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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.

It Takes a Village to Retain Quality Nursing Staff

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Do Quality Measures Really Indentify Quality Care?

Do Quality Measures Really Identify Quality Care?Despite efforts to refine them, QMs still have their problemsBY STEVEN B. LITTLEHALE, MS, APRN, BC, Read More »

Caring for Patients With AIDS

An interview with John R. Brechtl, MD, FACP  Patients with AIDS can present unique challenges to nursing homes. Not only do they tend to be younger Read More »

Ten Tips for Developing an RFP for Employee-Screening Services

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Don’t Close Your Eyes to Workplace Harassment

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Design Center

SEASHORE GARDENS LIVING CENTER   Galloway Township, New Jersey   TYPE OF FACILITY/SETTING: Read More »

Not Just an “Old Folks’ Home”

An interview with David Fridkin, FACHE, and Eulalia Awan, RNIllustration: "The Bus," by Frida Kahlo, 1929  Imagine finding yourself confined to a Read More »

Computer Technology Update

New IT Products to Enhance Resident Care and Well-BeingBY MALCOLM H. MORRISON, PHD While most of the nation's attention on medical errors has been Read More »

The Business Side of PACE, Part 2

The Business Side of PACE, Part 2How the actual experience of two PACE organizations is contributing to the development of new programsBY JADE GONG, Read More »

Editorial

Medicaid DreamsBY RICHARD L. PECK, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Poor Medicaid, nobody likes it. In fact (dare I say it?), there are people in high places who Read More »

When Drugs Don’t Kill ‘Bugs’

When Drugs Don't Kill 'Bugs'Strategies for preventing the spread of infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteriaBY ROBERT J. SHARBAUGH, PHD, Read More »

Workforce Solutions From Your Peers

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Why Residents Wander – and What You Can Do About It

Why Residents Wander - and What You Can Do About ItAN INTERVIEW WITH BETTYE ROSE CONNELL, PhD Few events stop long-term care staff and administrators Read More »

Editorial

Spread the WordBY RICHARD L. PECK, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Recently, in working on articles for future issues, our staff came across an Interesting paradox. Read More »

Choosing a Medical Director: One Size Does Not Fit All

AN INTERVIEW WITH KEITH KREIN, MD, CMD The medical director of a skilled nursing facility must wear many hats and please many people, and this Read More »

Growth Through Volunteering

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Design Center

THE OSBORN   Rye, New York   TYPE OF FACILITY/SETTING: CCRC CHIEF Read More »

The Power of the MDS

The Power of the MDSQuality Indicators shoulsn't be feared - they are a useful resourceBY RENA R. SHEPHARD, RN, BA, FACDONA The Minimum Data Set Read More »

Understanding the Business Side of PACE, Part 1

Understanding the Business Side of PACE, Part 1The National PACE Association develops new Financial Planning Tools for would-be developersBY JADE Read More »

Caring for Aging Skin

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The Case of the Missing Medical Records

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Dealing With Difficult Behaviors

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Guest Editorial

Inspiration Might Be Closer Than You Think by Daniel W. Farley, PhD, CNHA  Few will argue that the field of long-term care is like the journey into Read More »

Implementing a Physical Activity Program

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Eleven Ways to Improve Collections in Long-Term Care

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Better Pain Management = Fewer Pressure Ulcers

Better Pain Management = Fewer Pressure UlcersRevising the pain-assessment protocol in this rehab unit lowered the number of facility-acquired Read More »

Competed in the Assisted Living Industry: A Hospitality Perspective

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Designing a Better Bathroom

Designing a Better BathroomMaking bathrooms and toilet rooms safer and more comfortableby Patricia A. Maben, RN, MN Few people consider the design or Read More »

An Investment House That’s “Bullish” on Long-Term Care

Interview with John Cobb, Vice-President,GE Healthcare Financial Services Will financial investment dry up? That question is bedeviling many a Read More »

Medication-Monitoring Lawsuit: Case Study and Lessons Learned

Medication-Monitoring Lawsuit: Case Study and Lessons LearnedAnother real-life case in nursing home litigationby Linda Williams, RN The lack of a Read More »