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Long Term Care News Mar 2014

Most Long Term Care Claims Paid Go to Home Care, According to New Data
ATLANTA, Ga. -- via PRWEB - The majority of Long Term Care Insurance claims paid out to policyholders are used for home care, according to new data from LTC Tree. (Sat, 01 Mar 2014 00:07:23 -0800)

Vibra Hospital, Oakwood partner opens new long-term acute care facility in Taylor
TAYLOR — A new long-term acute care facility officially opened last Wednesday within Oakwood Hospital-Taylor Campus. (Sat, 01 Mar 2014 06:59:32 -0800)

State rules for nursing care aid are strict
Nursing home care costs $4,000 or more per month, and Medicare provides coverage for long-term care for only a very short time, so most seniors and their loved ones need help financing this care. (Sat, 01 Mar 2014 15:50:56 -0800)

Vibra Hospital, Oakwood partner opens new long-term acute care facility in Taylor
TAYLOR — A new long-term acute care facility officially opened last Wednesday within Oakwood Hospital-Taylor Campus. (Sun, 02 Mar 2014 05:13:16 -0800)

Government innovation agency backs long-term care start-ups with £2.4m
The Technology Strategy Board, otherwise known as the government’s innovation agency, announced today that it is funding six business-led projects that aim to transform the quality of life for people that require long-term care with £2.4 million.         (Sun, 02 Mar 2014 14:13:59 -0800)

Warning over schemes to cut long-term care bills
People are entering risky arrangements to safeguard their wealth, but there are cheaper and safer options if you plan early (Sun, 02 Mar 2014 23:24:29 -0800)

Long-term care insurance costs go up, benefits go down
Susan Hart, right, and her mother, Georgette Hart, talk about the week's activities during a visit at Georgette's apartment at NHC Place. / Sanford Myers / The Tennessean (Mon, 03 Mar 2014 03:49:00 -0800)

Warning over 'risky' schemes to cut care bills
People are entering risky arrangements to safeguard their wealth from long-term care costs, but there are cheaper and safer options if you plan early         (Mon, 03 Mar 2014 05:01:30 -0800)

John Hancock Insurance Offers Improved Long-Term Care Rider On All Single Life Products
BOSTON, March 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- John Hancock Insurance today announced that it has launched an improved Long-Term Care (LTC) rider that is available on many of its life insurance products. "The need for long-term care represents one of the most significant financial risks an individual can face," said Mike Doughty, President, John Hancock Insurance. "An unexpected long-term care event can ... (Mon, 03 Mar 2014 07:00:00 -0800)

Media release: Seniors in long-term care homes to benefit from the expertise of nurse practitioners
TORONTO, March 3, 2014 /CNW/ - Seniors living in long-term care will benefit from a government decision to add nurse practitioners (NP) to the staffing mix of nursing homes around the province. Ontario Health Minister Deb Matthews announced the initiative while she was addressing members of the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) last Thursday, Feb. 27. The news prompted a standing ... (Mon, 03 Mar 2014 11:30:00 -0800)

Promise Healthcare Celebrates Construction of New Long-Term Acute Care Hospital in Fort Myers
Promise Healthcare, Inc., a leading national long-term acute care hospital company has commenced construction on its newest facility, Promise Hospital of Fort Myers. Designe (Mon, 03 Mar 2014 11:52:00 -0800)

More Nurse Practitioners Good News for Long Term Care Residents
TORONTO, March 3, 2014 /CNW/ - Today Deb Matthews, the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, announced a plan that will expand the number of nurse practitioners in long term care homes. "We applaud this step by the government," said Donna Rubin, CEO of the Ontario Association of Non-Profit Homes and Services for Seniors (OANHSS). "With their broad clinical competencies, nurse practitioners ... (Mon, 03 Mar 2014 13:28:00 -0800)

Seniors long-term care under scrutiny at legislature
The provincial government was peppered with questions about the need for improvements to long-term care for seniors in Saskatchewan as politicians returned to Regina for the spring sitting of the legislature. (Mon, 03 Mar 2014 18:32:04 -0800)

Labour call for 'whole-person care'
People with long-term conditions such as dementia or diabetes should be given "whole-person care", the Labour leader has said, as a new report calls for the current system which treats "body parts" to be scrapped. (Tue, 04 Mar 2014 02:22:24 -0800)

