I Advance Senior Care
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.
The obesity epidemic
Nearly 135 million adults in the United States are either overweight or obese; 14 million are considered morbidly obese, and an amazing 1 million Read More » When restraints are not an option
Editor's note: Since 1996, Nursing Homes/Long Term Care Management has been honor-ing long-term care facilities that are proactive with programs Read More » Product Focus
Bariatric Wheelchair Cushion The Tempur Med® Bariatric Wheelchair Cushion provides comfort, support, and pressure management for the bariatric Read More » Holistic Wellness
A recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association supports research that indicates adults over the age of 60 who had high levels of Read More » MDS 3.0
“Leadership is not magnetic personality—that can just as well be a glib tongue. It is not “making friends and influencing people”—that is flattery. Read More » Data show skilled nursing facilities need to reinvent themselves
Skilled nursing operators who think that “holding pat” is the best way to operate their businesses for the long term, should think again. Data show Read More » Celebrating Jewish culture
The culture change movement has spurred activity professionals nationwide to seek a deeper understanding of the culture of residents they work with. Read More » Swing beds and the MDS
Unique in their own way, “swing beds” provide the patient, physician, and rural communities another avenue of care and an opportunity to further Read More » The evolution of subacute services: One facility’s view
In 1996, The American Health Care Association (AHCA), the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), and the Association Read More » Changing paradigm: What is wellness?
One of the leading experts in environments for seniors that promote wellness is Cornelia C. Hodgson, partner in charge of architectural firm Dorsky Read More » Turning negative feedback into positive results
Why do so few people enjoy being on the receiving end of feedback or show such little enthusiasm for a performance review session? In the case of Read More » Get the most out of your IT investment
All nursing homes have thousands of dollars invested in essential information technology (IT) systems. Many facilities (probably most!) are not Read More » Product Focus
Slip-Resistant Floor Mat MightyMat Max™ is a slip-resistant floor mat from Shoes for Crews. It is ergonomically designed with an antifatigue cushion Read More » LTL Online
NCAL unveils guiding principles for assisted living communities The National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) set of Guiding Principles focuses on Read More » NIC Compendium Project
Anew compendium project on the future of long-term care (LTC), spearheaded by the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry Read More » When equipment malfunctions
Over the years, nursing homes have been required to provide increasingly complex medical care for their residents. To meet those challenges, the use Read More » Form follows financing
I know this is a radical thought, but it just seems to me that healthcare financing and reimbursement systems ought to focus on the needs of the Read More » ICAA defines ‘active aging’
It's no secret there is a sea change happening in the long-term living market. With baby boomers turning long-term care (LTC), as most know it, on Read More » From ‘nursing home’ to ‘home’: The small house movement
Individuals who seek long-term care have three distinct needs: housing, assistance with activities of daily living, and chronic disease management. Read More » Correct assessment is key to treatment
Aggregate MDS data indicates that more than 50% of the nursing home population experiences some degree of urinary incontinence (UI).1 UI, however, Read More » United Front
With the current economic downturn and President Bush unveiling his Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 budget freezing Medicaid and Medicare funding, long-term Read More » A collaborative model takes on the care gap, part II
Read Part I here. JO: You’ve mentioned some of the functions that the program plays for employees. Can you expand on those and explain some of the Read More » A collaborative model takes on the care gap, part I
Michigan’s elderly population is expected to expand during the next 25 years by more than 52%—from 1.2 million to 1.8 million. Its traditional source Read More » Hear Ye, Hear Ye (video)
In the following video, Susan Mazer, cofounder of Healing Healthcare Systems, wraps up her session at Environments for Aging 2008 in Tucson, Arizona. Read More » On the Exhibit Floor at Environments for Aging
Janet Merutka of Hanna Z. Interiors and Richard Peck, Nursing Homes/HEALTHCARE DESIGN editor-in-chief, discuss some of the townhall aspects of a Read More » DESIGN Awards announced at EFA, designers inspired through personal experiences
I'll make this one short, as I've posted more info and photos about the DESIGN Awards as a news item, found here. But I do want to say how many Read More » Welcome Keynote: The New Rules for Communicating to Boomers
Matt Thornhill, the founder of The Boomer Project, a marketing research and consulting company focusing on baby boomers, gave an informative and Read More » A walk through the Splendido resort-style continuing-care facility
About 40 EFA attendees and I went on the afternoon tour of Splendido at Rancho Vistoso, a resort-styled retirement community with 246 independent Read More » Monday Morning Sunrise at EFA
Took this photo this morning (Monday), from the pool at JW Marriott. The resort and the surrounding area looks wonderful, and I think I'll go Read More » 