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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.
Softening the assessment process
The culture change movement has taught us so much, causing us to think twice about what we do. We're finding, unfortunately, that many of the Read More » Dying in place
Ahospice prognosis once meant that seniors who were living in care communities were required to leave that setting for a hospital or hospice Read More » Sharing passion
I started writing this editorial in my head many times. What to say to readers who are “meeting” me for the first time as the new editor of this Read More » FTC postpones ‘red flags’ rule
It’s finally May and ‘red flags’ are currently flying half staff. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has delayed enforcement of its identity theft Read More » First Step to Recovery
For the second time since I have lived in a nursing home I need to have surgery for cancer. The first time was two years ago when I had a mastectomy. Read More » ASID: Baby Boomers and Long—Term Care
In order to understand how to design for the boomer generation we must first understand the generational difference between the people currently in Read More » It’s almost May. Are you ‘Red Flags Rule’ Compliant?
Effective May 1, the Federal Trade Commission’s ‘Red Flags Rule’ will take effect. The rule is intended to help reduce situations involving identity Read More » The value of mentoring learned at AAHSA’s Spring Conference
“There is no greater joy than giving your life away.” I've never heard mentoring described in quite those terms, but think about it. When you take Read More » AAHSA’s Spring Conference rejuvenates spirits
The steady rain doesn't seem to be dampening the spirits of the conference-goers at the Spring Conference of the American Association of Homes and Read More » The Care Business
Cancer care has changed over the last several years. Through friends here I have learned that even locally cancer care is housed in one location. Read More » Medicare program to cut down on hospital readmissions, add to nursing home workload
The Care Transitions Project is a new Medicare program intended to reduce the number of people who are readmitted to hospitals shortly after their Read More » Test Results
I was apprehensive about my late afternoon oncologist's appointment and the day seemed to drag. My sister arrived at 11 a.m. to go along with me. We Read More » One Hour and a Half Visitors
Each Sunday I take the time to read the New York Times Blog "The New Old Age". It never ceases to amaze me how many inspiring stories are there. I Read More » EFA 09: Is green design advancing in LTC?
I Advance Senior CareI Advance Senior Care is the industry-leading source for practical, in-depth, business-building, and resident care i... Read More » ASID: Knee and hip repair/replacements to double by 2015 and 2026—are you ready?
Are you ready for rehab to become one of the most critical issues you will face in the next 10 years? To fully understand how critical this issue Read More » EFA 09: What new trends are you seeing?
I Advance Senior CareI Advance Senior Care is the industry-leading source for practical, in-depth, business-building, and resident care i... Read More » EFA 09: Are you designing or planning for resident independence?
I Advance Senior CareI Advance Senior Care is the industry-leading source for practical, in-depth, business-building, and resident care i... Read More » Testing for Answers
My journey towards diagnosis continued last week when I went for a PET/CAT scan. I was familiar with the CAT scan but I have not had a PET scan. The Read More » When Do Privacy Violations Become News?
You may have seen the breathless news reports about Kaiser Permanente’s disciplining of twenty-three employees for unauthorized access to Nadya Read More » Bringing youngsters into your facility
Our residents socialize with young people: Comments: - Absolutely. We ''sponsor'' the local Head Start Program Read More » Care model thinks small, generates big buzz at EFA
Of all the topics discussed at Environments for Aging this week (March 29-31), the Green House concept seemed to have created the most buzz. It Read More » Highlights from EFA.09 Sessions
Although the weather in Boston started off a little foggy, the Environments for Aging speakers came with a clear goal: our most frail and elderly Read More » Across-the-board savings with resident lifts
Savings-not only in insurance and worker's compensation dollars, but in reduced problems for residents and staff-accrued in a major way with the Read More » Continuing Education
Project Summary Type of Facility/Setting: Continuing Care Retirement Community Owner: The University of Alabama, (800) 799-5099 Chief Administrator: Read More » Behind the 2009 ACHCA Leadership Award
Administrators who have distinguished themselves by meeting or exceeding defined, stringent performance standards will be recognized at The American Read More » Strategies for infusing well-being
What do you think of when you hear the term “well-being”? Does it imply happiness? Do we need perfect health to obtain it? The concept of well-being Read More » Single-payer system is healthcare stimulus
An upgraded Medicare program to cover all Americans would create 2.6 million jobs and add $100 billion in wages and $317 billion in business and Read More » Product Focus
Rope Dressings Made by Ferris Mfg. Corp., PolyMem Wic Silver Rope is used to manage cavity and tunneling wounds, including stages III and IV Read More » LTL Online
The Long-Term Living Web site serves daily news focused on the LTC field. The news feed covers reports and studies, governance, views and news from Read More » 