How to avoid long-term care insurance scams
As long-term care insurance rates catapult and policy benefits plunge, many aging Americans who thought they had good coverage are discovering just the opposite. (Tue, 04 Mar 2014 03:43:15 -0800)

Long Term Care Insurance Tax Deduction Strategy Frequently Overlooked
The future tax deductibility of long term care insurance premiums is overlooked by millions of working age baby boomers says a leading expert. (Tue, 04 Mar 2014 07:18:00 -0800)

Nurse practitioners will help to keep long-term care residents out of hospital
TORONTO, March 4, 2014 /CNW/ - On Monday, March 3, Ontario's Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care announced plans to fund an additional 75 nurse practitioners in long-term care homes, rolled out over the next three years. "This is excellent news," says Candace Chartier, CEO of the Ontario Long Term Care Association (OLTCA), which represents 439 long-term care facilities in the province. "With ... (Tue, 04 Mar 2014 14:50:00 -0800)

Long-term care facility nearing completion
Human resources looking at new staffing levels (Wed, 05 Mar 2014 00:26:53 -0800)

Update on New Long-Term Care Centre
Patient-staff ratios at the new long-term care centre in St. John's will not increase when the complex opens in the Fall, but more staff will be required. The new centre will have a total of 461 beds, up from the current 369 offered at the Hoyles Escasoni. (Wed, 05 Mar 2014 00:30:13 -0800)

New long-term care facility to meet needs better
Eastern Health's new long term care facility in St. John's has more beds and twice the space of the one that it is replacing. (Wed, 05 Mar 2014 01:03:36 -0800)

Long-term care facility nearing completion
Human resources looking at new staffing levels (Wed, 05 Mar 2014 05:02:00 -0800)

Long-term care facility nearing completion
Human resources looking at new staffing levels (Wed, 05 Mar 2014 05:02:27 -0800)

Survey Reveals That Infection Risk and Cleanliness Are Top Concerns Among Consumers with Loved Ones in a Long-Term ...
PLEASANTON, Calif., March 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The long-term care industry faces a multitude of challenges when it comes to keeping residents happy and healthy, including maintaining cleanliness and reducing the risk of the 1.5 million infections estimated to occur in long-term care facilities each year.[1],[2] Clorox Professional Products Company recently surveyed U.S. adults with a friend ... (Wed, 05 Mar 2014 06:30:00 -0800)

OnShift CEO to Present at American Health Care Association Independent Owner Leadership Conference
OnShift, the leader in web-based staff scheduling and labor management software for long-term care and senior living, today announced that OnShift CEO Mark Woodka will present staffing best practices at ... (Thu, 06 Mar 2014 06:19:31 -0800)

MatrixCare Acquires Right Click Software
MDI Achieve, provider of the MatrixCare Electronic Health Record for long-term care, has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the assets of Right Click Software, provider of an integrated marketing, ... (Thu, 06 Mar 2014 08:35:00 -0800)

Should Long-Term Care Be an Entitlement?
Affordability gap for senior care is growing, and there is little discussion about how to close it. (Thu, 06 Mar 2014 10:21:43 -0800)

Long-Term Care Costs Favor Home-Based Treatment
Genworth Financial survey finds institutional expenses rising but at-home costs stable. (Thu, 06 Mar 2014 10:23:58 -0800)

Long-Term Care Expenses Could Swamp Medicaid
Voluntary programs aren’t working and we can’t afford bigger budget deficits. (Thu, 06 Mar 2014 10:26:09 -0800)

The Rush to Solve Long-Term Care Needs, Funding Issues
Presidential commission releases report on long-term care needs, but skirts broader funding issues (Thu, 06 Mar 2014 10:51:43 -0800)

Diversicare Announces 2013 Fourth Quarter Results
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. -- Diversicare Healthcare Services, Inc. , a premier provider of long-term care services primarily in the Southeast and Southwest, today announced its results for the fourth quarter ended ... (Thu, 06 Mar 2014 13:01:00 -0800)

