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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.
First federal rule issued for ombudsman programs
The Administration for Community Living of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has published the first federal regulations for the long-term care ombudsman programs in the Federal Register in an effort to improve consistency among state programs. Read More » White House Conference on Aging announces Tampa event details
Didn't receive an invitation to Thursday's White House Conference on Aging event in Tampa? You can watch online. Read More » Why ‘Still Alice’ is a valentine to caregivers
You’ll nod in recognition during many scenes in “Still Alice.” The film helps elucidate Alzheimer’s disease for those unfamiliar with it, and it has the potential for longer-term benefits, too. Read More » Interoperability takes center stage in Washington
This month’s annual meeting of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology featured a keynote by HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell announcing the agency’s plan to increase the adoption of health IT. Read More » Working at moving out, Part 2
Mindy and CG are planning carefully for reentering the community at large. Kathleen Mears updates readers on the couple's progress. Read More » Walk Before You Run: The Blueprint and Top Considerations for EHR Adoption (Part 1)
When we think back to what the long-term care industry was like 10 years ago, technological innovation tends not to be top of mind. And yet, suddenly we’re surrounded by it. Adopting new technology, like any new idea, can be hard. The challenge for providers will not just be rolling it out, but also harnessing the power to do what you need to do. In this first article of a three-part series, we’ll look at factors in long-term care that have prompted our use of technology, specifically Electronic Health Records (EHRs), and begin to consider where we are headed as the technology we use continues to evolve.Click here to read more. Read More » 3 changes coming to Nursing Home Compare
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will make three main changes to the calculations used for the Nursing Home Compare website beginning with the information publicly reported for February, the agency announced in a Feb. 12 call to providers. Read More » Congressmen introduce observation stay legislation
Two congressmen have reintroduced an act that would require hospitals to notify a patient within a certain period of time after classifying him or her as an inpatient or as an outpatient under observation. Read More » Credentialing, standards, public policy on assisted living agenda
Credentialing, standards and public policy in the senior living industry were on the agenda when the Assisted Living Federation of America hosted 35 of its state partners this week. Read More » Bill would improve payment transparency, pharmacy group says
The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition says the MAC Transparency Act, if passed, would improve payment transparency within the Medicare prescription drug program. Read More » More than $220 billion in savings predicted with Alzheimer’s advances
The United States could save $220 billion within the first five years of a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease being introduced, as well as reduce the number of people affected by the disease by 2.5 million, according to a new report. Read More » PACE could expand to serve younger people
President Barack Obama’s proposed 2016 budget includes a provision that would expand the Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly to serve younger individuals with disabilities, and one organization is applauding the move. Read More » A growing market: Affordable senior housing
When care and assistance is needed, where can low-income seniors go to have the services they need delivered in a safe, secure and affordable environment? Read More » Quality in advanced dementia care: 3 challenges, 5 solutions
Quality-of-care issues exist in all long-term care settings, but they are especially pronounced for those with advanced dementia, according to health economist David Grabowski, PhD, of Harvard. He details several potential opportunities to address the issues. Read More » ‘Top prescriber’ of antipsychotic to plead guilty of accepting kickbacks
A former psychiatrist on Friday is expected to plead guilty to taking kickbacks from a drug manufacturer in exchange for prescribing clozapine. Read More » Antipsychotic drug use decrease higher than expected
Use of antipsychotic medications in long-stay nursing home residents has experienced a greater-than-expected decrease, according to new data. Read More » CNA course, contest aim to improve knowledge, retention
A new course and contest for certified nursing assistants (CNAs) are designed to keep CNAs abreast of the latest knowledge to perform their duties. And they may help providers with staff retention in the process. Read More » Working at moving out, Part 1
Love can bloom in a nursing home and some resident couples can progress in becoming independent enough to reestablish able roots in the community. Part one of a two-part series. Read More » Report suggests ways to increase cognitive assessments during Medicare annual wellness visits
The odds of your residents undergoing a cognitive assessment as part of a Medicare annual wellness visit may increase given a new report from a Gerontological Society of America workgroup. Read More » Brookdale, Sandell at odds over portfolio, board
Brookdale Senior Living shareholder Sandell Asset Management is requesting that the company’s board alter its real estate portfolio and board, and Brookdale has issued a response. Read More » Home care beats nursing home care for ADL maintenance, study finds
Older adults being cared for at home rather than a nursing home experienced “significantly less” deterioration in their ability to perform activities of daily living after one year, a new study finds. Read More » Minnix to retire as LeadingAge CEO
Larry Minnix will retire from his position as LeadingAge president and CEO by the end of the year, the organization announced Feb. 5. Read More » CMS now covers lung cancer screening for Medicare beneficiaries
Effective immediately, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will cover lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography for Medicare beneficiaries—with certain conditions. Read More » Home health star ratings may start in July
July is the target for the start of the publication of star ratings on the Home Health Compare website, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Read More » Hospitalization of seniors with flu hits record rate
Flu-related hospitalization rates for those aged 65 or more years have hit an all-time high, but the CDC has advice to prevent or lessen the effects of the virus. Read More » What the proposed 2016 budget would mean for senior living
The 2016 federal budget announced by President Barack Obama on Monday is a mixed bag for senior housing and services providers, according to several organizations representing them. Read More » 2016 federal budget aligns with goals of White House Conference on Aging, Super says
The focus areas of the 2015 White House Conference on Aging mesh well with the goals of the 2016 federal budget proposed Feb. 2 by President Barack Obama, the conference’s executive director says. Read More » 2016 budget includes $215 million for Precision Medicine Initiative
The Precision Medicine Initiative proposed by President Barack Obama in his Jan. 20 State of the Union address would launch with $215 million in funding under the 2016 budget he announced Monday. Read More » Habilitation approach to dementia care focuses on remaining abilities
Focusing on helping those with advanced dementia use the skills and abilities they still possess is the primary goal of habilitation therapy. The approach, how it differs from rehabilitation, and training for it were detailed in a recent meeting convened by CMS. Read More » 