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I Advance Senior Care is the industry-leading source for practical, in-depth, business-building, and resident care information for owners, executives, administrators, and directors of nursing at assisted living communities, skilled nursing facilities, post-acute facilities, and continuing care retirement communities. The I Advance Senior Care editorial team and industry experts provide market analysis, strategic direction, policy commentary, clinical best-practices, business management, and technology breakthroughs.
I Advance Senior Care is part of the Institute for the Advancement of Senior Care and published by Plain-English Health Care.
I Advance Senior Care is part of the Institute for the Advancement of Senior Care and published by Plain-English Health Care.
Your thoughts on global aging growth
Does the Census Bureau’s recent report on global aging growth make you nervous about LTC’s future? Comments: - Not Read More » Move over Harley Davidson: Scooters and the implications of having them
Scooters at one time were nonexistent in long-term care, even in independent living. Now, however, through sales techniques such as, “9 out of 10 Read More » Let us retrieve our medicine
We nursing home residents are usually waiting for something. We wait to get up, to get a shower, to get breakfast. And we wait for the first Read More » Introducing the first leadership model for LTC administrators
As the long-term care (LTC) field is discovering, leaders are key to culture creation, culture change, and organizational success. As reinforced in Read More » Using digital signage to build community
Digital signage is a technology that has roots in the earliest days of TV-some would argue, all the way back to radio. It delivers community news Read More » Product Focus
Cleaning/Sanitation Products Spartan Chemical Company, Inc., manufactures a full line of quaternary and phenolic-based formulations designed Read More » The gift of purpose
Cecelia sat in her wheelchair in the corner of the nurses' area partially obscured by the aquarium. Loose tendrils of yellowish-gray hair fell over Read More » Mental illness trumps dementia in nursing home admissions
Cleveland-A study has found more nursing home admissions suffer with mental illness than dementia, underscoring the need for nursing homes to have Read More » Internal audits
Staying on top of ever-changing government regulations is one of the greatest challenges for long-term care facilities. Poor training often leads to Read More » Monitoring expenses
Typically, 35% of a long-term care facility's operating costs are nonlabor; however, since the average facility size is 100 beds, it becomes cost Read More » Leadership through tough financial times
Employees are becoming very nervous about the current economic crisis that the United States appears to be in and are unsure how it will affect Read More » Product Showcase
Völkner Turning System James Consolidated, Inc., manufactures patented low air loss mattresses and overlays for the treatment and prevention of Read More » Products making a difference
SNO winner in ‘Product Making a Difference’ contest The votes have been counted and of the top 10 nominations from readers in our Product Making a Read More » Inspiring a culture change journey
Culture change is a topic of growing interest in long-term care, but confusion remains for many about its real meaning, especially if individuals Read More » Nutrition therapy and pressure ulcer prevention
The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) and the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP) have collaborated to develop international Read More » Researchers study Five-Star, resident satisfaction
Mountville, Penn.-Since last year's inception of the national Five-Star rating system of nursing homes, a new question has emerged for owners: Is my Read More » Wound Care: 10-year progress report
The practice of wound care has undergone tremendous changes in the past few years-from new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) guidelines Read More » Your thoughts on the solid surface flooring vs carpet debate
In deciding between carpet and solid surface flooring for my facility, I would: Comments: - is Read More » Interview with Father Bartolemeu Dias, CNA
Father Bart is a thoughtful, kind, and spiritual man who worked not only as a nursing home chaplain, but trained as a Certified Nursing Assistant Read More » Headed for ‘homelike’
With the opening of a 15,730 square-foot, $7.2 million expansion, Granite Farms Estates has upgraded its nationally recognized WillowBrooke Court Read More » Health Care Situations
I have read the Obama administration's plan for healthcare reform and the resulting controversy. But I know many working poor and working class Read More » Your thoughts on advertising Five-Star ratings
Does your facility mention its Five-Star rating to attract visiting customers? Comments: - We need to do more Read More » How should I select employees for my facility?
If you are simply filling staffing holes with “warm bodies,” please understand this will cost you far more down the road. Existing, dedicated staff Read More » Lean on me
Margaret was a plump 54-year-old resident who was skeptical about psychological services when I first approached her. Three sessions later she sat Read More » Chemo Fall Out
Since every doctor told me that I would lose all my hair, I purchased a wig after my first treatment. Two weeks later I saw little change in my hair, Read More » Solid surface flooring versus carpet in skilled nursing
I am always not sure how to answer the loaded questions from clients. You can see them aiming and then they fire. “What are your thoughts on carpet Read More » Fresh Green Beans or Not?
An aide told me today that she was going to get green beans from her son's wonderful garden. We chatted about the fact that this facility has never Read More » Your reactions to current healthcare reform talks
What are your thoughts on current healthcare reform talks? Comments: - The long-term care people don’t have many who will Read More » For residents: Reclaiming the resident council
The final post in a three-part series In the first two posts, I outlined why most resident council meetings fall short of their potential (Why Read More » 