A recently released research study by Northwestern Mutual revealed stark differences in cost for home health care, assisted living facilities and nursing homes across the U.S. that show some Americans are spending nearly seven times more for certain long-term care services than others. The survey of 7,000 home health care providers, assisted living facilities and […]
Category: Long Term Care
The AARP Public Policy Institute released a new state-by-state report last week entitled, Across the States 2009, Profiles of Long-Term Care and Independent Living, that shows nursing home residents, beds, and occupancy rates have remained nearly constant in the last five years, even though the older population has increased. The population age 85 or older—the […]
The Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF), the entertainment industry’s health and social services charity, announced a change of resources under which the group’s hospital and long-term care facility will be phased out in favor of community-based programs that focus on allowing seniors to age in place in their homes for as long as possible. […]
Unum (www.unum.com), a large provider of employee benefits products and services in the United States and the United Kingdom, provided an annual review of sales and claims trends each fall in recognition of Long Term Care Awareness Month in November. The company’s survery and results show a dramatic trend indicating Americans’ desire to “age in […]
Oklahoma ABC affiliate KOCO ran a story recently on the fact that the state of Oklahoma is getting closer to building the nation’s first long-term care facility exclusively for sex offenders. The story quotes a non-profit organization that states approximately 30 sex offenders are living with other residents causing concern amongst residents and their families. […]
As Election Day nears, Americans want their next President to support a patient-centered medical home as part of their health care reform agenda. A new survey conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative found that support for the major presidential candidates’ health care plans surges when the patient-centered medical home […]
The MetLife Mature Market Institute(R) released a number of new long-term care and care giving publications in advance of Long-Term Care Awareness month in November. Helpful Hints, produced in conjunction with the National Alliance for Caregiving, are two-page informational bulletins that contain tips and advice for older Americans and for those caring for aging friends […]
The industry trade group, America’s Health Plans released a press release and report last week that shows Medicaid spending for long-term care will expand at a faster rate than overall U.S. health-care spending, Medicare expenditures and and the overall economy. The report shows state Medicaid programs will spend $1.6 trillion on long-term care expenses over […]
uWink, an entertainment and hospitality software company, has partnered with InSite Development, a leading developer of senior housing communities, have launched a revolutionary interactive game and entertainment facility at InSite’s Arbor Court, a ground-breaking senior housing community in Lancaster, California. This onsite amenity is an unprecedented effort to stave off the ravages of old age, […]
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez announced today that residents of licensed nursing homes, intermediate care facilities, assisted living facilities and households that use a post office box for mail delivery will be eligible to request coupons from the TV Converter Box Coupon Program. The rule change takes effect 30 days after publication in […]