Culinary Institute Provides Training for Those Serving Seniors

The Frist Center at Belmont University, a nonprofit institutional center dedicated to providing professional development to those who serve senior adults, will host its sixth annual Dining Services Director's Training at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone, Napa Valley, April 6-8. Participants will be given the opportunity to gain hands-on experience as it applies to the special needs of cooking for senior adults in the institute's state-of-the-art teaching kitchen. A day-and-a-half of management-development skills and a half-day of wine tasting are also a part of the training, which is open to dining-service directors, dieticians, chefs and administrators from communities nationwide. For more information, contact Christie Griffin at (615) 460-5433.

Consulting Firm Merges With MS Frost

The accounting and consulting firm of Moore Stephens Lovelace (MS Lovelace) has merged the healthcare division of Moore Stephens Frost (MS Frost) into its own healthcare practice. The merger broadens MS Lovelace's relationships within the healthcare financing market, expands and strengthens its reimbursement-consulting experience, and provides strong acute-care experience to expand its client base. The merger also provides additional opportunities for MS Lovelace team members to be involved in other aspects of the healthcare industry. Both MS Lovelace and Frost have had a common interest in providing financial and accounting services to the healthcare industry, which has resulted in several joint-venture agreements over the past two to three years. For more information, call (407) 740-5400.

Keiser Honored at Birmingham Conference

The Keiser Institute on Aging was honored in the 1999 International Leisure Industry Week conference in Birmingham, England, for its innovative new approach to ensuring older-adult wellness. All In Fitness, which holds exclusive distribution and marketing rights for Keiser products in Great Britain and England, won the Best New Product award for bringing the Keiser Institute to the United Kingdom. For more information, call (800) 336-8133; www.keiserinstituteonaging.com

TIME Releases Nation's First Large-Print News Magazine

More than 13 million Americans report some vision impairment, and by the year 2010, when boomers have all reached 45, that number will increase to 20 million, according to data collected by Lighthouse International. TIME Large Edition is responding to a growing population of aging Americans and other adults who need to remain informed and connected to the changing world by producing the nation's first large-print news magazine. The folio-sized, weekly issues ship the same week as TIME's regular edition and contain an minimum of 80 percent of the regular content. For more information, call (212) 522-0925.

Sunrise Medical Wins Awards

Sunrise Medical Inc. and its Continuing Care Group, a manufacturer of long-term-care furnishings and equipment, was recently awarded several product-design awards: the Millennium Award in the United Kingdom for the innovative Parker Bath Series 400 and two Nightingale Design Awards in the United States, one for a new universal-care bed and the other, again, for Parker Bath. Presented each year since 1992, the Nightingale Awards recognize "design excellence of new products for the healthcare field." The recipients are selected by the Center for Health Design and sponsored by Facilities Design and Management magazine. The Millennium Award is presented by the United Kingdom's Design Council for innovation and creativity. For more information, call (760) 930-1500; www.sunrisemedical.com.

PBS Presents Series on Care of the Dying

A four-part series entitled "On Our Own Terms: Moyers on Dying in America" and produced by Public Affairs Television Inc. will be airing on PBS, Sept. 10-13, presenting the opportunity to engage the public in a conversation of how we care for the dying. Hosted by Bill Moyers, the series presents the intimate, end-of-life journeys of more than a dozen individuals, and their families and caregivers, as they struggle to balance medical intervention with comfort and dignity at the end of life. The show premiers on Sept. 10 and airs on consecutive nights through Sept. 13., 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. EST. For more information, visit www.thirteen.org/onourownterms or www.pbs.org/onourownterms.

AHCA Announces National Nursing Home Week

The American Health Care Association (AHCA) announced its theme for the 2000 National Nursing Home Week, beginning Mother's Day, May 14, and continuing through May 20: A Legacy of Quality. The event is sponsored by AHCA and will celebrated in nursing facilities nationwide. A planning guide has been developed, including legacy-focused activities designed to foster intergenerational relationships, collect and preserve residents' remembrances, strengthen relationships with family members and recognize all staff members who demonstrate excellent caregiving on a day-to-day basis. To receive a copy of the planning guide, call Suzanna Marosi at (202) 898-6326.

NASHP Report Assesses State Efforts to Assist Uninsured

A major new report from the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) examines state efforts over the past 25 years to improve access to the uninsured and finds that, absent these efforts, millions of Americans would be without insurance. Based on research findings and the insights of state health-policy officials who participated in NASHP's December 1999 Flood Tide Forum, the report, Access for the Uninsured: Lessons from 25 Years of State Initiatives, is designed to provide both an assessment of past and current reforms as well as guidance for future efforts at both the state and federal level. For more information or to receive a copy of the report ($30 for government/nonprofit, $50 for all others), call (207) 874-6524; e-mail: info@nashp.org; www.nashp.org.

NCAL Publishes Annual State Regulatory Review

The National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) recently published the Assisted Living State Regulatory Review 2000, a source of new information on the ever-increasing and changing regulations of assisted-living facilities at the state level. Assisted-living providers and industry watchers can use this resource to understand the influences affecting this evolving long-term-care alternative that specializes in services to promote seniors' independence. The diverse mix of terminology, settings and available services for consumers is provided in easy-to-read state summaries. The new review is based on the applicable statutes and regulations in each state and includes such categories as agency contact names and numbers, licensure terms, scope of care, admission and discharge requirements, medication management, physical plant requirements and staffing requirements. Bound copies of the review are available to NCAL and AHCA members free of charge and to non-members for $30 by call (202) 842-4444.

Healthcare Providers Web Savvy, but Underutilize Internet

Small and mid-sized healthcare providers are using the Internet at a growing rate with business research the primary use for the majority of these companies, according to the latest survey of business trends by the George S. May International Co., a Park Ridge, Ill.-based management-consultant firm. The study shows that e-commerce (transacting business on the web) is being accomplished by half of the businesses of this size.

Survey results also show that 90 percent of mid-size and small businesses use the web for business research and obtaining information, but the number that use the Internet for business transactions drops to 53 percent, with 55 percent using the net for purchasing and another 50 percent for selling. However, while 87 percent consider themselves to be very or some degree computerized, almost 20 percent say they have little or no use for computers. May International has noted that while the vast majority of the participants are not using the Internet to its full extent. According to the company's president, Donald Fletcher, "Information gathering is a good way to start, but businesses need to look at how they can move beyond this basic usage." For more information, visit www.georgesmay.com

e-MEDx and Haelan Group Form Partnership for New Software Product

e-MEDx Inc., a provider of Web-based care-management solutions, has signed an agreement with The Haelan Group, a developer of health-assessment science techniques, to jointly develop and deploy a new disease-management application, Predictive Health Assessment (e-PHA). The new software product is part of e-MEDx's growing suite of e-health applications for employers, providers, payers and portals. Using the program, care-management organizations can assess the health of their population and forecast those individuals with the highest potential for high-cost health conditions. Individuals complete e-PHA's online health survey, which analyzes the data and automatically predicts the likelihood the respondent will need healthcare in the upcoming year. For more information, visit www.e-medx.com or call Cynthia Glocker at (404) 459-9300.

People on the Move

Edencare Senior Living Services, an Atlanta-based operator and developer of independent retirement living, assisted living and Alzheimer's-care communities, announced the following additions to its leadership team: Chief Financial Officer Clark Hettinga was named the company's latest addition to its partnership...Megan Longley joined as executive vice president of product development, sales and marketing...Terry Lewis, Victoria Curl and Richard Seifried are now vice presidents.

Extendedcare.com, a provider of Internet-based decision-support resources for long-term-care options, announced Bruce R. Bahn joined the company as vice president of strategic alliances and business development.

McKessonHBOC Medical Group, a nationwide, multi-market, medical/surgical supplier and alternate-site supplier to physicians, clinics, long-term care and home care based in Richmond, Va., announced the following staff changes: Gary Keeler is president of the company's Extended Care division...Gail Beske has been promoted to vice president of finance for Extended Care...Mark Lindemoen has been named director of national accounts for Extended Care.

Daniel Kuhn has accepted the position of director of education with the Mather Institute on Aging, the research and education division of The Mather Foundation in Evanston, Ill.

Brighton Gardens of Rancho Mirage, a new assisted-living community managed and operated by Marriott Senior Living Services, has appointed Ernest C. Shaffer as general manger, Marcia J. Catania as director of community relations and Claudia L. Stone as director of sales.

Summerville Senior Living of San Ramon, Calif., announced the appointment of the company's vice president of administration, Melanie Werdel, to the board of directors for the California Assisted Living Facilities Association (CALFA).

Senior Campus Living has promoted James W. Pryde Jr. to senior director of operations.

Pulliam Investment Co. Inc., a Spartanburg, S.C.-based real-estate development and investment firm specializing in assisted-living residences among other areas, announced John L. Easterling III as president of the company.

Harvey A. Bogarat has been named vice president of marketing for Sterling Glen Communities, a senior-housing company formed in 1996 by the Daly family of Garden City and Forest City Enterprises, a national real-estate company based in New York.

Health Resources Alliance Announces New Subsidiary

Health Resources Alliance (HRA) of Hinsdale, Ill., has increased its program offering by providing specialized rehabilitation services through its newest subsidiary, Alliance Rehab Inc., which offers physical and occupational therapy, speech-language pathology services, and access to physiatry, rehab psychology and case-management services. These multidisciplinary teams of rehab professionals deliver comprehensive rehabilitation programs extending across the healthcare continuum to include acute and post-acute care, long-term care, outpatient services and home healthcare. For more information, call (630) 850-8742, ext. 15.

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