Taking all these criteria into account, we developed this alphabetical list of the
long term care industry's cream of the crop--the 2005 class of CLTC's Power & Influence Top 25.
When you say
long term care, most people think of a nursing home for end-of-life care," said John Noble, director of
long term care products.
Instead of a cohesive national policy to ensure access to
long term care, our citizens face a "patchwork" of programs that is inefficient, inequitable and often ineffective.
To stem escalating agency costs and address staff concerns about Good Shepherd's lack of career opportunities, Kollmann created
Long Term Care Connections, an on-site, three-year program that prepares its students for LPN licensing upon completion.
The
long term care industry recently has emerged from a "cost plus" world.
From his perspective, however, a quid pro quo for any tax benefits for purchasing
long term care insurance should include mandated changes in the behavior of the insurance industry.
In sum, the critics allege, a combination of wily estate lawyers hiding client assets and misdirected good intentions of the Olmstead justices are distorting the
long term care market away from private resources and toward increased public assistance.
So, here's the history of
long term care in a nutshell: The government anesthetized the public to the cost of
long term care by providing free nursing home care through Medicaid and extended home health benefits through Medicare.
It's also a credit to organizations such as The
Long Term Care Campaign [less than]www.
Most recently, his support for 'Quality First: A Covenant for Healthy, Affordable and Ethical
Long Term Care' has helped give this important initiative a strong start.
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES MAY SEE
LONG TERM care insurance added to their menu of benefits under proposed legislation, but the government won't be picking up the tab for the optional coverage.
The need for quality long-term-care information and competitive quotes for LTC coverage has spurred CarePathways and
Long Term Care Insurance Planners to join in a partnership.