Pitfalls seen in turn to privately run long-term care
NASHVILLE, Tenn. and#8212; Even as public attention is focused on the Affordable Care Act, another health care overhaul is underway in many states: an ambitious effort to restrain the ballooning Medicaid cost of long-term care as people live longer and survive more disabling conditions. (Fri, 07 Mar 2014 07:41:37 -0800)

Take Long-Term Care Deduction This Tax Season
NEW YORK (BankingMyWay) Taxpayers who pay for long-term care insurance and who don't take available deductions on that insurance are leaving money on the table that Uncle Sam is only too happy to grab. Most American don't realize they can deduct long-term care insurance on their taxes, which means they're missing out on thousands of dollars in savings. An individual can deduct as much as $4,660 ... (Fri, 07 Mar 2014 08:27:20 -0800)

Pennsylvania Long-Term Care Commission Holds First Meeting
HARRISBURG, Pa., March 7, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Secretary of Public Welfare Beverly Mackereth and Secretary of Aging Brian Duke today met for the first time with members of the Pennsylvania Long-Term Care Commission in an organizational meeting. Governor Tom Corbett established the 25-member commission by executive order on Jan. 31, 2014. "The Pennsylvania Long-Term Care Commission ... (Fri, 07 Mar 2014 12:00:00 -0800)

TN gets smart on long-term care
With an aging population, we must create programs that can serve as many people who need long-term care as cost-effectively as possible without bankrupting the state or raising taxes. (Sun, 09 Mar 2014 04:37:24 -0700)

TN gets smart on long-term care
The Long-Term Care Community Choices Act, beginning in 2010, changed the way TennCare paid for senior care. / File / The Tennessean The choice isn’t nursing home or nothing anymore. (Sun, 09 Mar 2014 08:18:46 -0700)

Privately run long-term care gets high scrutiny
Other news includes a report that could mean better inspections of nursing homes and a study that examines the burden many poor women face in caring for an aging parent. (Sun, 09 Mar 2014 08:33:59 -0700)

Need growing for long-term care in Tamil community
Indrani Nagenthiram made her Scarborough bungalow into a retirement home and now she does not know where to turn for money. (Sun, 09 Mar 2014 21:30:16 -0700)

What Paul Ryan Got Right: Medicaid's Effect on Long-Term Care Insurance
“Medicaid imposes an ‘implicit tax’ on beneficiaries.”  So stated a major report released last week by U.S. House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan.  The report provides an overview of the complex patchwork of anti-poverty programs in the United States.  Unlike the uninformative sound bites that often pass for analysis inside the Beltway, this report is notable for its attempt to summarize ... (Mon, 10 Mar 2014 04:49:47 -0700)

AdCare Health Systems, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend on Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
ATLANTA, March 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- AdCare Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE MKT: ADK) (NYSE MKT: ADK.PRA) (the "Company" or "AdCare"), a leading long-term care provider, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend payment on the Company's 10.875% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock ("Series A Preferred Stock"), accruing from January 1, 2014 through ... (Mon, 10 Mar 2014 13:01:00 -0700)

PRESS RELEASES
A lady lawmaker is pushing for the immediate passage of a measure institutionalizing long-term care for senior citizens. (Mon, 10 Mar 2014 19:14:37 -0700)

Long-term care for senior citizens sought
A neophyte lawmaker has filed a measure institutionalizing long term care for senior citizens at the House of Representatives. Nueva Ecija Rep. Estrellita Suansing filed House Bill 3710 as she called on the chamber to recognize the elderly for their contribution to nation building. Suansing said HB 3710 to be known as the Long Term […] (Tue, 11 Mar 2014 00:59:25 -0700)

Lincoln Financial Group Introduces Next Generation of Long Term Care Funding Solution, Lincoln MoneyGuard® II
Lincoln Financial Group today announced the launch of Lincoln MoneyGuard® II, the next-generation of its hybrid life-long term care funding solution. As advisors w (Tue, 11 Mar 2014 05:00:00 -0700)

Long-term care for senior citizens sought
A neophyte lawmaker has filed a measure institutionalizing long term care for senior citizens at the House of Representatives. Nueva Ecija Rep. Estrellita Suansing filed House Bill 3710 as she called on the chamber to recognize the elderly for their contribution to nation building. Suansing said HB 3710 to be known as the Long Term Care for Senior Citizens Act of 2013, proposes “an integrated ... (Tue, 11 Mar 2014 08:56:21 -0700)

