2010 continued to favor limited duration policies according to research by the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance the national trade organization http://www.aaltci.org. (Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:29:40 -0700)

Health care reform and long-term care
Out of concern for the rising costs of long-term health care for senior citizens and the disabled, the Community Living Assistance Services and Support Act was enacted last year. As part of the health reform legislation signed into law in 2010, it will establish the nation’s first government-run, long-term care insurance program. Mostly used by senior citizens, long-term care insurance is ... (Mon, 25 Apr 2011 20:35:10 -0700)

Long Term Care Specialist Joins Retirement Solutions (UK) Ltd
MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - April 26, 2011) - Retirement Solutions (UK) Ltd is thrilled to announce that Ian Atkinson has joined the company to develop its long term care strategy. (Tue, 26 Apr 2011 02:08:05 -0700)

Individuals Continue Trend Toward More Affordable Long-term Care Insurance
Research reveals long-term care insurance buyers increasingly favor limited duration coverage. Buyers in 2010 tended to be slightly older than prior years according to research by the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance, the industry trade group. (Tue, 26 Apr 2011 05:06:39 -0700)

Friends Life Care Launches Innovative VigR™ Program with Enrichment Workshops
Unique approach combining vital aging tools and long term care protection offered to baby boomers and aging adults (Tue, 26 Apr 2011 06:01:00 -0700)

Memoir about caring for aging parent highlights challenges facing long-term care system
"A Bittersweet Season: Caring for Our Aging Parents — and Ourselves" (Knopf), by Jane Gross: Decades after screen star Bette Davis famously declared that "growing old is not for sissies," Estelle Gross expanded on the woes of the ailing aged with her lament that people live too long and die too slowly. (Tue, 26 Apr 2011 07:04:08 -0700)

Memoir Highlights Long-Term Health Care Challenges
Memoir about caring for aging parent highlights challenges facing long-term care system (Tue, 26 Apr 2011 07:14:52 -0700)

Fate of Kitchener long-term care home still up in the air
Residents and staff at a long-term care facility in Kitchener are still waiting for word on what the future holds after its operator announced earlier this month that it is pulling out. (Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:01:49 -0700)

Expert says businesses should think long term on health care
DALTON, Ga. — Employers should spend more time listening to their employees about what kind of employee benefits they need, an insurance representative said when talking about upcoming changes from federal health care reform laws. (Tue, 26 Apr 2011 21:10:20 -0700)

New beds occupied
Fourteen of 24 new beds added to city-owned Pioneer Manor are now occupied with residents, says the director of the long-term care residence, Tony Parmar. Residents began moving in April 19 and the final 10 are expected to take up residence shortly.[...] (Wed, 27 Apr 2011 05:06:38 -0700)

Group urges passage of care center funding
ENTERPRISE — Wallowa County members of the Long Term Care Facility Political Action Committee have beaten the streets the past two months to get the word out about Measure 32-33 on the May 17 ballot. The measure would provide funding for a new residential care center. (Wed, 27 Apr 2011 08:31:51 -0700)

Long-term care seminars will be in Meridian, Payette this spring
The University of Idaho Extension and the Canyon Owyhee Financial LiteracyCoalition will hold long- (Wed, 27 Apr 2011 08:36:59 -0700)

Fitch Withdraws Ratings on Various Adventist Long-Term Care Revenue Bonds
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings withdraws the 'BBB+/'F2' rating assigned to the following bonds: --Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority (KY) (Adventist Long-Term Care Obligated Group) revenue bonds series 2007 (LOC: SunTrust Bank); --Orange County Health Facilities Authority (FL) (Adventist Long-Term Care Obligated Group) revenue bonds series 2007 (LOC: SunTrust Bank ... (Wed, 27 Apr 2011 08:55:14 -0700)

Long-term-care bill requires authorization for confidential information
As the state long-term care ombudsman, I need to correct Tuesday’s guest column about House Bill 1494, a bill that would reform elder-care referral agencies [“Don’t hamper search for elder care,” Opinion, April 19]. (Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:12:50 -0700)

Macon Senior Citizens and Caregivers Sign Petition to Protect Funding for Long Term Care
The National Coalition to Protect Senior Care is in Macon, with a 10 foot long petition, asking Georgia's Congress to protect Medicare and Medicaid funding for nursing home care. Residents and workers at The Oakes at Peake put their names on the paper today, hoping to convince members of Congress to stop reducing funding to Medicaid and Medicare programs. Lisa Cantrell is the president of the ... (Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:59:36 -0700)

