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HHS awarding $159 million in grants

HHS awarding $159 million in grants for worker training

August 09, 2010…

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Added by LTCCareer.com on August 9, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

New long term care information systems

Long Term Care & Nursing Home Information Systems Markets to Reach $674.9 Million by 2016…

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Added by LTCCareer.com on August 7, 2010 at 6:09pm — No Comments

Beyond “DEATH and Dying” – Managing Grief to Improve Occupancy Part 1 -- Introduction

Forty years ago, Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

wrote “On

Death and Dying” and her theories have been used ever since to help

caregivers provide support to…

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Added by Art Carr on August 6, 2010 at 5:12pm — No Comments

Enhanced FMAP Funding Moving Through the Senate

On December 31st of this year, enhancements made to the Medicaid FMAP (Federal matching dollars) via the ARRA (Stimulus or American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) are set to evaporate. In a series of bills and other legislative initiatives throughout the spring and early summer, Congress has failed to extend funding to prevent the evaporation of the additional FMAP funding. See my related posts from my blog below for more information on Medicaid, the FMAP provisions, and the legislative…

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Added by Reginald Hislop III on August 5, 2010 at 11:43am — No Comments

Dogs Make Everything Better!

Golden Retrievers Invade Pinellas County Assisted Living Facility

Regal Palms, an award-winning senior living campus in Largo, uses regular visits from the Golden Retriever Rescue of Mid-Florida as part of its Pearl Garden program designed to improve the quality of life for its residents.…

Pinellas County assisted living facliity

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Added by Mike Nessen on August 4, 2010 at 4:44pm — No Comments

New bill would update nursing home survey process

New bill would update nursing home survey process…

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Added by Tony Perry on August 3, 2010 at 2:31pm — No Comments

Long Term Care Industry Still Await EEOC Regulations

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Added by Sussman Shank LLP on August 2, 2010 at 2:14pm — No Comments

Long Term Care Industry Still Await EEOC Regulations

Prepared by:

Jeff Duncan Brecht

Attorney

Sussman Shank, LLP

503-243-1652

Long Term Care Industry and Other Employers Still Await EEOC Regulations on Law that Prohibits Employers from Considering Genetic Information In Making Workplace Decisions…

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Added by Aaron Besen on August 2, 2010 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Senators plan to vote on extending Medicaid

Senators plan to vote this week on bill extending Medicaid assistance to states…

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Added by Tony Perry on August 2, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

Improving Staff Satisfaction: What Nursing Home Leaders are Doing

This paper was created in 2009 by the AHCA Quality Improvement Committee for the purpose of sharing what nursing home leaders are doing that…

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Added by Jason Stinnett, LNHA on July 30, 2010 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Home Health Salary and Overtime Bill

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Bill Would Give Salary, Overtime Protections to Home Health Care Staff

On Wednesday, Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.) plans to introduce new legislation intended to extend federal minimum wage and overtime protections to home care workers who provide health and other domestic services to elderly and sick individuals, The Hill reports.

Sanchez's legislation would ensure that the wage protection under the Fair Labor Standards Act, which was… Continue

Added by David Van Matre on July 29, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments

Healthcare Reform Survival includes includes review of 2011 Proposed PPS Rates & Rules

Dixon Healthcare Solutions seminar on Healthcare Reform Survival will include a review of the 2011 Proposed PPS Rates and Rules. Visit the event area of LTC Carreer for dates and locations. Additional information is available at our website www.dixonhealthcaresolutions.com

Added by Margaret Y Dixon on July 28, 2010 at 10:13am — No Comments

Gigi, A.I.T.

Dear Tony,

Thank you for the welcome. I am an A.I.T. and was introduced to your website by an Administrator southern California. I have more than 21 years of Health Care experience, and will be looking for an Admin. Assistant position for the first year of licensure. I will certainly take you up on your offer. Thanks Again!

Added by Gigi Goines-Lewis on July 28, 2010 at 3:30am — No Comments

FACILITY BASED OPPORTUNITIES

NEW FACILITY BASED OPPORTUNITIES:

• Directors of Nursing – CA, IL, MI, NM, OK, OR, TX, WA

• Administrators (NHA) – CA, IL, MI, MS, NE, NM, OR, NV, WA

• MDS Coordinators (RN / LVN / LPN) – CA, IL

• PT / PTA – CA, IL, OK, OR, TN, TX, UT, WA

• OTR / COTA – CA, IL, OR, TX, WA

• Sales and Marketing / Community Relations – CA (LA and Orange County)

• RN – Subacute – CA (Los Angeles area)

About the Author

Throughout his 20 year career in human… Continue

Added by Tony Perry on July 27, 2010 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment