Long Term Care News

How to pay for long-term care
People don’t like to think about long-term care. They say they don’t want to go into a nursing home, and that it won’t happen to them. It’s like car insurance, said Debbie Durham, vice president for Caretel Inns. People have it, but don’t believe they’ll ever get in an accident. (Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:32:48 GMT)

ASBMR Task Force studies link between long-term bisphosphonate usage and rare bone fractures
Recent reports suggesting a link between long-term bisphosphonate usage and rare bone fractures have sparked rising concern among patients, health care professionals and the public. The American Society of Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) is examining this urgent clinical issue and will present its findings later this year. (Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:15:00 GMT)

KHN column -- Public reverse mortgages and long-term care: Can they work together?
In his latest Kaiser Health News column, Howard Gleckman writes: "Here's the problem: By the time we need long-term care services we often don't have readily available resources to pay for them. (Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT)

MetLife's New Tiered Solution Sm Rider Provides Affordable Protection against Rising Cost of Long-Term Care
NEW YORK----As part of continuing efforts to help consumers find long-term care insurance solutions that best meet their diverse needs, MetLife today announced that it has introduced Tiered Solution SM, a graded automatic inflation protection rider available with MetLife LTC LifeStage Advantage SM. (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:44:00 GMT)

Beebe: Long-term care appropriate at Conway center
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Gov. Mike Beebe says a disagreement with the federal government over how to care for developmentally disabled people may be in a factor in a Justice Department filing that seeks to block the Conway Human Development Center from accepting young patients. (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:44:57 GMT)

New York Life to Pay Long-Term Care Insurance Dividend for the Sixth Consecutive Year
NEW YORK----New York Life Insurance Company announced today it will pay a dividend to its LTCSelect Premier long-term care insurance policyholders this year. This is the sixth consecutive year New York Life, a triple-A rated insurer*, has paid a long-term care insurance dividend.** (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:39:00 GMT)

Beebe: Long-term care appropriate at Conway center
Gov. Beebe says a disagreement with the federal government over how to care for developmentally disabled people may be in a factor in a Justice Department filing that seeks to... (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:37:08 GMT)

How to pay for long-term care
People don’t like to think about long-term care. They say they don’t want to go into a nursing home, and that it won’t happen to them. It’s like car insurance, said Debbie Durham, vice president for Caretel Inns. People have it, but don’t believe they’ll ever get in an accident. (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:32:38 GMT)

Long Term Care Medicine Focus Of AMDA Conference
With a growing percentage of the population eligible for AARP benefits, advances in long term care medicine have never been more timely or important. (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:08:33 GMT)

New Long-Term Care Trend: Boomers Insuring Their Parents
Many advisors have been touting the benefits of long-term care insurance to their baby boomer clients for decades. While the recent recession has arguably helped clients listen to these benefits more than ever, they certainly aren’t new. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:08:15 GMT)

How Socialized Health Care Will Radically Change America -- This New Book Explains Long-Term Political Impact of ...
“How Socialized Health Care Will Radically Change America” explains what the proposed nationalized health care system means to you, as a parent, a patient, and eventually an elderly person, and how it will lead to a socialized health care system that becomes a steppingstone to another society. Author Jon Kallberg, Swedish attorney and American political scientist, is well vested to explain the ... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:10:00 GMT)

Long Term Care Facilities Receive Increased Scrutiny
The New York Times: "The Senate Finance Committee has opened an investigation into patient deaths and allegations of substandard treatment at long-term care hospitals, small specialty medical centers that treat chronically ill patients. The investigation focuses on the Select Medical Corporation, a for-profit corporation that runs 89 long-term care hospitals, more than any other company... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:13:20 GMT)

First Time Research On Long-term Consequences Of Intravenous Nutrition On Children's Health
No work is known in the literature to date which provides a long-term and generalised evaluation of the health of children fed intravenously in their own home. There have been, for example, articles that have made mention of a concrete case of a child who had received such treatment and had suffered a pulmonary thromboembolism but there has not been any work investigating the relationship ... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:27:31 GMT)

