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.
Top 5 legal blogs of 2014
Surveys, sexuality and social media were among the hot topics for readers of our legal blogs in 2014. Read More » Top 10 news items of 2014
New briefs written in 2014 about governmental and other standards were among the hot topics for the brand’s website visitors and social media friends and followers this year. Read More » Your 2014-2015 flu preparation kit
Here’s everything you need to know about this year’s flu season and how to prepare your facilities, staff members and residents. Read More » Hot topics: QAPI
Read our complete series on the 12 steps of quality assurance and performance improvement by Nell Griffin, LPN, EdM. Read More » Put a lid on it
Some simple advice on infection prevention can solve the age-old controversy between men and women on keeping the toilet seat up or down. Read More » Top 10 blogs of 2014
Blogs about safety, marketing and resident quality of life were hot for the brand's readers, website visitors and social media friends and followers this year. Read More » Top 10 articles of 2014
Quality improvement, staffing, regulatory and operational design issues were among the hot topics for the brand’s readers, website visitors and social media friends and followers in 2014. Read More » It is the thought that counts
Even residents in nursing homes feel the joy in giving as well as receiving. Simple heartfelt gifts are the ones that will be remembered—and treasured—throughout the years. Read More » 2015 Business Outlook: Important dates
Antipsychotic medications and therapy are just two aspects of care delivery that will be affected by deadlines in 2015. Read More » Malnutrition in seniors should be addressed by Congress, GSA says
Congress should make changes to current laws to address malnutrition in older adults, according to the Gerontological Society of America. Read More » LeadingAge Ziegler 150 details tech use among providers
A new report details current use of technology among senior living communities and also identifies areas of potential growth. Read More » Flu: High-dose vaccine shows benefit in LTC residents
A high-dose flu vaccine is significantly better than a regular flu shot at boosting the immune response to the flu virus in frail, older residents of long-term care facilities, according to the results of a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine study funded by a vaccine manufacturer. Read More » 2015 Business Outlook: Technology
Part six of our series on challenges facing those serving older adults looks at technology trends that are increasing connectivity, easing the delivery of person-centered care and preserving resident dignity. Read More » 2015 Business Outlook: Professionalism
Part five of our series on challenges facing those serving older adults examines ways in which providers are authenticating their professionalism to help them communicate quality and differentiate themselves among those seeking services. Read More » Tennessee will use federal funding to experiment with LTSS
Tennessee will receive up to $65 million over the next two years to implement and test its State Health Care Innovation Plan, including the provision of long-term services and supports. Read More » Nursing home care, rehab hospital care not equal, group maintains
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission should reject a proposal to pay the same amount for rehabilitation care whether it occurs in an inpatient rehabilitation hospital or a nursing home, the American Medical Rehabilitation Providers Association says. Read More » 2015 Business Outlook: Staffing
The fourth installment of our multi-part series on challenges facing the senior living industry examines efforts to recruit, replace and maintain workers as the need for aging services increases. Read More » SAGE announces new board members, officers
The Society for the Advancement of Gerontological Enironments has elected new board members and officers. Read More » 2015 Business Outlook: Quality
The third installment of our multi-part series on challenges facing those serving older adults looks at governmental and other efforts to improve quality. Read More » Ohio CCRC takes $23.3M in bonds
Friendship Village of Dublin will use the funds to continue to pursue various projects included in its master plan over the next five years, according to specialty investment bank Ziegler, which closed on the issue. Read More » Chronic disease one focus for new surgeon general
Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA, will focus on chronic disease prevention, smoking cessation, healthful eating and fighting obesity and the Ebola virus as surgeon general. The Senate confirmed his nomination on Monday, more than a year after the president nominated him. Read More » 2015 Business Outlook: Service reach
In the second installment of our multi-part series examining challenges facing providers, Long-Term Living takes a look at how those in senior housing and services are adapting their offerings in response to the desire of older adults to “age in place,” wherever they are. Read More » 2015 Business Outlook: Payment
In the first installment of a multi-part series examining challenges in the new year, Long-Term Living explores why some government initiatives under testing or development give pause to many providers serving older adults. Read More » Same-sex marriage recognition would be required under rule
Long-term care facilities that do not recognize residents’ same-sex marriages would be ineligible to receive Medicare or Medicaid funding under a rule proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Read More » CMS seeks feedback on home health agency ratings
Do you have something to say about the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services' plan to give five-star ratings to home health agencies? Voice it Dec. 17. Read More » CMS announces DMEPOS bidding timeline
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced the bidding timeline for Round 2 Recompete and the national mail-order recompete of the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies Competitive Bidding Program. Read More » Dealing with SAD
Many environmental conditions can affect the human condition—the tides, pollution, humidity. Long-Term Living’s resident blogger Kathleen Mears has displayed some of the symptoms of seasonal affective disorder. Read More » Ezekiel Emanuel: Meaning, not length, most important in life
Some may have been misled by a recent essay in The Atlantic, author Ezekiel Emanuel, MD, PhD, says. His published views on aging and the end of life, however, have implications for policymakers and professional caregivers. Read More » Antipsychotic drug reduction efforts need more consumer involvement, coalition says
The Long Term Care Community Coalition encourages CMS to include more consumers in its “provider calls” related to dementia care in nursing homes, citing a recent survey that supports this recommendation. Read More » 