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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.
MDS 3.0: Processing the flurry of updates
AANAC’s Judi Kulus provides a roadmap through the maze of recent MDS 3.0 updates and errata releases, while pointing out some potential pitfalls in handling resident interviews, assessments, file error correction and queries to CMS. Read More » Slicing and dicing nursing home business risk
Owner/operator, management contractor or lessee, how you approach business risks depends upon what side of the coin you fall. Business risks (and strategies) differ depending on a facility’s business model. Read More » Report: Half of violent victimizations of elderly involved serious acts of violence
A new report found that half of violent victimizations of persons age 65 or older involved serious violence, based on data from crimes known to Michigan law enforcement from 2005 to 2009. Perpetrators of elder abuse were often related to the victims. Read More » Omnicare appoints interim CEO in wake of Figueroa’s resignation
Following Omnicare CEO John Figueroa’s resignation, the board appoints new leadership as it begins its search for a new chief executive. Read More » EHRs: New online database can help LTPAC facilities choose priorities, features among EHR vendors
LeadingAge’s CAST debuts a free, searchable online database designed to help LTPAC facilities choose an electronic health record system. The searchable vendor database and user-friendly filters comprise the first comprehensive suite for researching EHRs based specifically on LTPAC’s needed functionality and features. Read More » Ohio nursing homes take $30M hit
Although funding was approved in last year’s Ohio budget, Gov. John Kasich slashed bonuses to high-performing nursing homes by a line-item veto for the state’s midterm budget review. Read More » Web-surfing seniors reach online milestone
Are grannies the new Internet marketing demographic? For the first time in history, more than half of Americans age 65 or older are surfing the information superhighway. Read More » A broken AFO
I cannot remember when my AFOs (ankle-foot orthoses) were made. But I know they are more than five years old. I want a dependable orthotist who will repair my AFOs or explain if he cannot. Read More » Opportunities for enhancement
In Texas, an innovative approach by academia and the long-term care industry to improve the culture of long-term care offers CNAs education to improve their skill levels and professionalism. With this background in critical thinking, they can begin to take their first steps on the career ladder. Read More » Seniors are embracing wireless telecommunication faster than predicted
Most seniors are choosing cellular phones over landlines, disproving the theory that the elderly are “stuck in the past,” a Georgetown University study says. Read More » Study links CNA staffing levels to fall rates for nursing home residents
Nursing facilities with higher CNA staff levels can offset the lack of confidence that newly admitted residents exhibit in trying to safely navigate unfamiliar surroundings. The availablity of CNAs to assist residents has helped to lower the rate of falls, study says. Read More » Teamwork, communication tied to quality of nursing home care
Nursing homes that foster an environment in which workers feel they are valued contributors to a team of caregivers provide better care to their residents, according to a new study. Read More » AARP launches online personal health record
AARP and Microsoft Corp. have teamed up to offer a free online health record to AARP’s 40+ million members. The tool gives residents and their family members a single online repository for vital health information, and it will assist those who are designated caregivers of loved ones. Read More » FCC, medical leaders hold mHealth summit to discuss mobile medical device technology
The Federal Communications Commission met with mobile technology leaders, healthcare agencies, medical device companies and others to hammer out an implementation strategy to push the mHealth industry forward. Read More » ALFA urges measures to fight ‘pension poaching’
Problems in the VA Aid and Attendance program have created a cottage industry of predators that target vulnerable seniors to convince them that they are entitled to a pension. The senior is then marketed financial products that he or she does not need and might not benefit from. Read More » Pentecostal moments in long-term care
Can religion add quality to life in advanced age? Can it do so when dementia sets in? Ethnographic evidence, abundantly found in long-term care, speaks of the salutary contribution religion makes in advanced age. Read More » AHCA to Congress: Don’t use Medicaid’s provider tax rates to bail out student loans
The American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) tell Congress to stop eyeing Medicaid tax rates as rescue funds for student loans. Read More » CMS launches data initiative
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services creates the Office of Information Products and Data Analytics as part of a new initiative to collect, analyze and share healthcare information for use in care improvements. Read More » The number of hospitals that “observe” rather than admit is growing, research shows
New research data shows that many Medicare recipients are prevented from transferring to skilled care based on their hospital admission status. Read More » An apple a day: Female longevity study linked to fresh foods and exercise
Eat your veggies and take a long walk, especially if you’re a woman over 70. Read More » When a facility needs to be fixed up
With the Medicare/Medicaid cutbacks to facilities today, I wonder how facilities built from the ’70s through the ’90s will be maintained. I wonder too how the grand looking nursing homes built in the last 10 years will hold up. Read More » U.S.News & World Report releases list of top nursing homes in California
Among best nursing homes in California, both for-profit and non-profit facilities earn five-star ratings. Read More » 5 team building practices that will make your staff want to stay
When it comes to building a team, forget corporate retreats and singing “Kumbaya” around the campfire. Here are five practical, easy-to-incorporate strategies you can use at your nursing stations starting today. Read More » HHS funds Aging and Disability Resource Centers
Funds for improved access for consumer information on community services and supports for seniors and others with disabilities is on the horizon. Read More » UV treatment shows promise in curbing Clostridium difficile infections in LTC environments
Ultraviolet light treatment works better than bleach to control outbreaks of Clostridium difficle infections (CDI) in resident spaces, and UV cleansing technology may be a smart addition to routine housekeeping and infection-prevention measures, researchers find. Read More » The case for hospice in the skilled nursing setting
In my years as a med nurse, unit manager and DON I always enjoyed working with hospice. My experience was that they were also there for the resident and staff. That is why hospice belongs in long-term care. Let us help you help the resident. Let’s collaborate and share the load. How can we help you today? Read More » Eden Alternative acquires Lifespan Network’s Wellspring program
Lifespan Network's Wellspring program will merge with The Eden Alternative to advance excellence through culture change. Read More » CMS announces partnership to reduce improper antipsychotic drug use
CMS announces a new partnership initiative to combat the improper use of antipsychotic drugs in nursing homes. Through better reporting and data sharing, the partnership vows to cut the use of antipsychotics in nursing homes by 15 percent before the end of this year. Read More » Overcoming unhappiness
A resident’s withdrawal from life’s opportunities does not have to be a permanent condition. How can you help a resident who is unhappy, has lost interest in life, or has become testy and difficult? Read More » 