How to pay for long-term care
People don’t like to think about long-term care. They say they don’t want to go into a nursing home, and that it won’t happen to them. It’s like car insurance, said Debbie Durham, vice president for Caretel Inns. People have it, but don’t believe they’ll ever get in an accident. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:32:17 GMT)

Long-Term Care Hospitals Face Scrutiny
The Senate Finance Committee is looking into patient safety and quality of care in long-term care hospitals. According to a press release issued today, the investigation was prompted by allegations made in a New York Times report published last month. According to The New York Times, long-term care hospitals treat 200,000 seriously ill patients a [...] (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:13:34 GMT)

MHA Released Results of Third Annual Independent Long Term Care Member Study
Managed Health Care Associates, Inc. announced the completion of its third annual Independent Long Term Care Member Study, the results of which were released at the 2010 MHA Long Term Care Business Summit, March 5, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:25:00 GMT)

How to pay for long-term care
People don’t like to think about long-term care. They say they don’t want to go into a nursing home, and that it won’t happen to them. It’s like car insurance, said Debbie Durham, vice president for Caretel Inns. People have it, but don’t believe they’ll ever get in an accident. (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:32:30 GMT)

Long Term Care Medicine Focus Of AMDA Conference
With a growing percentage of the population eligible for AARP benefits, advances in long term care medicine have never been more timely or important. (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:51:11 GMT)

Thomson Centre to be renovated as long-term facility
The Yukon Hospital Corp. is going to restore the Thomson Centre in Whitehorse to its original purpose as a long-term care facility, after being used recently as a nurses' residence and office space. (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:29:21 GMT)

Long-Term Care Insurance: You Have Options
The latest offerings provide more coverage and the ability to pick and choose what types of coverage you'll need. (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:03:09 GMT)

Senate Panel to Investigate Deaths at Long-Term Care Facilities
The investigation will focus on Select Medical, which runs more long-term care facilities than any other company. (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:20:41 GMT)

Adhesive remover available for long-term care market & veterinary market
The client is seeking out-licensing partners for their Adhesive remover available for the long-term care market & veterinary market. Eloquest™ Healthcare, Inc. is a dermatology specialty company promoting a unique product portfolio designed to improve dermal outcomes within the hospital environment. (Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:14:15 GMT)

SZMI, ECV organise workshop to debate issues relating to long-term care for dependent older people
The Szociàlpolitikai és Munkaügyi Intézet of Hungary and the European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research co-organised a workshop entitled "Long-term care in Europe - discussing trends and relevant issues", in Budapest on the 22-23 of February. (Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:40:50 GMT)

Sault to get new 256-bed long-term care facility
Sault Ste. Marie is getting a new long-term care home and upgrades to existing facilities, though bed numbers will remain the same for the time being. Sault Ste.[...] (Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:23:23 GMT)

Relationship between long-term care ombudsman, Casa Real head undisclosed to nursing home's patients, their families
Get FREE Daily Headlines by email! A framed poster hangs just outside the main eating area at Casa Real Care Center. It informs patients of their rights and lists a telephone number for New Mexico's long-term care ombudsman if they should need help enforcing them. (Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:08:14 GMT)

Long Term Care Medicine Focus Of AMDA Conference
With a growing percentage of the population eligible for AARP benefits, advances in long term care medicine have never been more timely or important. (Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:26:28 GMT)

Sault to get new 256-bed long-term care facility
Sault Ste. Marie is getting a new long-term care home and upgrades to existing facilities, though bed numbers will remain the same for the time being. Sault Ste.[...] (Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:33:00 GMT)

APTA Joins With Patient And Health Care Groups On Capitol Hill In Calling For Long-Term Solution To Therapy Cap
The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) joined with more than forty patient advocacy groups and health care organizations today to thank Congress for temporarily reinstating the therapy cap exceptions process and urge for a long-term solution to ensure that Medicare beneficiaries can continue receiving necessary rehabilitative services... (Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:09:41 GMT)