Betty Berry: Adult day care can provide relief for caregiver
Betty Berry advises a stressed-out caregiver to look into adult day care programs. (Tue, 11 Mar 2014 13:04:00 -0700)

Q and A: Gauge the costs, advantages of long-term care insurance
It's a frightening prospect. You fall and break a hip and need several months of nursing home care. Or you're recovering from a stroke and need help bathing and getting dressed each morning. Those scenarios are the type of care covered under long-term care insurance, known as LTC insurance. (Tue, 11 Mar 2014 21:26:42 -0700)

Long-Term Care Leader Extends Strategic Partnership Offer to Hundreds of Senior-Market Professionals
KIRKLAND, Wash., March 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Today LTC Financial Partners, LLC (LTCFP) announces a broad expansion of its strategic partnership program. "We're opening our doors to seasoned senior-market professionals who want to expand their service offerings through a turn-key... (Wed, 12 Mar 2014 04:09:40 -0700)

OnShift Honors Recipients of Third Annual Scheduler of the Year Awards
OnShift, the leader in web-based staff scheduling and labor management software for long-term care and senior living, today announced winners of the third annual OnShift Scheduler of the Year Awards. OnShift ... (Wed, 12 Mar 2014 05:30:00 -0700)

Yamada audit request for long-term health care facilities OK'ed
The California Legislature's Joint Legislative Audit Committee will be auditing the state Public Health's Licensing and Certification Division's regulation of long-term health care facilities it was decided Wednesday. (Thu, 13 Mar 2014 02:43:47 -0700)

Talyst Helps Long-Term Care Pharmacies Grow their Business
KIRKLAND, Wash., March 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Talyst, a market leader in pharmacy automation, will be exhibiting at the 2014 Managed Health Care Associates Business Summit (MHA). The MHA Summit will identify trends that impact long-term care (LTC) pharmacy services and discuss opportunities for financial growth. The InSite® Remote Dispensing System, Talyst's LTC pharmacy automation solution ... (Thu, 13 Mar 2014 13:45:00 -0700)

Coast Lines, March 14, 2014: Volunteers needed for long-term care program
SANTA CRUZ -- The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program of Santa Cruz is looking for volunteers to help residents in facilities and work with skilled nurses. (Fri, 14 Mar 2014 00:06:39 -0700)

LTCI Underwriting App Launched for iOS and Android Devices
LTCUnderwriter.com’s free underwriting tools for long term care insurance professionals can now be accessed on iOS and Android tablets and smartphones. (PRWeb March 14, 2014) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/20 (Fri, 14 Mar 2014 01:08:21 -0700)

PCA Pharmacy Realizes Reduced Errors and More Efficient Production Using TCGRx Technology
In partnership with TCGRx, PCA Pharmacy, a subsidiary of Trilogy Health Services, implemented ATP-Rx™ with SmartTrayRx™, and InspectRx™, in its Columbus, OH location in June 2013. Serving long-term care ... (Fri, 14 Mar 2014 05:00:00 -0700)

Genworth CEO Thomas J. McInerney to Discuss the Future of the U.S. Long Term Care Insurance Market at ILTCI Conference
RICHMOND, Va., March 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The future of the long term care insurance market in the U.S. will be the subject of remarks by Genworth President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas J. McInerney at the annual Intercompany Long Term Care Insurance (ILTCI) conference in Orlando, Florida next week. McInerney will speak on Tuesday afternoon, March 18, 2014 and discuss the new business ... (Fri, 14 Mar 2014 07:30:00 -0700)

Scam Watch: Long-Term Care Insurance
Look out for unscrupulous salesmen who pressure you into buying a new policy. It may be fraud. (Fri, 14 Mar 2014 14:17:15 -0700)

Tax Deduction for Long-Term Care Insurance on the Rise
NEW YORK ( MainStreet ) — The amount of money that can be deducted for long-term care insurance premiums is higher in 2014 than last year, according to the American Association for Long Term Care Insurance (AALTCI). But the future tax deductibility of long term care insurance premiums is often overlooked by millions of working age Baby Boomers. (Sun, 16 Mar 2014 09:18:59 -0700)

