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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.
How to prevent a measles outbreak in your buildings
The CDC is seeing more cases of measles than in years past, with a more-than-usual number of them in adults. Here are five ways to reduce the likelihood that the outbreak will affect your employees, residents and their families. Read More » Long-term care insurance rates going up
Long-term care insurance is taking a bigger bite out of the incomes of residents and prospective residents who are buying such policies, according to trade group data. Find out why. Read More » New report details assisted living trends
A new report details issues and trends related to the U.S. healthcare industry, including long-term care. Read More » Revenue Cycle Simplified: Top Tips for Better Billing and Admissions
It's not always a good thing to make the Top 10 list, especially when it costs your organization money. Billing errors are so easy to make. According to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), some of the top billing errors are easily avoided. In this piece, we’ll discuss the most common mistakes that organizations make in billing and explore ways you can steer clear of them.Click here to read more. Read More » Making a connection in dementia care
A person with Alzheimer’s or other dementias lives in the moment. Sharing that moment with him or her creates a bond that can bring moments of joy. Read More » Study finds low flu vaccination rate among nursing home staff
Findings of low vaccination rates among nursing home staff members, reported in the American Journal of Infection Control, echo data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Researchers offer recommendations to improve the rate. Read More » LeadingAge to honor ‘Dear Abby’
LeadingAge will honor Jeanne Phillips, writer of the syndicated “Dear Abby” advice column, March 16 at its second annual Great Minds Gala in Washington, D.C. Read More » CBO releases budget projections, including those for Medicare
A new report from the Congressional Budget Office projects future spending for Medicare and other federal programs. Read More » AMDA suggests White House Conference on Aging topics
AMDA–The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine has recommended sub-topics within three of the four previously identified areas of focus for the White House Conference on Aging. Read More » HHS to shift payment from volume to value
Providers will be paid by the federal government based on care quality rather than care quantity under new, measurable goals announced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Monday. Read More » The social media networks favored by residents and prospective residents
When you want to use social media to communicate with residents or prospective residents, which networks should you use? New data provide some insights. Read More » Affordable Care Act could lead to lower Medicare spending
Could the Affordable Care Act lead to changes that will affect skilled nursing, hospice and home healthcare and lower Medicare spending? Authors of a new analysis think it could. Read More » An old-fashioned remedy would work
For minor skin infections and irritations, some residents like to rely on simple remedies used when they were young rather than take more medication. Read More » CMS should revise therapy payments: report
A new report by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and the Urban Institute proposes changes to Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services payments to discourage skilled nursing facilities from “furnish[ing] therapy for financial gain.” Read More » MedPAC comments on proposed CMS quality measures
When it comes to quality and efficiency measures, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should focus on population-level outcome measures instead of clinical process measures, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission said in a recent letter. Read More » CMS adds ratings to Dialysis Facility Compare website
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has added star ratings to its Dialysis Facility Compare website and plans to update the ratings annually beginning in October. Read More » Nurse practitioner ranks double over past decade
The number of nurse practitioners licensed in the United States has greatly increased over the past 10 years, according to data released by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Read More » Older Americans Act reauthorization proposed
Legislation to reauthorize the Older Americans Act has been introduced in the Senate. Read More » ALFA, GSA respond to president’s speech
The Assisted Living Federation of America and the Gerontological Society of America are calling on the federal government to remember older adults in the wake of the president's State of the Union address. Read More » Paper still rules for end-of-life documents
Paper storage of living wills and advance directives remains popular, but use of digital storage will grow as technology becomes more familiar, authors of a new report predict. Read More » Managing wounds via EHR has numerous benefits for one SNF
Implementing an electronic health record system and integrating an automated wound management solution into it has resulted in numerous benefits for one nursing and rehabilitation center. Read More » President announces Precision Medicine Initiative in State of the Union address
Finding a cure for diseases such as diabetes and cancer would be the focus of a new Precision Medicine Initiative proposed by President Barack Obama in his State of the Union address. Read More » Older adults identify policy priorities
You might be surprised by the policy topics deemed most important by those aged 65 or more years in a recent survey. Read More » OIG recommends 5 changes to Medicare hospice payment system
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has agreed to reform its hospice payment system by taking five steps outlined in a new report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General. Read More » More older adults report falling
More older adults are reporting falls, according to new research, but the authors aren’t sure whether seniors are falling more or just reporting more. Read More » A good egg can keep a resident’s sunny side up
Meals are the best part of the day for most residents, and breakfast is the most important meal. Cutting back on quality might be economical, but your residents can taste the difference. Read More » Clinical Data Collection: The Top Steps for MDS Accuracy, and Greater Reimbursements – Part Two in a Series
The staff-resident relationship is essential to quality care. Consistency of care, and the relationship fostered between the staff and residents over time, directly impacts the perceived quality of care for LTC providers. In this article, Jayne Warwick examines the unquestionable bond between staff satisfaction and patient satisfaction, and how to positively impact both of these elements to avoid unnecessary financial pitfalls.Click here to read more. Read More » MedPAC recommends site-neutral payments for rehab
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has unanimously voted to recommend “site-neutral” payment for certain Medicare beneficiaries who need medical rehabilitation following injury or illness. Congress will decide whether to adopt the recommendation. Read More » CMS chief to resign in February
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Marilyn B. Tavenner will leave her position in February, according to media reports. Read More » 