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Long Term Care News Feb 2012

Long-term care facility in serious jeopardy at St. Clair
Construction of a new long-term care home on St. Clair College property is in jeopardy because council has decided to lease, rather than sell, a city-owned woodlot to the college. (Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:49:56 -0800)

Congressional Research Service: Courts Could Force HHS to Implement CLASS Act, Despite Its Insolvency
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on H.R. 1173, the Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011, sponsored by Rep. Charles Boustany (R., La.). This two-page bill would repeal the fiscal disaster known as the CLASS Act, Obamacare’s new long-term care entitlement, which was “suspended” by the Obama Administration because Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen ... (Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:07:31 -0800)

John Hancock to Re-enter California Individual Long-Term Care Insurance Market
BOSTON, Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- John Hancock today announced that its individual long-term care insurance would be available in California, beginning February 27, including both its new California ... (Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:00:00 -0800)

House Vote to Repeal CLASS Shows Congress is Out of Touch with the Struggles of Middle-Class Americans
Vote Ignores the Long-Term Care Needs of Millions of Seniors, Families, and Caregivers (Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:32:08 -0800)

House votes to repeal part of 2010 health care law
The Republican-led House on Wednesday voted to repeal a financially troubled part of the 2010 health care law that was designed to provide affordable long-term care insurance. (Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:35:25 -0800)

House Votes To Repeal CLASS Act, Part Of 2010 Obama Health Care Law
WASHINGTON -- The Republican-led House on Wednesday voted to repeal a financially troubled part of the 2010 health care law that was designed to provide affordable long-term care insurance. (Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:36:31 -0800)

House votes to repeal part of health care law
The House voted Wednesday to repeal a part of President Obama's health care law deemed unsustainable by his own administration, sending the bill to the Senate, where Democrats have indicated they aren't ready to kill the long-term care program. More than two dozen House Democrats broke party ranks to join ... (Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:38:32 -0800)

House Repeals Long-Term Care Program Obama Viewed as Too Costly
The U.S. House repealed a long-termcare insurance program created by the 2010 health-care law thatthe Obama administration decided was too costly to put in place. The 267-159 vote sends the bill to the ... (Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:01:00 -0800)

Health Care Law Stuck in Limbo
House Republicans on Wednesday took a symbolic swipe at President Barack Obama's health care reform law when they voted to repeal its long-term care provisions, the CLASS Act, which the administration abandoned last year as unworkable. But conservative critics of the law shouldn't hold their breath in anticipation of further votes between now and when the Supreme Court begins hearing oral ... (Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:29:12 -0800)

House votes to repeal part of 2010 health care law
The Republican-led House on Wednesday voted to repeal a financially troubled part of the 2010 health care law that was designed to provide affordable long-term care insurance. (Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:27:42 -0800)

Give the Gift of Long-Term Care Planning this Valentine's Day
A strong plan that includes long-term care insurance can help protect the people you love most, Newman Long Term Care advises. (PRWeb February 02, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/20 (Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:22:27 -0800)

CUPE wants 3.5 hours of care for long-term care residents
CUPE wants a minimum standard of care for Ontario's 85,000 residents of long-term care facilities.[...] (Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:06:36 -0800)

21st century long-term care not your grandma's nursing home
SAN ANTONIO -- San Antonio’s newest long-term care facility looks nothing like a nursing home. It’s a model of care that makes the senior experience quite different. This is not your grandma’s nursing home. The Mission at Air Force Village features households, not hallways and nursing stations, and homey rooms for residents like 83-year-old Russ Swansburg, a retired Air Force colonel who lives ... (Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:07:25 -0800)

Sickness Closes Long Term Care Facility Wing In Oconee Co. To The Public
Sickness Closes Long Term Care Facility Wing In Oconee Co. To The Public (Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:11:49 -0800)

House votes to repeal CLASS Act — A part of the 2010 health law
The GOP-led push to repeal this long-term care insurance program, which the Obama administration already made clear it would not implement, drew some Democratic votes. During floor speeches, Republican lawmakers cast it as a barrier to achieving a real reform. (Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:33:47 -0800)

