Nursing home salaries need to keep a delicate balance that is between accommodating for inflation and adequately providing for the administrators and workers who care for our older people; and keeping enough money available for other nursing home expenses so that the facilities are satisfactory and can meet the...

Catherine Marucci | May 29, 2018

Research has shown that despite medication mishaps, which are fairly common in nursing homes, there have been few serious impacts on residents, although it is unclear if this is because severe consequences of incorrect medication are truly infrequent or if the data is incorrect due...

Catherine Marucci | May 29, 2018

A nursing home a mere four blocks from Central Park has just received the largest known FHA loan for a single asset. The 499-bed Upper East Side Rehabilitation and Nursing Center will use the majority of the money to pay off an interim acquisition bridge loan, with the remaining $7...

Catherine Marucci | May 29, 2018

In the last several decades, video games have grown immensely in cultural influence and become the most used pieces of media by many young people.  But, as video games become more prevalent and seniors become more technology literate it is likely to see more and more nursing homes with residents...

Alec Pronk | May 28, 2018

After inspecting Universal Health Care Raleigh, North Carolina State Inspectors confirmed allegations that staff had mistreated a 68-year-old stroke victim. Rebecca Knapton step up a surveillance camera in her father Richard Johnson’s room after he complained of receiving inadequate treatment.  The footage captured...

Leo G. Anderson | May 28, 2018

A wide variety of problems currently plague senior care and the nursing home industry both in the United States and worldwide.  From a lack of funds to a growing aging population and overworked care workers and no shortage of disturbing stories of abuse and neglect, there are plenty of hurdles...

Leo G. Anderson | May 28, 2018

A study by Yoland Philpotts, M.D., from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons has found that nursing home residents on Medicaid fare worse than those on private insurance when it comes to survival rates. The Medicaid patients were more likely to die in...

Leo G. Anderson | May 27, 2018

The United States Department of Veterans Affairs has a small program that has given some veterans an option other than nursing home care. The program is called the Medical Foster Home program. Instead of a nursing home, these veterans are heading for the homes of...

Leo G. Anderson | May 27, 2018

The William E. Christofferson Salt Lake Veterans Home received a recent surprise guest – a white-haired baby wallaby named Elsa. The 6-month old wallaby was an instant hit as even the toughest veterans have lined up to get a chance to pet and hold the precious animal. Noralyn...

Leo G. Anderson | May 27, 2018

Senior citizens living in the Virgin Islands were given a unique opportunity to state their case in a mock legislative session.  This event is held each year to highlight the contributions of older citizens in the community, and participants are...

Leo G. Anderson | May 26, 2018

The 2018 Minnesota Legislature adjourned without passing comprehensive to protect victims of elder abuse in Minnesota nursing homes.  Governor Mark Dayton, abuse victims and their families will all be disappointed that legislation could not be passed to help end the abuse problem. Governor Dayton...

Leo G. Anderson | May 26, 2018

Residents and workers in Massachusetts nursing homes are demanding increased funding for nursing homes and assisted living facilities.  The group rallied at the State House in Boston to attract attention from the media and lawmakers. According to senior care advocates, the state’s Medicaid program is providing and average $37 a...

Leo G. Anderson | May 26, 2018