Latest Senior Care Headlines
All the headlines from our Senior Care Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Fire Safety Lapses Widespread in Nursing Homes
Aug 23 2004 // Fire safety problems at nursing homes are widespread and government oversight is lacking, according to congressional investigators who issued a report spurred by deadly fires in homes in Connecticut and Tennessee. Nearly...
Long-Term Care & ALFs
Aug 23 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: Lionheart Insurance is offering several new markets for various adult-care facilities. Dollars: Property limit to $5 million (can include flood and earthquake). Liability limit to $5 million combined...
Long Term Care, Assisted Living Facilities
Aug 23 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: Lionheart Insurance is offering several new markets for various adult-care facilities. Dollars: Property limit to $5 million (can include flood and earthquake). Liability limit to $5 million combined...
Hospital Casualty Co. to Stop Operating by October
Jul 26 2004 // Hospital Casualty Co., an insurer that provides medical liability insurance to hospitals and nursing homes in Oklahoma, will stop operations by fall the Associated Press and the Oklahoman reported. Hospital Casualty Co....
Long Term Care, Assisted Living Facilities
Jul 19 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: Lionheart Insurance is offering several new markets for various adult-care facilities. Dollars: Property limit to $5 million (can include flood and earthquake). Liability limit to $5 million combined...
Lax Safety Blamed in Deadly Conn. Nursing Home Fire
Jul 19 2004 // Lax safety standards and inaccurate information about fire drills contributed to the deaths of 16 people in a fire at a Hartford, Conn. nursing home last year, federal investigators say. A report issuedby the U.S....
Trio of Mass. Agencies Agree to Provide Long-Term Care Disclosures to Residents
Jul 13 2004 // Three Massachusetts insurance agencies have agreed to each pay $2,500 in civil penalties and provide legally required information about long-term care insurance, under the terms of three separate assurances of...
Group Long-Term-Care Insurance: How to Cash in on this Hot Voluntary Benefit
Jun 7 2004 // Voluntary benefits, where the employees pay the full freight through payroll deduction, are booming. Voluntary plans let employers offer attractive fringe benefits like dental, vision care and disability insurance at no...
Group Long-Term-Care Insurance: How to Cash in on this Hot Voluntary Benefit
May 17 2004 // Voluntary benefits, where the employees pay the full freight through payroll deduction, are booming. Voluntary plans let employers offer attractive fringe benefits like dental, vision care and disability insurance at no...
N.Y. Gov. Pataki Seeks Patient Protections
May 7 2004 // New York Governor George E. Pataki and Senator Kemp Hannon have introduced a measure in the state Senate that would strengthen protections for patients and ensure that additional background checks for health professionals...
The Growing Need for Long Term Care Insurance
Mar 22 2004 // Americans are becoming more sophisticated about long-term care insurance. As the knowledge of this financial product has broadened, the insurance carriers have designed additional options and riders for the more savvy...
Nursing Homes, Assisted Living
Mar 8 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: Arrowhead Managed Insurance Programs is offering a market for nursing homes and assisted living. Dollars: Minimum deductible SIR of $50,000. Minimum premium, $50,000; policy limits: $1 million to $3...
Nursing Homes Under the Microscope
Feb 23 2004 // As we age in life, thoughts oftentimes turn to just who will take care of us when that day comes when we can’t fend for ourselves. Even those in society with many relatives are not guaranteed that they one day...
What is the Right Prescription for Florida’s Nursing Home Problems’
Feb 23 2004 // Although many complex issues need to be resolved to solve Florida’s nursing home crisis, tighter litigation reforms are reportedly key to solving these problems, according to one insurance industry trade...
Nursing All the Right Answers in the Sunshine State
Feb 23 2004 // As the insurance industry, the nursing home industry, trial lawyers, and more look to find common ground in the saga of Florida nursing homes, the thought that the situation will eventually find the right answers does...
The Growing Need for Long Term Care Insurance
Feb 23 2004 // The chance of requiring long-term care services is roughly 50 times the chance of sustaining a major loss from an automobile accident. Americans are becoming more sophisticated about long-term care insurance. As the...
Fla. Nursing Home Fix Should Include Litigation Reform
Jan 22 2004 // Although many complex issues need to be resolved to solve Florida’s nursing home crisis, tighter litigation reforms are reportedly key to solving these problems. “The passage in 2001 of S.B. 1202 provided only...
Miss. Tort Reform In Play As Lawyers Flock to Magnolia State
Jan 12 2004 // Problems and states come in all different shapes and sizes. For the insurance industry, keeping an eye on tort reform in Mississippi has been an item of importance in recent years. For the American Insurance Associ-ation...
Cross-Selling LTC Insurance Leads To Brighter Days Ahead
Dec 15 2003 // A much brighter future beyond what may be currently envisioned awaits property/casualty agents and brokers through cross-selling long term care (LTC) insurance. The sunny scenario that will unfold includes helping...
SUPREME COURT’S DECISION COULD IMPACT QUALITY OF NURSING HOME PATIENT CARE
Oct 6 2003 // A United States Supreme Court decision on whether a petitioner’s net worth could be a consideration in awarding punitive damages could reportedly have a serious impact on the nursing home profession at a time when...
