Benedictine Health System pursues long-term elder care vision

Benedictine Health System is rethinking elder care by providing private rooms in its long-term care facilities, new independent-style living spaces and more home health care. Read the excerpt below. The Catholic Spirit - St. Paul,MN,USA By Pat Norby Wednesday, 17 June 2009 Benedictine Health System launch­ed a care-at-home design team June 11 as part of its future vision and mission to care for Catholic elders, said Dale Thompson, chief executive officer for the Minnesota-based organization that will mark its 25th anniversary in 2010. Thompson said BHS, which owns or manages about 40 long-term care facilities in seven states, is trying to rethink elder care by providing private rooms in its long-term care facilities, new independent-style living spaces and more home health care. Read the entire article: http://thecatholicspirit.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1985&Itemid=387