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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.
NIC MAP shows modest recovery in seniors housing
NIC MAP, a data analysis from the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry, shows a modest recovery in occupancy rate, while construction activity slows. Read More » No need to die for Alzheimer’s diagnosis?
Until now, the only absolute diagnosis of Alzheimer’s was by autopsy. Is PET Amyloid Imaging, which can detect beta-amyloid neuritic plaques in the living brain, a potential screening or diagnostic tool for the future? Read More » Nursing home disaster plans are full of holes, OIG finds
In its recommendations, OIG suggested CMS add more specific emergency planning protocol to existing federal requirements for nursing home disaster preparedness. Read More » Leaders of Tomorrow: Addie Abushousheh
Congratulations to the first of five Leaders of Tomorrow award winners profiled this week: Addie Abushousheh, executive director, Association of Households International. Read More » Report links higher death rate among elderly to improving economy
A connection is made between frontline healthcare workers, employment levels in the economy overall and deaths among the elderly. Read More » Considerations when buying clothes for residents
Beth did not know we had to be careful about what we picked because of how the facility does laundry. I told her it is difficult for the laundry staff to follow the care guides on personal clothing, so we had to allow a little sizing leeway because of possible shrinkage. Read More » 2012 Leaders of Tomorrow announced
Long-Term Living is pleased to introduce the first honorees in our new awards program: Leaders of Tomorrow. The program aims to recognize... Read More » Smoking associated with hip and knee replacement failure
Two new studies presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons looked at the effects of smoking on total joint replacement and found evidence of higher rates of failure compared to non-smokers. Read More » Infection control in long-term care
When treating infections in the LTC setting it is imperative that staff members have defined roles in the treatment process and that facilities have clear procedures in place to effectively treat infections. Read More » Mysterious gut bug hits nursing homes
Sapovirus, a cousin of the well known and highly contagious norovirus, caused symptoms of vomiting, diarrhea and fever that lasted a median duration of 48 hours in the studied outbreaks. Read More » Growing ranks of seniors face affordable housing crunch
A new report details the effects of the exploding over-65 population in coming years on the demand for housing and the opportunities available to expand senior housing options. Read More » Cost of care survey shows nursing home costs up 4%
The annual cost for a private nursing home room rose 4.2 percent in 2012 to $81,030, according to the 2012 Cost of Care Survey by Genworth Financial. Read More » Create a ‘thriving workforce’ through empowerment
Beyond tangible, teachable skills, like how to set a table properly, training for thriving employees includes helping them break out of the status quo. When employees are able to take small risks in the service of making the community work better, they feel empowered and engaged. Read More » Report declares dementia a global public health crisis
According to research, the number of people living with dementia worldwide, estimated at 35.6 million in 2010, is set to nearly double every 20 years, reaching 65.7 million in 2030 and 115.4 million in 2050. Read More » CMS announces 27 Shared Savings ACOs
More than 1.1 million beneficiaries are receiving care from providers participating in Medicare shared savings initiatives. CMS says it is reviewing more than 150 applications from ACOs seeking to enter the program in July. Read More » Researchers identify risk factors of rehospitalization for post-acute stroke patients
Of the nearly 700 stoke patients studied, 18 percent were rehospitalized during the three months following discharge. Patients with better motor and cognitive abilities at rehabilitation discharge were less likely to be rehospitalized. Read More » Muscle training treats urinary incontinence for older women, study finds
The cost of incontinence care in the United States averaged $19.5 billion in 2004, and by one estimate the annualized cost of women's nursing home admissions due to urinary incontinence was $3 billion, according to AHRQ. Read More » 5 markets dominate sluggish assisted living construction
As of 4Q11, within the top 31 metropolitan markets, construction of assisted living properties represented 2.1 percent of the existing inventory, where it has been oscillating around for the past two years. Read More » SNF residents at greater risk of hospitalization for blood clots after an infection
The most common predictor of hospitalization for venous thromboembolism—a potentially life-threatening condition that includes both deep-vein and lung blood clots—was recent exposure to an infection, according to the study in Circulation. Read More » Can this resident ever move closer to home?
Every day this 28-year-old father of two is encouraged to feed himself and do all he can so he can go home. But John's behaviors and displays of anger make caring for him difficult, and he is far away from the comfort and reassurance of his home state. Read More » New AARP network to foster age-friendly communities in U.S.
The new program aims to provide a system to “educate, encourage, promote, and recognize improvements that make cities, towns, and counties more user-friendly not only for their older residents but for residents of all ages,” according to the release. Read More » OSHA targets SNFs with new safety program
For the new National Emphasis Program, OSHA will target LTC facilities with a days-away-from-work rate of 10 or higher per 100 full-time workers. Read More » Back to the future through MDS
Determining what is “less institutional” may not be a foregone conclusion. Making assumptions about residents’ preferences is dangerous business, and when we simply ask residents what they want, they surprise us more often than not. Read More » A salute to the stalwarts of long-term care
Long-term care is replete with many exemplars who, day in and day out, without fanfare, perform minor miracles in the service of our elders. The on-site nursing home managers—the director of nursing and the administrator—serve as a deserving illustration of such unsung LTC stars. Read More » Alzheimer’s research funding questioned
A senator says that while he supports Alzheimer’s research, "this $80 million isn’t happening," referring to funding President Obama proposed earlier this year. Read More » How to cut LTC transportation costs
In addition to managing your transportation operation more efficiently and less expensively, consider such options as subcontracting and turning your vehicles into revenue generators. Read More » CMS reverses proposed consultant pharmacist regulation for SNFs
CMS said it backtracked on its proposal because the policy “would be highly disruptive to the industry” without reducing drug utilization, according to news reports. Read More » ‘Bad debt’ cuts to hit SNFs hard in 10 states
Florida, Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Louisiana, Indiana, Tennessee, Georgia and New Jersey will absorb the largest Medicare funding cuts from bad debt provisions, a new Avalere Health analysis found. Read More » Understanding your employees’ protected online activity
The government protects employees’ rights to engage in "concerted activity" for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection. You might be surprised how far-reaching these protections can be, even in long-term care settings. Read More » 