Boost standards
Seniors in long-term care are being fed in an assembly line, awakened at 5 a.m. to be washed and put back to bed until breakfast, and dying with no one at their side because there is no minimum standard of care for them, a union charged in Sudbury yesterday.[...] (Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:52:03 -0800)

Anthony Hilton: There's a real headache in the true cost of paying for long-term care for elderly
Andrew Dilnot, soon to be Warden of Nuffield College, Oxford, and one-time head of the Institute of Fiscal Studies, wrote a report last year on how society should handle the cost of the long-term care one in four of us will need towards the end of their lives. (Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:08:29 -0800)

Virus hits city site
ANNA HARVEY MOREHEAD CITY — A Norovirus outbreak confirmed in a long-term care facility in Carteret County and elsewhere around the state has the health department urging the public to take precaution. (Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:37:40 -0800)

Featured Letter: How long can they wait? Keep promise
Wisconsin is home to one of the most popular and cost-effective long-term care programs for seniors and people with disabilities in the country. Yet this important program - Family Care - was frozen in July and waiting lists continue to grow. (Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:12:38 -0800)

CONGRESS: How Inland representatives voted
LONG-TERM-CARE INSURANCE: Voting 267 for and 159 against, the House on Feb. 1 sent the Senate a bill to repeal the 2010 health law's section on long-term-care insurance. The program already had been shelved by the administration on grounds it would not pay for itself, as the law requires. (Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:50:06 -0800)

How they voted
WASHINGTON — Here’s how Reps. Joe Donnelly and Peter Visclosky, Democrats, and Sens. Richard Lugar and Daniel Coats, Republicans, voted last week.HouseSTUDYING LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE: The House rejected an amendment sponsored by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee , D-Texas, to the Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act (H.R. 1173). The amendment would have kept the bill’s provision repealing ... (Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:12:00 -0800)

Advocating for loved ones
There are many things family and friends can do to offer support for loved ones who are in long-term care. (Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:15:28 -0800)

Medicare and Long-Term Care
Estimates by experts are that at least 60% of all individuals will need extended help in one or more of the areas during their lifetime. This article reviews Medicare options for long-term care. (Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:29:08 -0800)

Special Needs Savings Scheme starts today
Scheme will allow parents to save for the long term care of their special needs children. -AsiaOne (Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:26:11 -0800)

Council to decide on controversial college woodlot
The future of a new long-term care home on St. Clair College property in south Windsor with be at stake when city council meets Monday night. (Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:22:34 -0800)

Long-term health consequences to being born prematurely?
Several studies worldwide have been following infants born prematurely into childhood and adulthood, and are beginning to yield results. (Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:16:48 -0800)

3 More Sick With Confirmed Norovirus At Long Term Care Facility in Oconee Co.
3 More Sick With Confirmed Norovirus At Long Term Care Facility in Oconee Co. (Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:41:49 -0800)

Chattanooga-based Unum quits long-term care field, takes loss
Chattanooga-based Unum Group announced Monday it is ending sales of its group long-term care insurance in the midst of improved operating results in the fourth quarter. (Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:06:14 -0800)

City sells woodlot to college
City council voted Monday night to sell St. Clair College a much-debated woodlot and paved the way for a new, 256-bed long-term care facility on campus. (Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:36:05 -0800)

Guardian Pharmacy LLC Provides Coverage to Central Minnesota’s Long-term Care Facilities
Guardian Pharmacy, LLC, one of the largest long-term care pharmacy companies in the U.S., in partnership with Sartell resident Mark Boe, announced the opening of Guardian Pharmacy of Minnesota located in St. (Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:07:00 -0800)

Six on Seniors: Managed Care
Gift ideas for seniors in long-term care facilities. (Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:10:30 -0800)

Unum Falls After Posting Loss on Long-Term Care Coverage: New York Mover
Unum Group dropped the most in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index after the company reported a fourth- quarter loss tied to group long-term care coverage and said it was retreating from the business. (Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:50:54 -0800)

