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UCLA Center for Health Policy Research: Older Adults with Disabilities Rely on Public Services
, Operational Resources, Policy & Regulation, Policy, Regulation & News, Senior HousingA recent study and policy note from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (Kietzman et al 2011) provides some needed context for discussions about…
Read MoreManaging the Transition to Post-Acute and Long Term Care
, Operational Resources, Policy & Regulation, Policy, Regulation & News, Senior HousingTransitions to long-term care, assisted living, and other supportive living options are often made in difficult conditions, under the financial and time pressure that follows…
Read MorePerson Centered Care: An Important Part of Health Reform Initiatives
, Culture Transformation, Operational Resources, Policy & Regulation, Senior HousingIn Long Term Care, the buzzword for some time has been about Person Centered Care (PCC). Now PCC practices (outlined here) are catching on as…
Read MoreFrom Clinical Care Facilities to Person-Centered Homes: Is Continued Change Possible?
, Culture Transformation, Operational Resources, Policy & Regulation, Senior HousingThanks to a broad coalition of resident advocates, human services organizations, and nursing professionals, the 1987 Nursing Home Reform Act marked what we may even…
Read MoreCongressional Budget Office’s Report on Health Care Reform Bill
, Operational Resources, Policy & Regulation, Policy, Regulation & News, Senior HousingThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued their report on the budgetary impact of the major health care form bills recently passed by the House of…
Read MoreRobert Wood Johnson Publication Outlines the Impact of Chronic Conditions
, Operational Resources, Policy & Regulation, Policy, Regulation & News, Senior HousingA newly published chart book released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health provides updated data on chronic…
Read MoreThe Impact of Inspection Visit Policy on Assisted Living in California
, Operational Resources, Policy & Regulation, Policy, Regulation & News, Senior HousingIn 2004, California changed the annual inspection practice of its assisted living residences (ALs) in an attempt to create a more problem-driven inspection system. A…
Read MoreContinuity of Care for Medicare Patients Declined Significantly
, Operational Resources, Policy & Regulation, Policy, Regulation & News, Senior HousingContinuity of care is an important element in the provision of quality health care. Continuity of care is defined as continuity in information, in care…
Read MoreAmerican Society on Aging Launches New LGBT Aging Website
, Operational Resources, Policy & Regulation, Policy, Regulation & News, Senior HousingThe American Society on Aging (ASA) recently launched a new website devoted to issues specific to aging lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) Americans. The…
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