Tool may help address care, staffing challenges in assisted living
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 21, 2016
A intervention recently pilot-tested in private-pay home healthcare settings one day might help improve coordination of care, reduce hospitalizations and improve caregiver retention in assisted living,...
What you need to know about the Democratic platform
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 26, 2016
The Democratic National Convention ratified the party platform late Monday in Philadelphia. We’ve highlighted topics in the 55-page document that will be of particular interest to those working in...
CCAs can lower person-centered dementia care costs
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 10, 2016
Care coordinator assistants can be a low-cost way to facilitate person-centered care for those with dementia and their caregivers, according to a new study.
Fund Alzheimer’s research, Senate committee told
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 06, 2016
Witnesses testifying before the Senate Special Committee on Aging, and committee members themselves, called for more funding for Alzheimer’s research at an April 6 hearing.
Report: PACE viable, sustainable
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 07, 2016
The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly model is a viable and sustainable model of community-based long-term care, according to a new journal article.
Hospital admissions cut 17% in Brookdale pilot program
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 23, 2016
Hospital admissions among assisted living residents in 46 Brookdale Senior Living communities decreased 17% in a three-year pilot program funded by a $7.3 million Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...
Forum reveals top issues for senior voters
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 17, 2016
Issues important to your residents and prospective residents — and where some of the candidates stand on them — were on the agenda Feb. 17 at a forum organized by the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations.
Government agencies look back on 2015, ahead to 2016
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 04, 2016
Antibiotic resistance, elder abuse and fraud were among the topics mentioned in end-of-the-year reports from federal governmental agencies noting major activities during 2015 and plans for 2016.