MHA Expects Record Attendance at 2010 Long Term Care Business Summit
FLORHAM PARK, N.J., March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Managed Health Care Associates, Inc. (Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:08:20 GMT)

For Haiti's Long-Term Growth, Look to Business
What will it take for conditions to improve? Many argue that a robust private sector will be a key part of the country's long-term recovery and ascent out of poverty. (Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:22:18 GMT)

MHA Expects Record Attendance at 2010 Long Term Care Business Summit
Managed Health Care Associates, Inc. , the nation's largest Alternate Site GPO, is hosting its Seventh Annual MHA Business Summit for Long Term Care Pharmacies and other Long Term Care stakeholders on March 4th - 5th at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:10:00 GMT)

Health Care ETF Chart: Range Trade
On the long-term view, the trend for the Healthcare Select Sector SPDR Fund is confirmed sideways. (Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:44:14 GMT)

Long-Term Care Insurance: You Have Options
There was a time in the not-too-distant past when choosing a long-term care insurance plan was simple - because there was only one option: a nursing-home-only plan modeled after Medicare LTC coverage. Today, you can choose your coverage and its terms from a plethora of options. (Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:04:17 GMT)

Old Colony Elder Services Urges Baby Boomers to Learn More About Long Term Care Planning Now
Boston - BROCKTON, MA. Did you know that approximately 70 percent of people over the age of 65 need some form of long term support services? Old Colony Elder Services (OCES), a non-profit Aging Services Access Point (ASAP) located in Brockton, is supporting the Executive Office of Elder Affairs' (EOEA) campaign “Embrace Your Future” to raise awareness about the importance of long term care ... (Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:45:54 GMT)

APTA Joins with Patient and Health Care Groups on Capitol Hill in Calling for Long-Term Solution to Therapy Cap
ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) joined with more than forty patient advocacy groups and health care organizations today to thank Congress for temporarily reinstating the therapy cap exceptions process and urge for a long-term solution to ensure that Medicare beneficiaries can continue receiving necessary rehabilitative services. (Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:10:21 GMT)

Silver Tsunami: Boomers Could Face Long-Term Care Crisis
Several years ago Ameriprise Financial aired a commercial starring Dennis Hopper that targeted its financial planning services at Baby Boomers. Hopper, one of cinema’s most enduring rebels, stood on a beach dressed in black with dark sunglasses. (Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:08:30 GMT)

Don't worry about the short term
TELL anyone property is a long-term business and they'll nod sagely and agree wholeheartedly. Then they'll ask what's hot now. (Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT)

Short-Term Cuts, Long-Term Consequences For Kids
As cash-strapped states slash programs across the board, police chiefs and sheriffs around the country are pushing to keep funding for efforts to prevent child abuse and neglect. In Oklahoma, a safe haven for victims of the worst sexual and physical abuse is among those feeling squeezed. (Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:08:22 GMT)

Irdeto Provides Customer Care and Billing Solution for Telenor Group across Scandinavia
AMSTERDAM----Irdeto, a leading expert in content and business model protection solutions and services, today announced that it has implemented its robust customer care and billing solution for long term customer Telenor Group in Denmark for Pay TV. (Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT)

Amerigroup introduces long-term care program to address complex health concerns
Amerigroup Corporation today announced that its Tennessee health plan began offering long-term care (LTC) services to approximately 4,000 existing middle Tennessee members through the state's TennCare CHOICES in LTC program. (Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:19:51 GMT)

Texans to lose long-term jobless aid
Texas on the Potomac: Jobless Texans will lose long-term unemployment benefits and "COBRA" health-care assistance starting today because of the action of a single Republican senator. (Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:52:40 GMT)

Study Reveals What Americans Pay for Long-term Care Insurance
What individuals pay for long-term care insurance can range significantly from about $700 a year to as over $13,000 per year according to a study from the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance. (Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:05:37 GMT)