READER SUBMITTED: Gaylord Center For Concussion Care Recognized By The Brain Injury Alliance Of CT
Gaylord Specialty Healthcare, a nationally-recognized long-term acute care hospital that specializes in the care and treatment of people with complex medical and intensive rehabilitation issues is being recognized with the 2014 Education and Prevention Award by the Brain Injury Alliance of Connecticut (BIAC). (Mon, 17 Mar 2014 16:30:02 -0700)

Last Week was Brain Awareness Week; Frank N. Darras, of DarrasLaw Discusses the Importance of Brain Health and Long ...
Long-Term Care insurance is an investment for those who who want choices about their care and quality of life when they are older. Plan early so that the benefit of good health can keep premiums lower. (PRWeb March 18, 2014) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/20 (Tue, 18 Mar 2014 01:25:25 -0700)

MatrixCare and Pathway Partner to Provide ICD-10 Solution
MDI Achieve, provider of MatrixCare, the fastest growing Electronic Health Record solution for the long-term care continuum, announced a strategic partnership with Pathway Health to provide an industry ... (Tue, 18 Mar 2014 07:49:51 -0700)

Betty Berry: Senior Concerns will answer long-term-care insurance questions
Betty Berry writes about an upcoming seminar designed to answer questions from those who wonder whether they need long-term-care insurance and those who already have policies they might not completely understand. (Tue, 18 Mar 2014 14:53:00 -0700)

Questor share tip: Mears still a long term buy
The social housing and care provider has attractive long term dividend growth opportunities, says Questor         (Tue, 18 Mar 2014 23:39:47 -0700)

SAFER calls for minimum care, staffing standards to reduce violence in Long-Term Care Homes
TORONTO, March 19, 2014 /CNW/ - A coalition of stakeholders in Ontario's long-term care sector is calling on the provincial government to address the increasing incidence of violence in long-term care homes by setting a minimum standard of care to be provided in all facilities. Members of the recently formed group SAFER (Staffing Alliance for Every Resident) include seniors' advocates, non ... (Wed, 19 Mar 2014 05:00:00 -0700)

5 Reasons Why Long-Term Employment Is Dead
A few decades ago there was an implicit contract between employees and the organizations they worked for.  As an employee, you would be loyal and committed to the organization you worked for - giving it your labor and your attention.  In exchange that organization would take care of you for life.  In fact, working at an organization for 20, 30, or over 40 years was really not that uncommon ... (Wed, 19 Mar 2014 23:43:50 -0700)

Joining Forces: WRNMMC, Auburn University Launch Project SERVE in Support of Long-Term Care for Veterans
To enhance long-term care for returning troops and their families, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) recently joined forces with Auburn University and Auburn University Montgomery to develop Project SERVE. (Thu, 20 Mar 2014 03:08:27 -0700)

Five reasons why the long-term jobless don’t matter to the economy
Short summary of story (Thu, 20 Mar 2014 10:00:36 -0700)

Can you really live better longer without long-term care insurance?
Is long-term care insurance a smart financial investment for middle-class Americans who can’t afford to self-finance the care they might need? Photo by John Moore/Getty Images Editor’s Note: Lew Mandell’s doubts about investing in long-term care insurance , published on Making Sen$e earlier this year, left readers itching to know more. For those middle class Americans who can’t afford to self ... (Thu, 20 Mar 2014 11:27:03 -0700)

AOD Software Passes National ICD-10 Testing
AOD Software, delivering the industry’s leading integrated software solution to long-term care providers, announced today the successful participation in the national ICD-10 testing by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services with clean 999 ACK and 277CA claim detail reports. (Thu, 20 Mar 2014 12:23:00 -0700)

Mission Pharmacal Expands Into Long-Term Care Market
"We are fortunate to have an extremely talented and experienced team leading both our long-term care efforts and the therapeutic areas this team is focused on," says Terry Herring, President of Commercial Operations. (Thu, 20 Mar 2014 14:10:00 -0700)

