Executive Search Solutions is a national leader in healthcare recruiting with a focus within the senior care industry. Our primary customers include Skilled Nursing Facilities, Assisted Living and Independent Living centers,…

In early 2013, California's skilled nursing facilities could face Medicare  payment cuts totaling $75.9 million -- the largest amount of cuts among all  states -- if Congress fails to overcome an ongoing budget stalemate, according to a recent study commissioned by the Alliance for  Quality Nursing Home Care. Those cuts would come on top of a state…

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Friendships shape the way we live and the choices we make -- and that doesn't change when we get older. Friendship has been shown to relieve stress, grow enjoyment of life and enhance health, making it an important consideration when looking at care choices  your parents or loved ones.

Elder care programs and communities are putting a big emphasis on friendship these days, rather than just focusing on the nuts and bolts of care. Here's how:



Mixed-age…

As we all know, providing care for the elderly can be demanding and difficult--especially if your loved one resists care. If the elder is resistant to care, even starting the conversation about the need for help be challenging.



Here are four tips to…

The Senate Appropriations Committee will consider a bill (SB 1228), by Sen. Elaine Alquist (D-Santa Clara), that would  establish a licensing category for a new nursing home model, known as the "Green  House Project." The model focuses on creating smaller, home-like facilities with  a maximum of 10 residents.

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Senior Independent Lifestyles can help seniors “age in place” from home. Senior Independent Lifestyles works with LTC insurance brokers and general agents by offering a guaranteed acceptance home care service plan. The Real Freedom program is designed to help seniors “age-in-place” with security and dignity.

Our service plan options are not insurance but are a very comprehensive alternative. Our clients enjoy guaranteed non-medical home care hours ranging from 100 hours…

Executive Search Solutions is a national leader in healthcare recruiting with a focus within the senior care industry. Our primary customers include Skilled Nursing Facilities, Assisted Living and Independent Living centers,…

Governor Quinn's attempts to trim the budget could put a strain on senior citizens and nursing homes here in Illinois.

"I love it here, I'm happy here," said Josephine Conrad. She's been living at Heritage Health for about five years. She enjoys it there and considers the staff and residents her family.

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AHCA/NCAL President & CEO Mark Parkinson will be on CNBC's Street Signs tomorrow around 2:30 pm EST.

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We are searching for a DON for Prairie Estates, which is a 180 bed, newly built, state-of-the-art transitional care center uniquely presented in a luxury, resort-style residential setting located in Frisco, TX. 

We offer a very…

Almost 90 percent say they are satisfied with the long-term care in their nursing home

March 27, 2012 - As loved ones age and face challenges that prevent them from living on their own, family members often struggle with the decision to place their relatives in nursing homes. Sometimes viewed as last alternatives, long-term care facilities can have reputations as hopeless, institutionalized environments. A survey in Missouri, however, has found that…

Her first night at St. John’s new nursing home in Penfield, Marguerite Bruno woke about 2 in the morning, took her walker and headed to the kitchen.

A staff member asked if anything was wrong, did she need anything.

A roast beef sandwich would be nice, the 94-year-old woman replied.

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With another perfect score, Pioneer Lodge put on magazine's honor roll.

By John Green - The Hutchinson News - jgreen@hutchnews.com

A nursing home in Coldwater has made an elite list of care homes from around the nation.

The 34-bed Pioneer Lodge is included in U.S. News and World Report's…