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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.
Genetic type of Alzheimer’s may be detected years before symptoms
Measurable brain chemistry changes may appear 10 to 20 years before the first detectable cognitive impairments among people with a genetic form of Read More » A resident’s day trip
When my Mears cousins invited me to a family reunion in 2008 I wanted to go. But it was 70 miles away from the nursing home and I had not traveled Read More » CCRC DON salaries rose in 2011
The national average salary of Director of Nurses in Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs) increased 2.56 percent in 2011, from $80,573 in Read More » AP poll finds aging boomers to be most obese generation
Baby boomers are setting themselves up for unhealthy—and costly—golden years, according to the new Associated Press LifeGoesStrong.com poll that Read More » Majority of senior households financially vulnerable, researchers say
Three out of four senior citizen households are financially unprepared for an unexpected illness or other traumatic life event, according to a new Read More » Defining ‘non-institutional’ interiors
For the upcoming July 2011 issue of Long-Term Living, we asked three well known senior living designers to debate the pros and cons of various Read More » ‘Gang of Six’ deficit plan would cover doc fix, repeal CLASS Act
A bipartisan group of senators known as the “Gang of Six” Tuesday unveiled their 10-year $3.7 trillion deficit-reduction plan, featuring a mixture of Read More » More than half of Alzheimer’s cases may be preventable
Lifestyle changes and treatment or prevention of chronic medical conditions may be all that’s necessary to defend against more than half of Read More » Early onset of Alzheimer’s increases risk of falling
Falls are more common among individuals with the earliest signs of Alzheimer’s, according to a study presented Sunday at the Alzheimer’s Association Read More » Antidepressant changes may contribute to SNF resident falls
Nursing home residents taking certain antidepressant medications are at an increased risk of falling days after starting a new prescription or a dose Read More » What to make of healthcare workers’ piercings and tattoos
The first time I saw a nursing home staff member with a tongue piercing, I shuddered. It looked painful. Since I never thought of having one myself, Read More » Marketing Assisted Living Today
Many assisted living facilities are experiencing higher vacancies since the economy and the housing market crashed in 2008. Long considered a Read More » Prepare for a rise in Alzheimer’s and dementia
Recently, the National Institute on Aging and the Alzheimer's Association released new guidelines for Read More » LTC Showroom
LED LIGHTING SYSTEM Loox LED (light-emitting diode) system from Häfele America Company, uses a universal worldwide power system where switches, Read More » ACOs update: Three likely payments
And now we wait. The comment period for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' proposed rules on Read More » Mouth care: Reducing resistant behaviors
More elders are entering long-term care with their natural teeth, and those who develop dementia will require Read More » Surroundings symposium
It's not every day you can lock down three of the field's most intriguing and expert sources on aging environments and design to debate best Read More » Study: Higher pressure ulcer rates for blacks related to site of care
A new study shows that among nursing home residents at high risk for pressure ulcers, black residents had higher prevalence rates than white Read More » Is long-term care ready for LEDs?
For the upcoming July 2011 issue of Long-Term Living, we asked three well known senior living designers to debate the pros and cons of various Read More » Obama’s debt ceiling salvo: Social Security checks ‘not guaranteed’
The national debt ceiling debate escalated yesterday when President Obama, in a televised interview on CBS News, said that he can’t ensure that Read More » Investment in frontline staff pays off for providers
On Orchard Cove’s skilled-nursing floor, urinary tract infections and pressure ulcers have become rare occurrences and medication usage is down. Read More » OIG urges CMS to take action in light of skilled nursing overpayments
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is planning to review SNF billing at the end of the fiscal year and is imploring the Centers for Medicare & Read More » Virtual reality aids Parkinson’s rehab exercises
Virtual reality and physical reality exercises can be used to increase the movement speed of a person with Parkinson’s disease, improving his or her Read More » CMS initiative looks to reduce hospitalizations among nursing home residents
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced last Friday a new demonstration program to help states reduce the number of preventable Read More » Waiting for assistance in the nursing home
Early Saturday evening I was surprised that I had a few interesting cable TV programs to choose from. The original Susan Boyle special was on and I Read More » Study: Electronic prescriptions as error-filled as manual ones
Electronic prescriptions have as many errors as handwritten prescriptions, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Read More » Study: Minorities lead nursing home population growth
A rising proportion of racial and ethnic minorities in the U.S. nursing home population is attributed to factors beyond simple demographic changes, Read More » Governors say states are owed $4 billion for Medicare errors
Past efforts made to correct errors by the Social Security Administration might have cost state Medicaid programs $4 billion—money that the federal Read More » 