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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.
Are You Ready for the New Survey
There is a transformation under way of the long-term care (LTC) survey process, and it has significant implications for every LTC facility in the 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 » Gluten-free diets: Are you prepared?
An 86-year-old resident comes back from the hospital with a diagnosis of celiac disease. A family is looking for a facility that can assure safe Read More » Resident Gifts
During the holidays you will want to send a gift to a loved one near or far who is in a nursing home. Since I have lived in a nursing home for years Read More » Thanksgiving Thoughts
From left: Meredith (niece), Kathleen, Andy (brother-in-law), Janice (sister), King (four-footed-friend). When I moved to this nursing ho... Read More » Is Daschle right for HHS?
During the GE Healthcare national user conference in Washington this August, the keynote speaker for the Executive Forum was former senator Tom Read More » Your response to funding cuts
Have government funding cuts caused you to reduce staffing levels? Comments: - You talk about how nursing homes violate US Read More » SAD and Me
The beautiful uptown Somerset Ohio Square. (Photo: OZinOH) The shorter days and cooler temperatures darken my Read More » Your 2008 election favorite
I voted for: Comments: - Clearly, the country has been on the wrong track. Let’s hope Obama will be able to unite the country Read More » ICD-10: The Mark Of The Beast?
Of course not. We all know that the National Patient Identifier is the mark of the Beast. ICD-10 is just a pain in the butt. I read an Read More » Voice Recognition Digital Dictation
Voice recognition or Speech recognition (also known as automatic speech recognition or computer speech recognition) converts spoken words to Read More » Keeping the Bandbox
I was brought up to dress well and be neat to as a pin. I wore uniforms to school and we changed to other clothes immediately after. My mother Read More » The power of publicity
The value of positive media coverage is—to paraphrase the credit card commercial— “priceless,” and is often overlooked by senior communities. The Read More » Activities Experiences
When I first came to live in a nursing home I was not very interested in participating in facility activities. Bingo was a big deal here, but I am Read More » Your resident’s Internet access
Is the Internet available to your residents? Comments: - We have three computers in our lab, and are soon adding a cognitive exercise computer Read More » The value of a root cause analysis
In recent years, a special focus of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, as well as the healthcare industry in general, has been the need Read More » 60 is the new 50
In terms of aging, everyone is touting 60 as “the new 50”; thus, 70 is the new 60, and so on. Clearly, this is evident everywhere—in the workforce Read More » The LTC Training Dilemma: Finding the Right Training Company
Every day, a typical long-term care (LTC) organization experiences many training-related challenges. Worker skill and performance gaps and an Read More » Nanotechnology: Good things come in small packages
Nanotechnology is moving beyond the hype and R&D labs and into real-time application. It's the big buzzword in industry today—but what is it? Read More » Product Focus
Incontinence Briefs TENA® Super Stretch Briefs from SCA Personal Care have stretch sides to provide full breathability, promoting skin health and Read More » Risk management: Lighting’s impact on residents
An issue receiving more and more attention by researchers and designers in long-term care is lighting and glare. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Read More » CMS star rating system should be based on quality, not compliance
Editor's Note: This article was originally sent to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and appeared in the Illinois Council on Long Term 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 » A new world for residents
Sometimes repositioning of a facility to transition from the old to a new era can seem to be the most obvious course of action imaginable. But what Read More » Death’s Effects
After living here for two years I frequently made the comment, "Nobody dies here." I remember an aide looking at me strangely and saying, "What are Read More » Your flu pandemic readiness
Is your facility prepared for a flu pandemic? Comments: - We are currently working on a program for this. How would you describe your Read More » Retirement Community Recognized for Leading AAHSA ‘Pathway to Greatness’
The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) and LarsonAllen, LLP, recently awarded the Jewish Geriatric Services, Inc., the Read More » Design versus patient safety
Today more than ever you and the designers that you hire should understand the “safety” issues healthcare is facing and the rules facilities are Read More » Your pest control priorities
Which statement about your facility’s pest control is most accurate? Comments: - What are the other sustainability Read More » 