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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.
Annual surveys from the resident’s perspective
In 15 years spent between two nursing homes, I have come to see many annual surveys. At my first facility, the aides were very nervous at survey Read More » Institute of Medicine recommends HIT oversight, accountability
A new report suggests the Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) should impose more oversight of health information technology (HIT) vendors. Read More » Kansas Gov. Brownback unveils Medicaid overhaul
Following a months-long public input process, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback announced this week a plan to reform the state’s Medicaid program through an Read More » Tear drops may replace blood drops in testing blood sugar in diabetes
Scientists are reporting development and successful laboratory testing of an electrochemical sensor device that has the potential to measure blood Read More » Federal appeals court affirms healthcare reform
On Nov. 8, the fourth federal appeals court to hear legal challenges to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the federal healthcare reform law passed in Read More » Washington state passes LTC staff training initiative
A long-term care staff training initiative in Washington state passed last night with broad support, according to a report in The Seattle Times. Read More » Battle between REITs ends as Ventas receives $125 million settlement
The ongoing litigious battle between healthcare real estate investment trusts Ventas, Inc., and HCP, Inc., came to an end Wednesday when the Read More » The bumpy journey to adopt HIT
Tiankai Wang, PhD Health information technology (HIT) is not a new concept to the long-term care industry. Since the late 1990s, HIT functions Read More » Nursing homes: Past, present and future
Judah L. Ronch, PhD The ancestors of the modern nursing home were the almshouses of the colonial era. Over time, settings for the care of the Read More » The new PPS challenge: Change of Therapy OMRA
Carol Maher, RN-BC, RAC-CT October 2011 came to pass with a whole host of challenges for the SNF Prospective Payment System (PPS). Along with Read More » Is it really just furniture?
Kelley Hoffman While I was a student in design school, my grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and my family needed to choose a Read More » The pharmacist’s role in care transitions
Alfred, a healthy 81-year old, was hospitalized for a knee replacement. He was started on a blood thinner to prevent blood clots following Read More » Nurse delegation in LTC and assisted living
Nurses in today's LTC and assisted living settings act in a variety of roles, both clinical and nonclinical. Nurses assist with or administer Read More » Supply Side
WARM SCRUBS ThermScrub® warm scrubs keep healthcare employees warm without extra layers of clothing. When worn with an undershirt, ThermScrub tops Read More » Turnkey service for interiors
Rachelle DeGeorge For a typical new construction or renovation project the owner of a senior living community is responsible for bringing together Read More » Minnesota nursing homes to treat more conditions; reduce hospitalizations
A three-year pilot program meant to reduce unnecessary hospitalization of Minnesota’s nursing home residents has been launched by 49 of the state’s Read More » CCHIT announces first certified EHRs for long-term care
The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) has announced the first group of electronic health records to be certified Read More » Study finds nurses need more support in disclosing errors in nursing homes
Nurses in skilled nursing facilities need more support from facility and industry stakeholders in disclosing the errors and adverse events that are Read More » Study explores the effects of aging stereotypes on memory performance
Testing the theory that an older adult might believe the popular stereotype that age affects memory, researchers at the Cognitive Aging and Memory Read More » Nursing homes report SNF PPS rule to result in layoffs; reduced wages, benefits
Nursing homes plan to lay off an estimated 20,000 workers nationally in light of the final SNF PPS rule for FY2012 that went into effect on October Read More » Great memories created during a spontaneous resident visit
On a sunny day several weeks ago when the weather was still in the low 70s, my sister called to see if I wanted a visitor. Despite throbbing sinuses Read More » Obesity hormone may increase risk of osteoporosis in the elderly
In addition to obesity causing cardiovascular disease, its name is now being linked to osteoporosis—and an increased risk of fractures, according to Read More » Assisted living advocates support enforcement of existing laws, not creation of more regulation
Several provider associations Wednesday came to assisted living’s defense during a Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing on quality and Read More » National hotline to educate callers on elder financial abuse; cognitive impairment a growing concern
A national hotline for seniors and adult children of the elderly will be available on November 10 to combat the financial swindling of senior Read More » Study shows Americans understand need for LTC planning, but slow to take action
Nearly eight in 10 Americans acknowledge the increasing need for long-term care planning, yet almost half are “not sure” how they plan to address Read More » Results of ‘Coaching Approach’ project show improved jobs, care
In 2006, PHI launched the Center for Coaching Supervision and Leadership. Funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation and the Atlantic Philanthropies, Read More » Assisted living fundamentals continue to show improvement
The recovery in assisted living is keeping pace as occupancy continues to improve. In 3Q11, assisted living occupancy was 88.6 percent, which is an Read More » Those with dementia more likely to be disabled, need long-term care following stroke
People with dementia who have a stroke are more likely to become disabled and not return home compared to those who didn't have dementia at the time Read More » LarsonAllen, Clifton Gunderson announce merger
Accounting and consulting firms Clifton Gunderson and LarsonAllen LLP, announced Tuesday plans to merge and form “one of the top-10 accounting firms Read More » 