The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society Deploys ShoreTel Unified Communications to Enhance Patient Care
Nation's Largest Not-for-Profit Long-Term Care Provider Employs ShoreTel's Reliable, Easy to Use Solution to Support Mission-Critical Applications (Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:05:46 GMT)

Researchers Find 'Micro Preemie' Infant Outcomes Improve Over Long-Term Due to Quality Improvement Collaborative
New research published in the March issue of Pediatrics shows that long-term quality improvement efforts are associated with sustained improvement in outcome and survival for very low birth weight infants, or "micro preemies," treated in neonatal intensive care units in a quality improvement collaborative . (Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT)

TN widens choices for long-term care
A new long-term care program will allow more low-income elderly and disabled people to stay in their homes or live with family instead of moving to nursing homes. (Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:25:58 GMT)

Information Resources On Long-Term Care Options
Programs For Older People (Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:11:44 GMT)

Study Reveals What Americans Pay For Long-Term Care Insurance
"People are misled by reports that reflect averages and have the belief that this important protection is expensive," explains Jesse Slome, Executive Director of the industry trade group. (Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:31:18 GMT)

Word next week on health care, White House says
WASHINGTON — The White House says President Barack Obama will announce his plans next week for a “way forward” on long-stalled health care legislation. (Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:04:05 GMT)

Study Reveals What Americans Pay For Long-Term Care Insurance
"People are misled by reports that reflect averages and have the belief that this important protection is expensive," explains Jesse Slome, Executive Director of the industry trade group. (Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:28:34 GMT)

Tax Reminder: Double Incentives For Long-Term Care Insurance In Many States
Many Americans with long-term care insurance are learning Uncle Sam may give them a hefty deduction for their premiums; but many fail to realize their state may grant an additional deduction or credit. "If you can double your money, so to speak, why not do it," says Gene Cutler, Manhasset, New York-based agent for LTC Financial Partners LLC (LTCFP), one of the nation's most experienced long-term ... (Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:34:25 GMT)

Being active important when managing long-term illnesses
People with chronic and long-term illness and disease are among those most challenged to stay physically active and eat well. (Sat, 27 Feb 2010 10:15:52 GMT)

Health care of Canadians: New long term strategic approach needed
A new poll conducted for the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) shows that while Canadians recognize the urgency of the federal government tackling the deficit in next week's budget, they do not want it to come at the expense of health care. (Sat, 27 Feb 2010 08:50:35 GMT)

House Dems, White House push ahead on health care
Democratic leaders from Congress to the White House vowed Friday to resurrect their long-stalled health care legislation, with or without Republican suggestions or votes. "We know what happens if we do nothing: more and more people pay more," White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said. "The president believes we still have to act." (Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:34:20 GMT)

White House: Announcement next week on health care
The White House says President Barack Obama will announce his plans next week for a "way forward" on long-stalled health care legislation. (Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:40:27 GMT)

Long-Term Care You Can Afford
By taking more risk, you can snag a lower premium. (Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:31:00 GMT)

PASSPORT program ends waiting lists - More elderly to receive in-home care
POMEROY — The expansion of Ohio’s Passport services geared to providing long-term care to Medicare eligible residents over 60, means that some Meigs Countians currently on a waiting list can now re... (Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:27:28 GMT)

Clinton Bush Haiti Fund Awards International Medical Corps $500,000 for Emergency Medical Care and Long-Term Rebuilding
LOS ANGELES, Feb. (Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:53:15 GMT)

Tennesseeans Will Have More Long Term Care Options
More seniors will soon have more health care choices instead of going to a nursing home. The choices in long term care program will expand on March 1. (Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:12:35 GMT)

Obama says health care overhaul can't wait for long GOP debate, Dems may push ahead alone
WASHINGTON - After a day of debate and disagreement, President Barack Obama concluded Thursday's unprecedented live talkfest on U.S. health care with the bleak assessment that accord between Democrats and Republicans may not be possible. (Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:11:00 GMT)

Clinton Bush Haiti Fund Awards International Medical Corps $500,000 for Emergency Medical Care and Long-Term Rebuilding
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- International Medical Corps has been awarded $500,000 from the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund for operation of mobile medical units throughout the earthquake-ravaged country. (Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:51:00 GMT)