Unum Falls After Posting Loss on Long-Term Care: New York Mover
Unum Group dropped the most in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index after the company reported a fourth- quarter loss tied to group long-term care coverage and said it was retreating from the business. (Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:32:27 -0800)

ORPEA: 2011 Sales up Sharply, Reaching a New Record: 1,234.1M
ORPEA (Paris:ORP), leading European player in Long-Term Care (nursing homes), Post-Acute Care and Psychiatric Care, today announced its sales for the 4 th quarter and full-year to 31 st December 2011. (Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:05:09 -0800)

Affordable Care Act pays big dividends
The long-term fate of the federal Affordable Care Act signed into law in March 2010 remains uncertain. (Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:46:30 -0800)

Should You Buy Long-Term Care Insurance?
Factors to consider when examining your options for long-term medical care. (Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:23:15 -0800)

Should You Buy Long-Term Care Insurance?
As life expectancy increases, so do the costs associated with aging, especially when seniors need help with daily tasks like dressing or eating. A 2011 MetLife survey shows that the national average cost for a home health aide was $21,840 annually, while a private room in a nursing home cost $87,235 per year in 2011. (Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:41:39 -0800)

New long-term care facility to be built by 2014
Schlegel Holdings Inc. said it is on track to begin construction of a long-term care facility at St. Clair College by the end of March and complete it by 2014. (Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:54:08 -0800)

Consumer Watchdog: Insurance Company Sued for Denying Elderly & Sick Their Home Care Benefits
Consumers Who Bought Long-term Care from SHIP (formerly Conseco) Left To Fend for Themselves (Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:16:14 -0800)

Consumer Watchdog sues Senior Health Insurance for allegedly cheating elderly
Consumer Watchdog announced a suit Wednesday against a long-term care insurance company, accusing it of cheating the elderly by making them jump over too many hurdles to get care. (Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:42:04 -0800)

The Elder-Care Crapshoot
As more boomers require long-term care, a growing industry offers guidance for seniors. But how trustworthy -- and costly -- is it? (Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:37:20 -0800)

House votes to repeal long-term-care program
Republicans want to end the health reform law's CLASS provision that has been deemed financially not viable, but Democrats hope to salvage it. (Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:33:34 -0800)

The Elder-Care Crapshoot
As more boomers require long-term care, a growing industry offers guidance for seniors. But how trustworthy -- and costly -- is it? (Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:48:24 -0800)

Family struggles to find son, 32, long-term care in Rockland
Lindsey Rivera teetered on the branch of the pine tree, weighing the risks of another jump into the shallow water. (Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:38:56 -0800)

Keep These Factors In Mind When Shopping For Long-Term Health Insurance
As life expectancy increases, so do the costs associated with aging, especially when seniors need help with daily tasks like dressing or eating. A 2011 MetLife survey shows that the national average cost for a home health aide was $21,840 annually, while a private room in a nursing home cost $87,235 per year in 2011. (Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:38:01 -0800)

Family struggles to find son, 32, long-term care in Rockland
Loading Photo Galleries ... Danielle DePaolo, 26, feeds brother Lindsey Rivera, 32, as she and his stepmother, Annette Rivera, visit him at the Regency Extended Care Center in Yonkers. Rivera is paralyzed from the shoulders down. (Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:48:04 -0800)

Jill on Money: Retirement investing, allocation, long term care
In this episode of "Jill on Money," we cover how to invest for and during retirement and tackle questions about allocation, rebalancing and long-term care. (Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:09:56 -0800)

Risk of institutionalization: Long-term care insurance Part 1
Long-term care insurance policies have improved considerably in the past 30 years. The early policies were expensive and often covered little. Many policyholders were never able to use their policies because of the restrictions they contained. (Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:00:00 -0800)

Long Term Care Insurance Executive Offers Ways to Reduce Insurance Cost
American Association for Long Term Care Insurance executive director to address ways consumers can reduce the cost of long term care insurance protection. (Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:55:01 -0800)

