BC designates five long term facilities as public-private partnerships.
VICTORIA -- Five care facilities have become the first seniors' projects to be designated through public-private partnerships under British Columbia's Health Sector Partnerships Agreement Act. The facilities, in Trail, Fernie, Kamloops, Penticton and Williams Lake, combine both residential care and assisted living services for seniors. Designations apply...

The long-term care debate.
Football is out as a hot topic around the office. Baby boomers are talking more than ever about the costs of caring for senior parents and their own future needs for expensive long-term care. Whether employers like it or not, the conversation extends deep into the workday as employees...

Housing for assisted living in Inner-City Winnipeg: a social analysis of housing options for people with disabilities.
Abstract People with disabilities who have complex health and housing needs have limited housing options. Younger adults with disabilities are inappropriately placed in personal care homes with seniors when the cost of supporting a person in her or his own home exceeds the cost of supporting her...

Legal and public policy issues for transgender elders.
Alejandro is a 72 year old female-to-male transsexual (FTM). After suffering a number of serious health problems, Alejandro no longer felt safe living alone and moved into an assisted living facility. Within a few days of his arrival, some of the other residents discovered that Alejandro was transsexual and...

Working to build a stronger Inner City in Winnipeg.
The Winnipeg Inner City Research Alliance (WIRA) began with the objectives of highlighting inner city problems identified by inner city residents and informing the policy process to help address those concerns. It was also hoped that the research would help build community capacity and strength to help address the...

Nursing homes seeking psychiatric consultants.
SALT LAKE CITY -- Geriatric psychiatrist consultants can relieve some of the burden on nursing homes and help provide optimal care, the medical director of a large system of senior-living facilities said. Good geriatric psychiatrists are hard to find, but it's important to convince administrators that timely...

Late-life sexuality presents problems, rewards: nursing homes face competing values and principles involving safety, dignity, and decision making.
SALT LAKE CITY -- Most Americans find it difficult to accept late-life sexuality, according to Dr. Andrew S. Rosenzweig. "Our culture still has this pervasive negative attitude about late-life sexuality in terms of discreet silence, distaste, and tunnel vision," said Dr. Rosenzweig, an assistant clinical professor of...

Medicare expenditures for residents in assisted living: data from a National Study.
When one peruses Medicare expenditure data, one of the clearest distinctions between recipients is between those beneficiaries living in the community and those living in skilled or long-term care facilities. In 1996, Medicare per capita claims paid averaged $4,465 for beneficiaries in the community and $10,766 for those in...

Directors Roster: a quarterly record of new director appointments sponsored by Spencer Stuart.
THE DIRECTORS & BOARDS Directors Roster--a quarterly record of new director appointments--is compiled from public and private sources by the editorial staff of DIRECTORS & BOARDS, and is sponsored by Spencer Stuart. Please forward your directors' appointments to kmccarthy@directorsandboards.com. Submissions of new directors and appointments are welcome...

A healthy blueprint for America: Michael Figura explains how we can all age in place with a little sustainable planning.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Having a transportation network that offers viable options besides the car is one of the greatest, if not the single greatest, ways the U.S. can create successful aging in place strategies. The failure of our community design over the |last 60 years is...