Articles on "Nursing Homes"
Dominic Chianese to Perform at Nursing Home, Pays Tribute to Friend
Dominic Chianese, known to his fans as “Uncle Junior” on the HBO TV Series The Sopranos, was performing at The Methodist Home of DC when he heard a loud voice joining with him from across the room. “When Dominic was singing, one of the things that he emphasized was to sing along with him.” Linda Moreno, Director of Therapeutic Recreation at the Methodist Home recounts Dominic Chianese’s first visit to the assisted living and nursing home facility. “Everyone was singing, [...]
People on the Move – Mt. Vernon Nursing & Rehab – Nancy Chila
Virginia Health Care Association Awards Nancy Chila Director of Nursing of the Year The Mount Vernon Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (MVNRC) announced that Nancy Chila, RN, BS, has been named Nursing Director of the Year by the Virginia Health Care Association (VHCA) in recognition of her role in facilitating MVNRC’s transition from long term care for the chronically ill to an emphasis on post-acute care and rehabilitation. At MVNRC Nancy introduced and implemented systems and processes for survey readiness, risk [...]
Across the States 2012: Profiles of Long-Term Services and Supports
Across the States 2012: Profiles of Long-Term Services and Supports is the ninth edition of the AARP Public Policy Institute’s state long-term services and supports reference report. Published for the past 18 years, the Across the States series was developed to help inform policy discussions among public and private sector leaders in long-term services and supports throughout the United States. Across the States 2012 presents comparable state-level and national data for more than 140 indicators, drawn together from a wide [...]
Administrator Asks “Why Can’t Nursing Home Residents Take a Vacation?”
Denver Post article details a touching and innovative story about 18 residents of two Denver nursing homes: A 10-day road trip through the American Southwest, from Denver to San Diego. The road trip was the brainchild of Tammy Kendall, administrator at Denver North Care Center. She was on vacation in Jamaica, taking a shower, when she had an epiphany: “Why can’t folks in a nursing home go on a vacation?” she asked herself. Since 1995, she’d taken nursing home residents [...]
Dr. Bill Thomas, The Green House Project Founder, New Book Reading/Signing
Join Dr. Bill Thomas in Baltimore for a reading of his new post-apocalyptic novel Tribes of Eden, hosted by GEDCO at Stadium Place Sept. 13 at 5:30 p.m. The reading is open to the public in the Ednor Apartments II at Stadium Place, 1050 E. 33rd St. — seating is limited, please RSVP by contacting Ted Gross (tgross@gedco.org; 410-243-0188). Thomas said the novel is inspired by his life’s work as a self-proclaimed “nursing home abolitionist” seeking to change the way society views aging. Thomas is [...]
Medicare Studying Payment to Nursing Homes Based On Quality
KaiserHealth reports that The Affordable Care Act directs Medicare to create a national incentive pay program for nursing homes. althought it appears to be several years away, according to a recent report to Congress. First, the government needs to analyze results from its three-year “Nursing Home Value-Based Purchasing Demonstration” project, which ended July 1. Initial results from the project’s first year are being analyzed and appear mixed, with facilities in three states showing varying levels of performance, according to researchers. [...]
CMS Updates Nursing Home and Hospital Compare Websites
Information Week reports that The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) redesigned its Hospital Compare and Nursing Home Compare websites, allowing patients and their families to navigate more efficiently and find important information such as data from nursing home inspections and other quality measures. The article quotes Shari M. Ling, MD, CMS’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer, “The refinements improve the experience of navigation for the general public and also provide additional data that gives Americans more relevant information when [...]
Nursing Home Resident Speaks Out
Anyone who thinks nursing home residents are helpless and unable to speak up for themselves never met Donna Parisi. Her voice works fine. In fact, she’s hoping it will be heard all the way in Washington, where federal officials are reviewing sweeping changes proposed for New Jersey’s nursing home industry. The former teacher, who uses a wheelchair, is leading the rebellion against the state’s plan to further privatize its Medicaid program. She has spent hours trying to enlist local politicians [...]
Study Reveals Detroit Nursing Home Crisis
Nineteen of Detroit’s 32 nursing homes must upgrade or install sprinkler systems by next summer to be certified and continue to receive the funding they need to stay open, according to a new study on aging, long-term care and dying. The same study, as detailed in Sunday’s Free Press, portends an increasing need for nursing home care for city residents. The study, which will be released today by the Detroit Area Agency on Aging, is titled “Dying Before Their Time.” [...]
Aging Expert Discusses How to Talk with Parents About Moving Into Nursing Home, End-of-Life Wishes
As far as conversations with parents go, talking with them about moving into a nursing home and other end-of-life issues may be the hardest. “The first time talking about this is going to be really, really hard because it’s a painful subject to think about,” said Gayle Doll, assistant professor in Kansas State University’s College of Human Ecology and director of the Center on Aging. “However, it is also one of the most important conversations you can have.” An expert [...]
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