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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.
Mutated gene may protect brain from Alzheimer’s
New progress on the mysteries of Alzheimer’s may be within the DNA of Iceland. Many Icelanders have a gene mutation, rare in other countries, that seems to protect the brain from the onset of Alzheimer’s, a new study reveals. Read More » Comprehensive COPD programs: The growing imperative
According to a recent study, one in every six admissions to nursing homes was for individuals who had a history of emphysema or COPD. This puts greater pressure on LTC facilities to gain a stronger understanding of the disease and to meet new demands in terms of assessment and treatment. Read More » Healthcare and drug costs still surprise retirees
What tops your retirement wish list? Most retirees would gladly trade the dream of a beach house in Florida for lower healthcare and prescription drug costs, as well as more education on financial planning, an insurer survey shows. Read More » Ohio announces plan to stem nursing home drug thefts
With the crackdown on “pill mills” in Ohio, nursing homes have become targets for employee theft of narcotic prescription drugs. Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine intensifies anti-drug abuse efforts. Read More » IOM: ‘Serious shortages’ in mental health resources loom for baby boomers
Major efforts are needed to increase the mental health workforce and train them in the mental health and substance abuse issues that relate to seniors, a new Institutes of Medicine report warns. Read More » 6 steps to C. difficile prevention
Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infections remain at historically high levels whereas most other types of healthcare-associated infections are declining. The CDC recommends that healthcare clinicians and facility administrators implement the following six prevention steps into their facilities’ infection control plan. Read More » Overwhelming misuse, faulty documentation of antipsychotic drugs in nursing homes, OIG report states
A stunning 99 percent of nursing home records examined by the OIG failed to meet one or more of the federal guidelines for assessing and documenting the use of antipsychotic drugs. Read More » Managing budgets for LTC building projects
Identifying a project manager, or owner’s representative, to lead the project team is becoming a vital factor in accomplishing an integrated approach to the LTC building process. Read More » Alaska leads the nation in nursing home costs
Where a consumer lives plays a large role in his or her financial planning for long-term care. Costs from the nursing home through the home care categories vary greatly, according to a national study. Read More » CMS announces 89 new ACOs
As of July 1, 89 new accountable care organizations (ACOs) began serving 1.2 million people with Medicare in 40 states and Washington, D.C., the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced today. Read More » Checking vitals
I think a resident’s greatest concern is that their needs will be forgotten. Most residents realize other residents have important and frequent needs. Some residents have probably been forgotten and feel they must be emphatic to get what they need. Read More » Bill to repeal the ACA may reach House floor this week
Several U.S. House of Representatives committees plan to hold meetings this week on the Accountable Care Act, including a proposed bill to repeal the law. Read More » Seniors in “doughnut hole” may cut back on their antidepressants, heart and diabetes meds
While trying to save on prescription costs, seniors in the Medicare Part D doughnut hole are skipping or reducing their maintenance medications for depression, chronic heart failure and diabetes, among other chronic conditions, recent data suggests. Read More » Adaptive re-use of existing senior living spaces
Innovative planning can allow traditional senior living spaces to be transformed into neighborhoods of shared spaces and private spaces, encouraging interaction and fostering memory care. Architect James Moyer describes the before and after designs. Read More » Scientists confirm role of vitamin D in fracture prevention
High doses of vitamin D play a role in preventing bone fractures, especially in older women, according to a study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. Read More » New tool assesses financial impact of ICD-10 switch
The Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and technology company Jvion have developed an online tool to help facilities calculate the financial impacts of migrating to ICD-10. Read More » Pressure Ulcers: Changing habits can combat clinical and legal problems
Pressure ulcers are painful and dangerous for residents and costly for facilities. Next year, PUs are going to cost facilities even more. Learn how to improve wound care intervention to protect your patients and manage risk. Read More » CMS proposes higher pay rates for end-stage renal disease
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed policy changes that would increase reimbursement rates for end-stage renal disease services. Performance data collected next year would affect the payment rates starting in 2015. Read More » Are LTC settings prepared to deal with emergencies? The Office of Inspector General (OIG) thinks not.
Fire, flood, tornado, earthquake and tidal waves are just a few of the ways nature asserts itself to remind us of its power. Are you prepared to care and protect your residents if you get in Mother Nature’s way? The OIG doesn’t think so according to a recent study. Read More » Long-Term Living takes brief holiday break
In observance of the Independence Day holiday, Long-Term Living will take a break from publishing news, articles and blogs on July 4. We'll be back Thursday, July 5. Read More » Environmental sustainability by design for assisted living
LEED certification is by no means a new concept, but in the LTC industry, many owners and operators have been tentative to embrace the concept and make it work on a large scale. Here's one owner that has done just that. Read More » Family members: 5 ways to turn fault finders into fans
For most families, entry into a nursing home is like being teleported onto a strange new planet. The arrival is often swift and unanticipated, and the customs are foreign and frequently unnerving. Consider what services you can offer to improve the experience of anxious family members. Read More » How nursing facilities have changed my lifestyle
This facility requires me to eat meals in the dining room. Since I need to be fed, I spend a great deal of time waiting. Mealtimes have cut my computer time from seven hours a day (at my former facility) to four hours a day here. Read More » HHS offers states new funds to build health insurance exchanges
Now that the Accountable Care Act has been deemed constitutional, HHS returns its focus to reform initiatives by announcing 10 new state grants to fund the development of insurance exchange systems. Read More » Compassionate LTC care for some prisoners in Connecticut
In Connecticut, the state has given permission to its corrections commissioner to release the sickest and most frail inmates to palliative or hospice care. Read More » Techno health: New devices could fill roles in LTC
Portable stroke monitors, video visits, diabetes testing on a cell phone… these tools and more are coming soon to a healthcare site near you, according to an emerging technology report. Read More » Listen to what your feet are telling you
Sore feet, ingrown toenails and sore are no laughing matter. Whether young or old, foot problems can plague anyone. Recent data show that a staggering number of Americans age 21 and older have had one or more foot problems. Read More » LTC leaders analyze impacts of ACA decision
Leaders digest: So the ACA stays. What now? Long-Term Living’s editors speak with leaders in the long-term and post-acute care industry the day the Supreme Court decision is announced. Read More » Reactions pour in on SCOTUS Affordable Care Act decision
CONTINUING COVERAGE: Healthcare organizations and agencies react to this morning’s Supreme Court decision to keep the Accountable Care Act in place, deeming it constitutional. (Updated 5:20pm EDT) Read More » 