NDP, Saskatchewan government squabble over health funding in budget
REGINA - The Opposition says the Saskatchewan budget doesn't have any new money for long-term care, but Health Minister Dustin Duncan says seniors haven't been forgotten. New Democrat Danielle Chartier said in the legislature Thursday that facilities put forward hundreds of requests after the province set up a $10 million fund last fall to deal with urgent problems at long-term care homes. But ... (Thu, 20 Mar 2014 15:48:43 -0700)

NDP, gov't squabble over health funding in budget
The Opposition says the Saskatchewan budget doesn't have any new money for long-term care, but Health Minister Dustin Duncan says seniors haven't been forgotten. (Thu, 20 Mar 2014 16:15:45 -0700)

Politicians spar over long-term care in Saskatchewan
The NDP opposition is criticizing the government on the issue of health dollars and long-term care for seniors. (Thu, 20 Mar 2014 16:20:06 -0700)

Candidates for governor speak out on long-term care
WORCESTER - Six of the candidates seeking to become Massachusetts' next governor agreed that many of the state's nursing homes are on the verge of going out of business and they acknowledged many challenges have to be overcome before those institutions return to financial solvency. (Fri, 21 Mar 2014 02:30:31 -0700)

Candidates for governor speak out on long-term care
WORCESTER - Six of the candidates seeking to become Massachusetts' next governor agreed that many of the state's nursing homes are on the verge of going out of business and they acknowledged many challenges have to be overcome before those institutions return to financial solvency. (Fri, 21 Mar 2014 05:48:15 -0700)

Medication Regimen Review Software targets LTC industry.
Designed for consultant pharmacists in Long Term Care industry, RxPertise™ Consulting Software v8.9 helps manage utilization, outcomes, and reporting requirements for residents. Standard Edition, intended for smaller LTC pharmacies and practice groups, provides flexible data management tools with importing and data merging functions. For large, multi-site operations, Enterprise Edition ... (Fri, 21 Mar 2014 05:52:42 -0700)

How Long-Term Care Insurers Deny Benefits
Here’s a heartbreaking scenario: Your parents or another loved one bought a long-term care insurance policy years ago and have paid its steep premiums ever since, but now that they need the benefits, the insurer refuses to pay them. (Fri, 21 Mar 2014 08:55:34 -0700)

As premiums rise, drop long-term care?
NEW YORK — Every day, Jesse Slome says, about a half-dozen people contact his office at the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance to complain about premium increases on their policies.         (Sat, 22 Mar 2014 21:09:25 -0700)

Gauge the costs, advantages of long-term care
It's a frightening prospect. You fall and break a hip and need several months of nursing home care. Or you're recovering from a stroke and need help bathing and getting dressed each morning. Or your husband is slipping into dementia and requires assistance with daily activities. (Sun, 23 Mar 2014 14:27:43 -0700)

Long- Term Planning Eyed At Middle Village Meeting
by Noah Zuss The Middle Village Property Owners/ Residents Association (< read more (Sun, 23 Mar 2014 14:33:49 -0700)

Feeling ill-effects of private long-term care insurance
A couple in their mid-60s were recently told that premiums for their long-term care insurance under John Hancock would nearly double. "No carrier takes pleasure in raising rates or doing anything that is disruptive to their insureds." (Mon, 24 Mar 2014 20:19:55 -0700)

Univita’s Long Term Care Expertise Highlighted in LIMRA’s MarketFacts Publication
Univita Health, the largest long term care insurance administrator in the United States, as well as an innovator in providing home-based care management, announced today important findings in key claim practices for successfully managing closed blocks of long term care insurance. (Tue, 25 Mar 2014 08:49:00 -0700)

Adult day-care services boost beneficial stress hormones in caregivers
Family caregivers show an increase in the beneficial stress hormone DHEA-S on days when they use an adult day care service for their relatives with dementia, according to researchers. "We know that caregivers are at increased risk of illness, because of the long hours of care they provide and the high levels of stress. These findings suggest that use of adult day care services may protect ... (Tue, 25 Mar 2014 11:48:08 -0700)

Feeling ill-effects of private long-term care insurance
A couple in their mid-60s were recently told that premiums for their long-term care insurance under John Hancock would nearly double. "No carrier takes pleasure in raising rates or doing anything that is disruptive to their insureds." (Tue, 25 Mar 2014 12:02:09 -0700)