State legislatures face tough decisions on long-term care, abortion rules, pain prescriptions, coordinated care
Cost-saving measures proposed by Gov. Scott Walker's administration to Family Care programs for frail elderly and people with disabilities are coming under fire ... County Executive Chris Abele said the county didn't have the staff to do "intensive prevention efforts" envisioned by the state reform ideas. ... The state's proposed sustainability modifications to the program include an emphasis on ... (Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:21:28 -0800)

QuickMedical® Announces Launch Of Their New Long-Term Care Web Page
QuickMedical will now offer quality Long-Term Care and Assisted Living Products specially selected and ideal for nursing facilities, home care, adult family homes, hospitals and rehabilitation centers.Issaquah, WA (PRWEB) February 13, 2012 According to QuickMedical, skilled nursing facilities make up around 30 percent of the total number of nursing and residential care facilities; assisted and ... (Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:13:08 -0800)

Global Market for Managed Health Care Services to Report Steady Growth, According to New Report by Global Industry ...
GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global outlook on the Managed Health Care Services Industry. Escalating cost of healthcare delivery, rising number of senior citizens in need of long-term care, and shift towards preventive healthcare measures are contributing to the increased demand for managed healthcare services. Though the recession and healthcare reforms led to a significant ... (Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:03:40 -0800)

Supervisors Consider Closure Of Aging Burlingame Long-Term Care Facility
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will decide whether to close a long-term care facility in Burlingame, a move that could cost as many as 200 jobs and force the transfer of 230 patients who live there. (Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:46:32 -0800)

MMIC Invests Further in Its Health Information Technology Division
This month, MMIC reaffirmed its commitment to providing technical solutions and managing cyber risk for hospitals, clinics and long-term care facilities by expanding its Health IT staff. (Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:12:00 -0800)

90 percent rate hike angers insurance policy holders
DENVER - John Hancock Financial recently raised insurance rates on many of its long-term care policies by as much as 90 percent, 9Wants to Know has learned. (Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:14:57 -0800)

Do you need long-term care insurance?
DENVER - The Colorado Division of Insurance has revamped its long-term care insurance website to provide more information about polices. (Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:16:42 -0800)

Obama plan cuts preventive, long-term health care funds
Facing budgetary pressures in his annual spending plan, President Obama has proposed cutting resources from a key part of his health care law — a preventive care program designed for Americans to maintain good health. Releasing his 2013 budget on Monday, Mr. Obama proposed $360 billion in cuts to Medicare, ... (Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:28:06 -0800)

QuickMedical® Announces Launch Of Their New Long-Term Care Web Page
QuickMedical® Announces Launch Of Their New Long-Term Care Web Page QuickMedical will now offer quality Long-Term Care and Assisted Living Products specially selected and ideal for nursing facilities, home care, adult family homes, hospitals and rehabilitation centers. According to QuickMedical, skilled nursing facilities make up around 30 percent of the total number of nursing and residential ... (Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:49:19 -0800)

Long-term care home rezoning OK’d
WINDSOR, Ont. -- The city’s planning committee voted in favour of rezoning the lot for the new Schlegel Village long-term care home despite conflicting criticisms from local residents and the provincial Ministry of Transportation. (Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:02:14 -0800)

Wis. Senate to consider cap on Family Care program
The state Senate is scheduled to take up a bill Tuesday to remove an enrollment cap on Family Care and other long-term care programs. (Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:00:15 -0800)

Nursing home’s fate in balance
Conclusions about the structural and financial soundness of Burlingame Long Term Care, the county-run nursing facility recommended for closure in July 2013, might well be wrong — according to one of the two brothers who own the building. (Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:12:35 -0800)

Schlegel plan casts shadow on residents
The Schelgel Villages long-term care development plan was approved by the city's planning committee on Monday night, despite objections from neighbours. (Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:13:28 -0800)

Burlingame Long-Term Care facility shutting down
The San Mateo County board of supervisors voted to close a long-term care center for budget and safety reasons. (Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:48:22 -0800)

Do the Long-Term Unemployed Deserve Special Treatment?
There's no debate that long-term unemployment is an economic and social crisis. But what we can or should do for these millions of workers is an open question.  ReutersMore than 5 million people have been ... (Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:30:14 -0800)

