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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.
Multidisciplinary approach to LTC gains traction
The multidisciplinary approach to providing care with coordinated, goal-centered teams yields better outcomes for residents in long-term care facilities. Read More » A volunteer’s intercession
Visitors and regular volunteers make residents comfortable and give them a connection to the community outside of the facility. Kathy tells about her bond with a special volunteer. Read More » Reshaping the design and delivery of dementia care
Long-term care communities learn to orient themselves to each resident's reality to create life-affirming activities, eliminating the one-siz-fits-all group therapy concept. Read More » Relationship-centered approaches to LTC delivery
After solving a management crisis, a Canadian LTC facility searched and created a new measurable model of care for its residents. Read More » Congress misses work-study reauthorization deadline
A key provision of the Veterans’ Benefits Act of 2010 expired on June 30, leaving some part-time workers at veterans’ homes o... Read More » Brendan’s secret exit
Some residents are wise to wandering alarms and door monitors and they can be quite creative in their efforts to leave the facility unnoticed. Read More » Happy 4th of July!
Long-Term Living takes a brief break for the Independence Day holiday. We'll be back with articles, news, blogs and our social media feeds on Monday, July 8. Read More » What’s technology for?
Technological breakthroughs have changed significantly the way seniors are cared for today. But are they always the right solutions to meet a resident's personal and long-term care needs? Read More » Obama administration announces delay of key healthcare reform provision for employers
The Obama administration changed course on July 2 on a key provision of the Affordable Care Act, when it announced a one-year delay in the ACA’s employer mandate requiring provision of health insurance to employees. Corporations had objected to the mandate, which will now take effect in January 2015. Read More » Breakfast eggs are a matter of taste
Residents may think that breakfast eggs are part of a facility “shell” game because of inconsistency and the quality of egg product purchased. Read More » Coexisting with summer critters
Unless you’re an entomologist, a 10-year-old boy or a frog, very few people love spiders, ants and the other creepy-crawlies of summer. Imagine if you lacked the mobility to chase the insects away. Read More » Experiencing a medication error
Residents and their families trust that close attention is paid to the medications each individual requires. LTL blogger Kathleen Mears talks about the time she was given the incorrect medication. Read More » The challenges of hiring or housing registered sex offenders
Even people with criminal histories grow old; others have served their time and need to work. Caroline Berdzik, Esq, offers some tips to follow in this tricky situation. Read More » Assisted living, memory care construction continues to rebound
Activity in the construction of assisted living and memory care facilities nears their pre-recession peaks, according to the latest NIC MAP data. In several cities, it's all about building memory care spaces. Read More » Challenges of residents’ smoking habits
Smoking policies differ from facility to facility. If staff are required to supervise smokers, what impact does that have on providing resident care? Read More » Metonyms: What’s in name?
If it’s been a while since you’ve been in an English class, here’s a brief reminder on why what you call a person has significance, especially in long-term care. Read More » MDS Manual update brings welcome clarity
The RAI User's Manual received section revisions and clarifications on dental status (section L), skin conditions (section M) and other items in the May update release. Read More » Healthcare IT and me
Even a simple visit to a physician’s office can become a complicated ordeal for a person with disabilities when filling out health information forms is involved. Read More » CMS clarifies confusing scoring for ADLs
AANAC's Judi Kulus explains the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services attempt to iron out the confusing rules for coding activities of daily living (ADLs) under the RAI User's Manual. Read More » Occupational therapy’s role in LTC
Conducting targeted in-services helps staff understand the goals and benefits of occupational therapy for residents in a facility setting. Read More » An update on my stolen credit card
Lingering doubts and suspicions are part of the aftermath of credit card fraud, as Long-Term Living blogger Kathleen Mears know firsthand. Read More » Disaster primer: When Mother Nature strikes
How "ready" are you for whatever Mother Nature can dish out? This disaster primer can help your organization prepare for—and live through—the financial impacts of a disaster. Read More » One-on-one with… Kristy Brown
Long-Term Living sits down with Kristy Brown, MS, CCC-SLP, president and CEO of Centrex Rehab, Minneapolis, to discuss today's new opportunities for therapy services within the senior care market--including partnerships with companies once viewed as competitors. Read More » 4 lies about marketing senior living
Meet marketing objectives without falling into sales traps. A discussion of four marketing beliefs commonly held in the senior living industry. Read More » She’s our plant lady no more
What a difference a year makes as Kathleen Mears updates us on her facility's "plant lady," who no longer is allowed to exercise her "green thumb" to grow hardy, healthy plants that staff and residents enjoy. Read More » Senate confirms Marilyn Tavenner as permanent administrator of CMS
Tavenner is the first permanent administrator of that federal agency to be confirmed in nearly a decade. Read More » Skilled nursing occupancy hovers near 8-year low
Overall nursing occupancy is near the eight-year cyclical low, but private-pay nursing units are seeing some recovery. Read More » Skilled care in the south of France
Every country in the world--from Argentina to Zimbabwe--is confronted with the problem of caring for its elderly and paying for that care. Here's a firsthand look at how senior care is provided at a facility in France. Read More » Nighttime housekeeping is disruptive
While nursing homes are a 24-hour-a-day operation, maintenance/housekeeping staff need to schedule loud and/or noisy projects at times that won't limit accessibility to residents or disturb their routines. Read More » 