Managed Health Care Associates, Inc. (MHA) Hosts Eleventh Annual Business Summit for Long Term Care, Home Infusion ...
FLORHAM PARK, N.J., March 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Managed Health Care Associates, Inc. (MHA),  a leading health care services and technology company focused on the alternate site health care provider ... (Tue, 25 Mar 2014 12:08:00 -0700)

Long-Term Unemployed's Impact on Jobs Market
The long-term unemployed, according to a new study, exert relatively little pressure on the overall economy and have a different effect on the macro economy than the short-term unemployed. This “unlucky subset of the unemployed”, it said, will more likely not find a job than find one. (Tue, 25 Mar 2014 13:53:20 -0700)

Long-Term-Care Coverage With an Asset-Protection Twist
A "partnership-eligible" policy may allow you to keep more of your assets if you eventually need to rely on Medicaid.         (Tue, 25 Mar 2014 16:32:53 -0700)

Family outraged as dementia patient suddenly transferred out of city
The brother of a Calgary man sent to the Claresholm hospital to wait for a long-term-care bed to open back home says he’s frustrated Alberta’s health-care resources are stretched so thin. Andy Shiplack spent eight months in a Calgary hospital before he was sent to a transitional unit in Claresholm last month, his brother, Dan Shiplack said. (Tue, 25 Mar 2014 22:34:10 -0700)

ORPEA: STRONG PROFITABILITY IMPROVEMENT IN 2013
(Tue, 25 Mar 2014 23:11:09 -0700)

Deerfield Announces $15 Million Investment in Wellfount
Deerfield Management Company announced today that it has entered into an agreement to provide Wellfount Corporation with $15.0 million in funding. With these amounts, Wellfount will possess sufficient working capital to continue to expand the portfolio of long term care facilities in which its innovative pharmacy solution is implemented. (Wed, 26 Mar 2014 05:30:00 -0700)

Medicine Chest Pharmacy Selects Innovatix as Its Exclusive Group Purchasing Organization
Innovatix, the nation’s largest non-acute care group purchasing organization is pleased to welcome Medicine Chest Pharmacy to its long-term care pharmacy membership. (Wed, 26 Mar 2014 10:23:00 -0700)

Press Release
Innovatix the nation’s largest non-acute care group purchasing organization (GPO) is pleased to welcome Medicine Chest Pharmacy (Sulphur Springs Texas) to its long-term care pharmacy membership. (Wed, 26 Mar 2014 11:11:29 -0700)

How A New Alzheimer's Test Could Kill Long-Term Care Insurance -- Or Make It Cheaper
A team of researchers at Georgetown University and six other medical centers has developed a simple blood test they say can predict, with 90 percent accuracy, whether an individual will develop Alzheimer’s Disease within 2-3 years. If it works as advertised, such a test could have a profound impact on the [...] (Wed, 26 Mar 2014 13:13:36 -0700)

AdCare Health Systems Reports Continued Progress for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2013
ATLANTA, March 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --  AdCare Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE MKT: ADK), (NYSE MKT: ADK.PRA) a leading long-term care provider, reported results for the fourth quarter and full year ended ... (Thu, 27 Mar 2014 13:12:00 -0700)

MasterCare, a National LTC Network Member Firm, Recommends Consumers Work with Long Term Care Insurance Specialists
OVERLAND PARK, Kan., March 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The National LTC Network announces its immediate past Chairman, Mike Skiens, is featured in an article on long term care planning in Kiplinger's Retirement ... (Fri, 28 Mar 2014 05:00:00 -0700)

Funding for long-term care dementia unit in Budget 2014
Education Minister Clyde Jackman indicated Budget 2014 has earmarked funding to establish a long-term care dementia unit on the Burin Peninsula. (Fri, 28 Mar 2014 10:15:45 -0700)

Coventry First Praises Kentucky Legislation To Benefit Long-Term Care Recipients
FORT WASHINGTON, Pa., March 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kentucky legislature unanimously passed landmark legislation to help seniors pay for long term care. The legislation enables seniors to pay for their long term care by selling their life insurance policies for as much as 10 times more than the cash surrender value and applying those proceeds toward their long term care.  House Bill 414 ... (Fri, 28 Mar 2014 12:53:00 -0700)

