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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.
Benefits of Digital Imaging and PACS
Last night I had dinner with an old high school friend who is a Pathologist. We enjoyed the best steaks and seafood in Texas (Willie G’s) and Read More » September Editorial Lineup
Here is September’s editorial lineup. Feel free to add your comments, suggestions, and resources below, or e-mail the staff (employee directory). Read More » PACS – The verdict is in
OK, so I know that it’s been a little while since I posted anything. The last few weeks have been action-packed. Between finalizing a decision on Read More » How are you faring with RUGs refinement?
Prior to 2006, the skilled nursing provider community felt they were managing the Resource Utilization Group (RUG) reimbursement system well. They Read More » Q & A
Q: A resident is alert and verbally responsive, able to understand and make her needs known in her native language, but can't understand English. Read More » Twenty years of OBRA—Has it really been that long?
Healthcare has had a long history of self-improvement. One need look no further than the Flexner Report (published in 1910) and the dramatic changes Read More » Mid-Year Analysis of LTC Financing
There's no question that the credit crisis has affected the lending and investing environment for seniors housing and care. There is also no doubt Read More » Where there’s smoking…
Accidents, including fires and skin injury, caused by cigarettes are a serious danger to residents in long-term care (LTC) facilities. Indeed, Read More » Finally! A seamless geriatric outreach program that works
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that people 85 years of age and older encompass the most rapidly expanding segment of the U.S. population.1 With the Read More » Product Focus
Vital Signs Monitoring Life Systems' Rosie® II Vital Signs Monitoring System captures Sp02, E-Temp, blood pressure, and pulse rate in 45 seconds. Read More » An LTC technology summit looks ahead
What one tool can make residents, nurses, administrators, payers, and regulators happier and more effective all at the same time? From the name of Read More » Green Hat…Is it for you?
Most everyone is familiar with the “Red Hat Society,” a society of women “of a certain age” who get together to embrace the present and future with Read More » Resident care process
Quality of care deficiencies can be devastating in any nursing home: devastating to the resident, who can suffer a decline in health status or even 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 » Beware of Stark Law ‘self-dealing’
Skilled nursing facilities that pay physicians for medical director services may be at risk for violating Section 1877 of the Social Security Act; Read More » Should we go online all the way?
You may have noticed that our most recent online poll is asking for your preferences—specifically, going forward, would you like the information you Read More » Long-Term Hyperconnectivity
At a recent editorial meeting, our staff engaged in a rousing—and somewhat mystifying—discussion on an eccentric term: “wiki-fy.” This is Read More » Response to Joint Commission’s warnings
Would the Joint Commission’s warnings about staff having rude language or hostile behavior apply to your facility? Comments: - Our Read More » What is art therapy?
The 10 benefits of art therapy: 1. Cognitive memory function significantly improves, especially short-term memory. We Read More » Wait’ll They See the Price Tag!
It’s been a running joke in long-term care circles for many years how most Americans assume that Medicare covers nursing homes and other such Read More » PACS to Go…
The demand for images and information has grown well beyond the traditional PACS workstation. In the endless pursuit of anytime - anywhere images Read More » Are you down on LTC unions?
Do you believe a unionized workforce would benefit an LTC business?-I am starting to think that nursing homes would benefit from being unionized Read More » Your feelings on the CMS Five-Star Rating System
-I don't think any of the compare systems work because they are based on data submitted and not every facility codes the same, and not every Read More » Poll Comments: Residents’ Economic Stimulus Checks
Are your residents using their economic stimulus checks to pay for their care? Comments: -That is their money to spend on their Read More » Services
SCA Personal Care Philadelphia, PA Contact: Melissa Demarinis Ph. (800) 992-9939 Fax (610) 499-3396 E-mail: info.usa@tena.com Web: Read More » Human Resource Solutions for Nursing Homes
The business of being an employer is hitting the nursing home industry hard. This is especially true in the areas of staffing and government Read More » Automated Medicare Part D Therapeutic Substitution
Between the rising prices of prescription drugs and the increasingly complex Medicare reimbursement process, senior healthcare facilities are facing Read More » Top six ways to manage supply expenses in long-term care
With rising costs and the threat of reduced reimbursements looming, now is the time to evaluate how your facility's supply expenses are managed. To Read More » DMEPOS Competitive Bidding: Tough Choices for Long-Term Care
Beginning on July 1, Medicare beneficiaries in 10 metropolitan areas (Charlotte, North Carolina; Cincinnati, Ohio; Cleveland, Ohio; Dallas-Fort Read More » 