Senate votes unanimously to lift cap on Family Care program
The enrollment cap on a state long-term care program for the elderly and disabled would be lifted, under a measure approved unanimously by the Senate on Tuesday. (Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:40:32 -0800)

Sharon the Health: Legislation passed to help seniors pay for long-term health care
Sharon the Health: Legislation passed to help seniors pay for long-term health care (Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:06:37 -0800)

Newman Long Term Care Announces Strategic Alliance with AdvisorNet Financial
As 10,000 baby boomers turn 65 every day, two leading financial planning and insurance firms team up to help solve the nation’s growing long-term care needs. (PRWeb February 15, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/20 (Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:08:52 -0800)

Emotional end: County closing nursing home in favor of more beds at hospital
San Mateo County supervisors unanimously agreed not to renew its lease with Burlingame Long Term Care, a decision capping hours of emotional testimony by residents who begged them not to break up their home and others who challenged the image of the facility as physically unsafe and financially draining. (Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:12:35 -0800)

Despite pleas, Burlingame care center closing
Anna Tupou, 76, has lived at the Burlingame Long-Term Care center for the past four years, a resident of one of only five county-run facilities in the state like it. On Tuesday, she was put on notice that she would soon... (Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:28:24 -0800)

Ask Dr. K: Many long-term care options exist
Q My elderly father lives with my family. But I have my own health issues and don't think I'll be able to care for him much longer. What are my options for long-term care? (Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:12:02 -0800)

MedAmerica and LTC Financial Partners Announce a Broad Suite of Long-Term Care Insurance Products for the Workplace
KIRKLAND, Wash., Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today MedAmerica Insurance Company (MedAmerica) and LTC Financial Partners, LLC (LTCFP) announce a distribution agreement to make a broad suite of long-term ... (Thu, 16 Feb 2012 04:00:00 -0800)

Former Florida Department of Health Program Manager Chrystal McDonald Joins Progressive Care Board of Advisors to Head ...
MIAMI, FL-- - Progressive Care, Inc. and its subsidiary PharmCo, LLC, a provider of prescription pharmaceuticals, specializing in anti-viral patient management, long term care and home medical equipment, ... (Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:00:00 -0800)

Long-Term Care Task Force on Resident Care and Safety to Develop Action Plan to Protect Residents
Consultations to Address Abuse and Neglect in Long-Term Care HomesTORONTO , Feb. 16, 2012 /CNW/ - A task force has been established to address incidents of abuse and neglect in long-term care homes, as ... (Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:40:00 -0800)

Genworth Announces New Service to Help AARP Members Make More Informed Caregiving Decisions
RICHMOND, Va., Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Genworth Financial, Inc. (NYSE: GNW - News), a leader in long term care issues for 35 years, announced a brand new caregiving support service, available to ... (Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:21:00 -0800)

Second St. hospital site ideal for long-term care
CORNWALL — A few months after he first pushed it for it, Coun. Andre Rivette got the health board’s backing Thursday to convert the Second Street Cornwall Community hospital site into a much-needed long-term care facility.[...] (Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:28:54 -0800)

Forum tackles aging-related issues
MOOSIC - George Bernardin, 68, has peace of mind.With long-term care insurance for himself and his wife, Mr. Bernardin said he knows he has taken "the burden" away from his kids because he would be taken care of if something should happen. (Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:39:45 -0800)

Budget: Govt enhances affordability of long-term healthcare
SINGAPORE: The government will increase subsidies for lower- and middle-income groups for services in the intermediate and long-term care (ILTC) sector. (Fri, 17 Feb 2012 02:07:16 -0800)

CCAC helping with transition
The North East Community Care Access Centre is doing everything in its power to help 30 elderly people make the transition from interim beds at the Health Sciences North Sudbury Outpatient Centre to long-term care or back home if that is possible, it says.[...] (Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:20:04 -0800)

Live in the Present, Plan for the Future: Retirement Communities
Most senior citizens will need the kind of long-term care that a living facility can provide, but choosing the right one is no simple task. (Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:26:12 -0800)

Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums Rise
Imagine paying an insurance premium for years and seeing it suddenly jump by nearly 70 percent. (Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:58:01 -0800)

Long-term health centres striving but still struggling
The systems in place at the Health and Social Services Centre – University Institute of Geriatrics of Sherbrooke (CSSS-IUGS) long-term care facilities aren’t perfect, admitted Céline Bureau, director for services and programs at the establishments, but workers are trying. (Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:23:26 -0800)

OnShift Congratulates Scheduler of the Year Award Winners
New Awards Program Recognizes Successful Staff Schedulers in Long-Term Care and Senior Living (Mon, 20 Feb 2012 05:33:17 -0800)

Government to spend S$250 million a year to enhance quality, affordability of care
Singapore - While the Government's move to raise subsidies was primarily aimed at alleviating healthcare costs in the intermediate and long-term care sector, it was also meant to accentuate the difference between what families have to fork out to place a senior in a nursing home, as compared to caring for him at home or in the community. (Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:22:34 -0800)

Sacramento Health Care Providers and Wells Fargo Announce Sacramento Valley Concussion Care Consortium
Responding to the growing concern over the short and long-term effects of sports-related concussions, Wells Fargo’s Student Insurance Division, Kaiser Permanente, Mercy Neurological Institute, Sutter Health and UC Davis Health System have joined forces to establish the Sacramento Valley Concussion Care Consortium. (Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:30:00 -0800)

Missing from the Presidential Debate: Long-Term Care
Two Candidates Respond to National Survey but Many Remain Silent on How to Support Older Adults and Individuals with Disabilities Who Need Care at Home (Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:02:18 -0800)

Alberta senior says life in long-term care is abuse, misery and broken elevators
EDMONTON - An Alberta senior has gone public with allegations of misery, physical abuse and substandard living conditions at a long-term care centre. (Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:15:42 -0800)

Long-Term Care Services: Forgotten By Most Presidential Candidates
Long-term care services are not on the front burner of the Presidential campaign. They are not on the back burner. They are, it seems, not even on the stove. (Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:55:23 -0800)

Employers Using Tax Incentives to Lower Long Term Insurance Costs
EM-Power Services Inc ( http://www.longtermcarefacts.co ), a leading provider of long term care insurance encourages benefits planners to realize new opportunities for savings as tax season approachesOxford, MA (PRWEB) February 22, 2012 EM-Power Services Inc (http://www.longtermcarefacts.co) a leading provider of long term care insurance encourages benefits planners to realize new ... (Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:38:12 -0800)

Long-term Care For Women Is Topic Of Saturday Seminar
The West Hartford Library will hold a free seminar on planning for long-term care for women on Feb. 25 at 10 a.m. (Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:32:44 -0800)

American HealthTech Announces Comprehensive Wound Management
JACKSON, Miss., Feb. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- American HealthTech ( www.healthtech.net ), the Ultimate Connectivity Partner in long-term care, announces the addition of Wound Management to Quality Assurance.  ... (Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:00:00 -0800)

Don't ignore care needs of frail seniors
Long-term care staff urge health minister (Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:34:13 -0800)

Payout will fund life-long care
How a £5m payout will transform a six-year-old's life (Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:15:53 -0800)

Tax tips: Long-term care insurance
Raphael Tulino is the spokesman for the IRS in the Orange County/San Diego area, and he's volunteered to answer your tax questions ...Q. I wanted to know if long-term care insurance is deductible on income tax. AARP says "No," but my brother's tax man uses it on his... (Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:22:13 -0800)

Managed care for disabled debated
The conversation of moving the state's long-term care services for the developmentally disabled to a managed care system contracted out by insurance companies was rekindled Thursday night during a town hall meeting. (Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:22:26 -0800)

Pressure grows for alternatives to Dilnot
The Government is facing growing pressure to consider alternatives to Andrew Dilnot’s long-term care funding reforms. (Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:39:03 -0800)