Eye Care Associates Honored with Human Resource Award
(Raleigh)— Eye Care Associates, a leading multi-site practice offering comprehensive eye health care throughout the Triangle, Sandhills, Burlington and Wilmington, is proud to announce that it has been honored with the “Ovation Award for HR Excellence” given by CAI, an HR consulting firm that emphasizes long-term relationships with North Carolina employees. (Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:29:23 GMT)

Forum to focus on long-term care
LE MARS, Iowa -- The new Iowa Long-Term Care Partnership Programwill be explained at a program at noon Friday at Floyd ValleyHospital, Conference Room 1. (Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:06:07 GMT)

Clinton Bush Haiti Fund Awards International Medical Corps $500,000 for Emergency Medical Care and Long-Term Rebuilding
International Medical Corps (IMC) - USA February 25, 2010, Los Angeles, Calif. - International Medical Corps has been awarded $500,000 from the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund for operation of mobile medical units throughout the earthquake-ravaged ... (Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:53:49 GMT)

Obama launches high-stakes health care summit
President Barack Obama has opened the high-stakes health-care summit he hopes will break the political gridlock stalling a medical system overhaul. (Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:07:50 GMT)

Live from Washington: Obama's health care summit
President Barack Obama and his Democratic allies are pleading their case for health care overhaul in an extraordinary summit with Republicans, broadcast live to a divided public on daytime TV. (Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:57:10 GMT)

Tax Reminder: Double Incentives for Long-Term Care Insurance in Many States
Many Americans with long-term care insurance are learning Uncle Sam may give them a hefty deduction for their premiums; but many fail to realize their state may grant an additional deduction or credit. (Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:30:00 GMT)

Ten steps to help caregivers take care of themselves
Faced with the need to provide daily care, often to family members with special needs or disabilities, caregivers tend to overlook their own short- and long-term personal and financial needs, putting at risk their own health and security. (Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:55:38 GMT)

Medicare, long-term care workshops are Thursday
Two free educational workshops about Medicare supplement health insurance and long-term care insurance will be offered Thursday in Gulf Breeze. (Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:13:22 GMT)

Long-term benefit of Williams's type of heart surgery is cosmetic: expert
An international expert on heart repair says he would rarely recommend the type of heart surgery Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams received earlier this month at a Miami hospital because its only long-term benefit is cosmetic. (Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:42:00 GMT)

Specialist nurses ‘ too stretched to care for all who need it’
Nurses who provide specialist services for the long-term sick are overstretched and unable to deliver care to all who need it, health unions and charities say today. (Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:57:44 GMT)

Association Between Acute Care and Critical Illness Hospitalization and Cognitive Function in Older Adults [Original ...
Context  Studies suggest that many survivors of critical illness experience long-term cognitive impairment but have not included premorbid measures of cognitive functioning and have not evaluated risk for dementia associated with critical illness. Objectives  To determine whether decline in cognitive function was greater among older individuals who experienced acute care or critical illness ... (Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:41:22 GMT)

Congress drags health-care reform into the mire
The White House, to its credit, has tried to think about the long term in crafting health-care reform, writes columnist David Brooks. But it has been dragged into the mire by congressional special interests and has become a fiscal time bomb. (Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:15:02 GMT)

Ohio aims to wipe out waits for in-home care
Gov. Ted Strickland plans to redirect millions of dollars set aside for Ohio nursing homes to eliminate waits for seniors who want long-term care in their own home. (Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:00:42 GMT)

Ohio Aims To Wipe Out Waits For In-Home Care
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland said he plans to redirect millions of dollars set aside for Ohio nursing homes to eliminate waits for seniors who want long-term care in their own home. (Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:41:11 GMT)

Ohio Aims To Wipe Out Waits For In-Home Care
Gov. Ted Strickland plans to redirect millions of dollars set aside for Ohio nursing homes to eliminate waits for seniors who want long-term care in their own home. (Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:17:27 GMT)