U.S. News & World Report Recognizes Avamere Rehabilitation of Clackamas for Achieving an Overall Five Star Rating
Avamere Rehabilitation of Clackamas – a skilled nursing and long-term care facility that provides senior services in Portland, Oregon and surrounding communities – has received the highest possible overall rating of five stars from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. (PRWeb March 28, 2014) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/20 (Fri, 28 Mar 2014 16:31:42 -0700)

Retail: Short term hiccups apart; long term credit drivers intact
Revival in consumer sentiments, curtailing of debt funded expansion plans and clarity on FDI is critical for the retail sector, CARE says (Fri, 28 Mar 2014 20:22:36 -0700)

Long Term Care Authority needs ombudsman volunteers
Ombudsman volunteers listen and receive concerns from residents of nursing homes or assisted-living facilities or from family and friends. (Sat, 29 Mar 2014 19:38:08 -0700)

Quiz: How much do you really know about long-term care?
Photo by John Moore/Getty Images As the population of baby boomers retires, long-term care of seniors will become a topic of national concern. But what is long-term care? Dr. Bruce Chernof, president and CEO of the SCAN Foundation, which focuses on senior issues, answers this question. Long-term care in many people’s minds is a nursing home. In 2013, that’s just not the case anymore. For the ... (Sun, 30 Mar 2014 15:05:52 -0700)

Matrix Home Health Care Specialists Launches First Residential Care Home
Matrix Home Health Care Specialists first residential care home will provide seniors with unique continuum of care solution and multiple levels of long term care. (PRWeb March 31, 2014) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/20 (Mon, 31 Mar 2014 00:34:14 -0700)

Coventry First commends passage of Kentucky Legislation
The Kentucky legislature unanimously passed landmark legislation to help seniors pay for long term care. The legislation enables seniors to pay for their long term care by selling their life insurance policies for as much as 10 times more than the cash surrender value and applying those proceeds toward their long term care. (Mon, 31 Mar 2014 00:58:50 -0700)

Intellitec Solutions Brings 225th Long Term Care Facility Live on Microsoft Dynamics GP
Firm has helped large number of facilities streamline operations, automate processes and improve insight. (PRWeb March 31, 2014) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/20 (Mon, 31 Mar 2014 01:11:16 -0700)

Univita Health Named by Aflac as Partner of the Year
Univita, the largest long term care administrator as well as an innovator in providing home-based care management, was recently named Partner of the Year by Aflac. Univita has been (Mon, 31 Mar 2014 05:38:00 -0700)

Long-term care move 130 km from Calgary concerns family
Dan Shiplack says his brother, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, was sent away from his family after being moved from Rockyview Hospital to Claresholm, Alta., without warning. (Mon, 31 Mar 2014 07:06:18 -0700)

Study Finds 1 in 3 Long Term Care Insurance Policyholders Use Benefits
ATLANTA -- via PRWEB - Long term care is a topic that is on the minds of more and more Boomers these days. With the approaching retirement crisis and the constantly rising cost of health care, planning ... (Mon, 31 Mar 2014 15:14:52 -0700)

READER SUBMITTED: Gaylord Specialty Healthcare Named Quality Respiratory Care Provider
Gaylord Specialty Healthcare, a not-for-profit long-term acute care hospital that specializes in the care and treatment of people with medically complex and intensive rehabilitation issues, has been named a quality respiratory care provider under a new program aimed at making sure residents in long-term care facilities have access to respiratory care services provided by quality respiratory ... (Mon, 31 Mar 2014 19:05:55 -0700)

Long-term care move 130 km from Calgary concerns family
Dan Shiplack says his brother, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, was sent away from his family after being moved from Rockyview Hospital to Claresholm, Alta., without warning. (Mon, 31 Mar 2014 20:25:46 -0700)

LTC Tree Offers Tips to Save Money on a Long Term Care Insurance Policy
ATLANTA, Ga. -- via PRWEB - As Long Term Care Insurance becomes a better-known product, it's important people know how to find a reliable policy at a good value. LTC Tree, a Long Term Care Insurance online ... (Mon, 31 Mar 2014 23:56:36 -0700)


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