Long-Term Care Archive

Arcadia Healthcare Solutions data released in April collected medical interactions during the final year of life from 2,398 patients who died during a five-year span. What’s unique about this data is that it’s visual, and the picture it paints may raise questions about how and ...Read More

Talking about death and dying can be scary. Many of your residents and their families might like to avoid it for as long as possible. But success in the senior living industry depends increasingly upon relationships. One way to build relationships with residents and ...Read More

According to a new poll, from the Associated Press and the NORC at the University of Chicago, people over 40 may be carrying around some misperceptions about what it will really mean to grow older in America. Their responses play into larger debates over home ...Read More

  Senior living trade association leader Argentum (formerly the Assisted Living Federation of America) launches its newly redesigned magazine, Senior Living Executive, at this week’s annual conference in Denver. The association continues to revitalize its tools and resources during this “transformative time for the senior living industry.” ...Read More

Every 20 minutes, an older adult dies from a fall-related injury. Of 1900 adults surveyed by Carnegie Mellon researchers, just over 1,000 worry that their elderly parent may experience a fall, and 70% of those worry at least once a week–sometimes once a day–about ...Read More

BELLEVUE, Wash., March 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — While it’s never easy to tell customers they can’t afford something, it can be downright heartbreaking for professionals working in the funeral industry.  But now, thanks to a new alliance formed by five financial service organizations, those types ...Read More

As reported by Marketplace yesterday, Japan is facing an acute crisis of long-term care. Japan is the oldest country in the world by percentage, with a falling birthrate and a rising dilemma: Who will care for the nation’s elderly? Tapping the foreign labor pool ...Read More