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February 2012 Being in a long term care facility is typically not the first choice for most residents, so anything that can put their minds at ease and help them feel at home is incredibly important. Linens, towels, and garments washed in highly effective products that are also commonly used within the home can be comforting and reassuring to guests who may be dealing with serious health issues. In a recent poll of more than 500 professionals working in long term care facilities across the country, 85 percent of those surveyed agreed that residents who are surrounded by familiar sensory experiences, such as softness or fragrances, say they feel more comfortable and at home in their living environment.
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February 2012 While laundry might not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about the quality of care at a long term care facility, it does play an important role. How clean and fresh-smelling linens, towels, and garments are impacts the comfort level of patients, residents, and visitors.
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February 2012 While laundry might not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about the quality of care at a long term care facility, it does play an important role. How clean and fresh-smelling linens, towels, and garments are impacts the comfort level of patients, residents, and visitors. February 2012 About one-third of Americans 64 and older suffer from hearing loss, and more than half of those 85-plus do as well. That amounts to millions of older individuals struggling with the frustrations and disappointments of hearing loss every day. February 2012 The health care industry is buzzing about Life Care Centers of America’s (LCCA’s) success in reducing rehospitalizations from 40 percent to 15 percent in one year among facilities participating in their latest effort to improve quality care, says Beecher Hunter, LCCA president. January 2012 Mention Flint, Mich., to most anyone inside the “rust belt” and the responses could range from “sad and empty” to “crime-ridden and hopeless.” The city that gave birth to General Motors and the United Auto Workers now evokes images of blocks of boarded-up homes, parades of for-sale signs, and abandoned strip malls.
Not surprisingly, the statistics behind these images are bleak: double-digit unemployment rates that are higher than the national average, a poverty level of 34 percent (more than twice the national average of 14.3 percent), and a crime rate that ranks among the highest in the nation. January 2012 Florida has suffered deeply from the effects of the Great Recession and its aftermath, with once booming housing and construction markets gone bust and even the 12-month-a-year tourism trade unable to prop up an otherwise weak economy that has left nearly 1 million without work. January 2012 Doctors are stressed out, according to a recent national survey of U.S. physicians. Conducted by Cejka Search, the survey found that the majority of U.S. physicians are moderately to severely stressed or burned out on an average day, with nearly 63 percent of respondents saying their stress has risen moderately to dramatically in the past three years.
December 2011 In 2009, Skilled Healthcare, LLC, created a task force to tackle these issues and to further its goal to enhance the value of the facility QAA committee.
Task force participants included a wide range of stakeholders—administrators, clinical, and operational consultants. Along the way, further input came from facility medical directors and interdisciplinary team members. December 2011 State Medicaid plans across the country are laying the groundwork for introducing managed care into their long term care programs, spurred by federal initiatives to integrate care and funding for the segment of enrollees known as “dual eligibles.”
These beneficiaries, who qualify for both Medicaid and Medicare benefits, have become a focal point for savings and other policy reforms due to their high costs and complex medical needs. November 2011 People who have not yet retired think retirement will be easier than it actually is, according to a new poll by National Public Radio, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Harvard School of Public Health. The poll shows stark differences between what pre-retirees think retirement will be like and what retirees say is actually the case.
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