Ryan Zimmerman wants to be a Nat long-term
Ryan Zimmerman arrived in the Washington Nationals clubhouse this morning, about 24 hours before his self-imposed deadline to table negotiations for a contract extension . He made himself an egg-white omelet and chatted briefly with General Manager Mike Rizzo, the conversation pertaining only to the Ryan Braun case . Zimmerman did not seem worried. Read full article >> (Fri, 24 Feb 2012 08:03:47 -0800)

Officials: Cuts to senior care likely avoided
Budget cuts will not mean a reduction in services for seniors who get publicly funded long-term care, key Oregon legislators... (Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:03:56 -0800)

Health report highlights need for long-term beds
The new Health Quality Council report says creating more long-term and palliative care beds will shorten wait times and ease congestion in emergency rooms. (Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:30:39 -0800)

Health report highlights need for long-term beds
The new Health Quality Council report says creating more long-term and palliative care beds will shorten wait times and ease congestion in emergency rooms. (Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:31:56 -0800)

Christie plan would consolidate services for state's seniors
The state is taking another crack at simplifying its maze of elder-care services by moving most of its financial assistance and long-term-care funding programs under one new bureaucratic roof. (Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:30:30 -0800)

Norovirus running its unpleasant course at area long-term care facilities
It's been an abnormally mild flu season so far, but norovirus is running at a perfectly and unpleasantly normal pace. A current outbreak at Philadelphia Protestant Home is just one of 15 this season at long-term care facilities in Philadelphia and eight in Bucks County (plus a hospital and a school), along with a sizable cluster at Princeton University that peaked on Valentine's Day - an ... (Sat, 25 Feb 2012 00:26:21 -0800)

Officials: Cuts to senior care likely avoided
Budget cuts will not mean a reduction in services for seniors who get publicly funded long-term care, key Oregon legislators said Friday. (Sat, 25 Feb 2012 04:26:10 -0800)

Money spent on health care 'mind-boggling,' says Matthews
Health and Long-Term Care Minister Deb Matthews has seen the future of health care for aging Ontarians -- and it's tucked away in a corner of the Minnow Lake area of Greater Sudbury.[...] (Sat, 25 Feb 2012 04:42:50 -0800)

PIEPER: Factor expense into long-term insurance choice
Essentially, the decision to buy long-term insurance has three different dimensions. (Sat, 25 Feb 2012 22:00:00 -0800)

Norovirus running its unpleasant course at area long-term care facilities
It's been an abnormally mild flu season so far, but norovirus is running at a perfectly and unpleasantly normal pace. A current outbreak at Philadelphia Protestant Home is just one of 15 this season at long-term care facilities in Philadelphia and eight in Bucks County (plus a hospital and a school), along with a sizable cluster at Princeton University that peaked on Valentine's Day - an ... (Sat, 25 Feb 2012 22:08:54 -0800)

Get With the Plan: Retiree-to-be needs a long-term-care insurance policy
The average cost of long-term care in the New Jersey area for a private room is about $110,000 a year in today’s dollars. This can be reduced slightly by staying in a semi-private room. (Sun, 26 Feb 2012 04:07:46 -0800)

Ambulation Walkers Designed by the Merry Walker Corporation Now Offered by Rehabmart.com
After spending about fifteen years in the long term care field working with the elderly as a social worker, activity director and nursing home administrator, Mary M. Harroun, MS, LNHA, realized that the elderly needed special equipment, and in 1990, the wheelchair and basic walker were the only choices available to them. Harroun wanted to increase their functional mobility safely, stating that ... (Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:16:40 -0800)

Find quality nursing home care in Ohio
NewsChannel5 investigators reveal tips and tricks to help you find quality nursing home care for you or your loved ones in Ohio. (Mon, 27 Feb 2012 02:19:25 -0800)

Sickest unsettled by state’s plans to change long-term care
The state plans sweeping changes to the way it provides long-term care and other health services to 190,000 Ohioans eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid . “Dual eligibles” are among the sickest and most expensive to care for. In Ohio, they make up 10 percent of the 2.1 million on Medicaid , yet they account for 46 percent of long-term-care costs. Gov. John Kasich’s administration wants to ... (Mon, 27 Feb 2012 02:33:18 -0800)