Wisconsin vows tighter oversight after audit of long-term care program for adults
The secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services pledged to increase oversight in the huge Family Care program after the release Wednesday of an audit that showed its cost effectiveness was difficult to measure. (Wed, 27 Apr 2011 22:07:00 -0700)

Wisconsin vows tighter oversight after audit of long-term care program for adults
The secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services pledged to increase oversight in the huge Family Care program after the release Wednesday of an audit that showed its cost effectiveness was difficult to measure. (Wed, 27 Apr 2011 22:08:52 -0700)

Plenty to do in Newtown this week, from bluegrass music to a free movie, jazz music and genealogy talk
There's a lot going on in Newtown this week, from a genealogy talk at the Newtown Library to a seminar on long-term care insurance at Pickering Manor, a movie in Newtown Township and Bluegrass music at the Newtown Theatre. Enjoy! (Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:03:03 -0700)

Top ombudsman volunteer — and outspoken critic — fired from state council
The chairwoman of the State Long Term Care Ombudsman Council — an outspoken volunteer who recently filed a whistle-blower complaint against Florida officials — has been dismissed from her position by the state Department of Elder Affairs in what she and others say is blatant retaliation for her critical comments. (Thu, 28 Apr 2011 17:54:25 -0700)

Study Examines Long-Term Care Insurance Costs
Los Angeles - A couple in their mid-50s purchasing long-term care insurance protection can expect to pay $2,350-per-year for about $338,000 of current benefits. Their protection grows to about $800,000 of combined coverage when both spouses turn age 80. A single individual will pay less. (Thu, 28 Apr 2011 20:16:11 -0700)

Cottage Hospital beds headed to Beaumont in Grosse Pointe
A specialty hospital operator will relocate its 30-bed, long-term acute care facility from Henry Ford Cottage Hospital in Grosse Pointe Farms into renovated space at Beaumont Hospital, Grosse Pointe next month. (Fri, 29 Apr 2011 01:52:38 -0700)

Targeting nursing-home watchdogs – downright evil
There are issues about which reasonable people can disagree. And then there are schemes that are just plain evil. The current zeal of Gov. Rick Scott and some legislators going after the state’s long-term care ombudsman program — a mostly volunteer group that makes sure elderly people aren’t abused and neglected — is one of them. Quite [...] (Fri, 29 Apr 2011 06:03:32 -0700)

Plenty to do in Newtown this week, from bluegrass music to a free movie, jazz music and genealogy talk
There's a lot going on in Newtown this week, from a genealogy talk at the Newtown Library to a seminar on long-term care insurance at Pickering Manor, a movie in Newtown Township and Bluegrass music at the Newtown Theatre. Enjoy! (Fri, 29 Apr 2011 07:50:52 -0700)

Making Sure a Plan for Long-Term Care Adds Up
The Class Act, the part of last year’s health care overhaul that aims to provide a framework for nationwide long-term care insurance, will need support from employers to ensure its success. (Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:24:06 -0700)

NHS long-term beds may be for sale
WELLAND — Niagara Health System may be getting out of the long-term care business.[...] (Fri, 29 Apr 2011 18:12:08 -0700)

Senior care statewide RV tour to stop in Bartlesville
With seniors’ continued access to quality health care in jeopardy, Oklahoma’s long-term care advocates have joined the “Driving for Quality Care” RV tour. (Fri, 29 Apr 2011 22:53:40 -0700)

Plenty to do in Newtown this week, from bluegrass music to a free movie, jazz music and genealogy talk
There's a lot going on in Newtown this week, from a genealogy talk at the Newtown Library to a seminar on long-term care insurance at Pickering Manor, a movie in Newtown Township and Bluegrass music at the Newtown Theatre. Enjoy! (Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:46:16 -0700)

Texas Veterans State Nursing Homes provide long-term care
The Texas State Veterans Homes provide affordable, long-term nursing care for Texas veterans, their spouses and Gold Star parents. Conveniently located across Texas, each first-class facility is desig (Sat, 30 Apr 2011 22:17:26 -0700)

Senior care statewide RV tour to stop in Bartlesville
With seniors’ continued access to quality health care in jeopardy, Oklahoma’s long-term care advocates have joined the “Driving for Quality Care” RV tour. (Sat, 30 Apr 2011 22:40:46 -0700)


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