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.
An integrated approach to building
Whether you are renovating an existing senior environment, repositioning a campus, or building a new continuing care retirement community (CCRC), Read More » Product Spotlight
Wireless Data Collection and Reporting The handheld CareTracker Mobile from Resource Systems tracks at the point of care or service, improving data Read More » A parity plan for dual eligibles: The Home and Community Services Copayment Equity Act of 2007
It is hard to believe that it was 18 months ago when consumers, pharmacists, and long-term care providers were trying to figure out the new Medicare Part D presscription drug program Read More » Resident lift slings: A silent risk?
Use of resident lift equipment has grown over the past decade, and that has helped to reduce transferrelated injuries to nursing staff. Many Read More » Provider perspectives on how to effectively present information on quality
Information on nursing home quality via online data sets such as Nursing Home Compare and numerous trade journals such as Nursing Homes/Long Term Read More » Facility Condition Assessments in Nursing Homes
Day-to-day operations, including the staff and appearance of the building and its equipment, are the “face” of the nursing home for its residents Read More » AG Architecture, Inc.
Established: 1992 Staff: 41 Location: Wauwatosa, WI Markets Served: Active Adult Communities, Alzheimer's/Dementia, Assisted Living, Continuing Care Read More » Wallace Roberts & Todd, LLC
Established: 1963 Staff: 202 Locations: Philadelphia, PA; San Francisco, CA; San Diego, CA; Coral Gables, FL; New York, NY; Lake Placid, NY; Dallas, Read More » Designer, speak for yourself
For many years Nursing Homes/Long Term Care Management, through its DESIGN annual publications, has offered a forum for architectural and interior Read More » Earl Swensson Associates, Inc. (ESa)
Established: 1961 Staff: 190 Location: Nashville, TN Markets Served: Alzheimer's/Dementia, Assisted Living, Continuing Care Retirement Communities Read More » Pain mismanagement
Pain has been clinically defined as “whatever the experiencing person says it is, existing whenever the experiencing person says it does.” Read More » Corporate Profile: Rees Associates, Inc.
Established: 1975 Staff: 110 Locations: Atlanta, GA; Dallas, TX; Oklahoma City, OK Read More » Focuson Infection Control
Skin Care Lantiseptic® skin care products, available from Links Medical Products, Inc., provide skin barrier protection for incontinence. They are Read More » Will immigration reform solve staffing woes?
Research repeatedly confirms that the quality of long-term care depends on staffing levels. Read More » LTC Mall
Fast, Effective Equipment Washer Medco Equipment, Inc.'s multipurpose portable equipment washer provides dramatic bacteria reduction. Independent Read More » Protect your residents from pests with sanitation
Piling trash close to the building exterior can attract pests and encourage them to go inside. Photos courtesy of Orkin, Inc. Caring for your Read More » Our MOMS Club for all generations
Edith Namenson chats with Monique Grew, 4, while the MOMS Club of Sharon visits residents at EPOCH Senior Healthcare and Rehabilitation of Sharon. Read More » Namaste: Honoring the spirit within
Joyce Simard (right) strokes the hair of Gladys Carme Matthew is gone. He's passed away from Alzheimer's disease. But Matthew, a resident at a Read More » Yes, there is a difference
When the Democrats won control of Congress in last year's elections, there were a variety of predictions about whether the institution would operate Read More » A long-term care facility attacks UTI prevalence
Infection control is one of four quality measures that state regulators assess on annual review surveys in long-term care (LTC) facilities in Read More » Reimbursement realities: A shaky business environment
Reimbursement methods—whether through Medicare, Medicaid, or private pay—have inherent consequences for business operations. How effective are these Read More » Measuring resident satisfaction more accurately: Two approaches
Afew years ago, the handful of researchers immersed in the topic were lamenting the lack of interest by policy makers in examining nursing home Read More » Focus on Transportation
Wheelchair-Accessible Minivan Atlantic Turtle Top's wheelchair-accessible mini-van doesn't look like an institutional vehicle. Small groups can ride Read More » Getting fuel costs under control
Transportation is a vital asset in the marketing of senior living and care environments. Regardless of the lev-el of care across the continuum, Read More » LTC Mall
Fast, Effective Equipment Washer Medco Equipment, Inc.'s multipurpose portable equipment washer provides dramatic bacteria reduction. Independent Read More » Survey success depends on knowing recent SOM revisions
Survey survival” within the January 2007 revisions of the State Operations Manual (SOM) will most often require substantial policy, procedural, and Read More » Appreciating your ‘invisible’ staff
Largely missing from the array of “employee appreciation” articles we usually see are two groups of nursing facility staff who rarely receive the Read More » Product Spotlight
Fashionable Spill Garment The Dining Dickie™, available from JaneMarie Designs, is a reversible garment made to look like a blouse or a shirt, Read More » How building a unique culture improves profitability
No operator would argue that it only takes a nice building to provide the best for one's residents. It takes a unique culture that is truly lived by the CEO and other top executives, and successfully adopted by all members of the organization. Read More » 