Pet Connection: Regular care vital to cats' long-term vigor
Veterinarians have long recognized something very sad about how cats are treated: Compared to dogs, cats aren't given much medical care at all. (Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:51:47 -0800)

Should I Wait And See Or Go Visit A PT?
Acute pain can usually be easily resolved by correcting a training error, while long-term pain often requires long-term care. (Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:59:05 -0800)

Lil and Ray, together again
Couple married 70 years reunited in long-term care home (Tue, 28 Feb 2012 02:04:08 -0800)

Long-term care best left to public funding: study
A new fact sheet linking for-profit ownership of care facilities with lower quality care has been released through the Parkland Institute, recharging the ever-illuminated spotlight that shines on the proposed Fort McMurray continuing care facility debate.[...] (Tue, 28 Feb 2012 03:04:51 -0800)

Ask Your Employer About Long-Term Care Insurance
KIRKLAND, Wash., Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today one of America's most experienced long-term care insurance agencies -- LTC Financial Partners LLC (LTCFP) -- reveals a little-known secret for people ... (Tue, 28 Feb 2012 04:00:00 -0800)

Long-Term Care Uncertainty Is A Growing Issue
The cost of long-term care is the big health insurance uncertainty for Americans 65 and older. How will they pay for long-term care? The biggest shock for people entering the Medicare system is learning that it won't pay for custodial care in a nursing home. (Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:03:15 -0800)

Omnicare Beats, Turns to Profit
Omnicare's fourth quarter results beat the Zacks Consensus Estimates. (Tue, 28 Feb 2012 09:45:23 -0800)

Omnicare Beats, Turns to Profit - Analyst Blog
Omnicare Inc. ( OCR ), which sells drugs to long-term care facilities and nursing homes, reported fourth quarter and fiscal 2011 adjusted (excluding one-time expenses) earnings per (Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:15:46 -0800)

Expect More Short Stay Programs for Long Term Care
TORONTO , Feb. 28, 2012 /CNW/ - Shifting to accommodate transitional care in long term care homes is a direction the sector is willing to embrace but the needs of long stay residents must remain a priority.This ... (Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:30:00 -0800)

Former Lehman Worker Says Long-Term Unemployment Is 'Demeaning'
"To be at this point and need to be dependent on the government now, it's not the American dream." (Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:30:25 -0800)

Remember the residents
As a small, rural long-term care home, we are very concerned about the coming changes in Medicaid pl ... (Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:43:05 -0800)

Don't ignore care needs of frail seniors
Long-term care staff urge health minister (Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:02:52 -0800)

Managed Health Care Associates, Inc. (MHA) Expands Ninth Annual Business Summit for Long Term Care, Home Infusion and ...
FLORHAM PARK, N.J., Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Managed Health Care Associates, Inc. (MHA),  a leading health care service company focused on alternate site health care providers, is hosting its 9th ... (Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:09:00 -0800)

Burnaby senior spent 11 days in hospital hallway: Chouhan
A Burnaby senior spent 11 days in a hospital hallway while awaiting a long-term care bed, said Burnaby-Edmonds MLA Raj Chouhan. (Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:07:09 -0800)

With Only 251 Days Until Election, Robert Cardona Long Term Care Insurance Solutions Inc. Would Like to Disclose the ...
With the month of March at hand and only eight months until Election Day, the topic of Long Term Care has, for the most part, been unseen. However, two of the candidates did respond to a five-questioned survey sent out by the National Council of Aging in November regarding long term care and other senior interests.Beaumont, CA (PRWEB) February 29, 2012 Of the five candidates (Ron Paul, Rick ... (Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:06:09 -0800)

Medicare cost-cutting board in GOP sights
After voting last fall to scrap a long-term care program in President Obama's health care law, House Republicans homed in Wednesday on their next major target in the law by advancing legislation that would repeal a Medicare cost-cutting panel and winning support for the move from a leading Democrat. Rep. ... (Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:14:33 -0800)


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