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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.
National Quality Forum Endorses 29 Serious Reportable Events
I Advance Senior CareI Advance Senior Care is the industry-leading source for practical, in-depth, business-building, and resident care i... Read More » Same-Sex Partners of Nursing Home Residents Eligible for Medicaid Protections
In a letter sent to state Medicaid directors last Friday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) clarified that the agencies can offer Read More » Toward a better quality of life
Four years ago I was recovering from a mastectomy. It was my second bout with breast cancer in 16 years. Even though my doctor said it was unrelated, Read More » Study: Urinary Incontinence Affects Seniors’ Quality of Life More Than Some Chronic Conditions
Urinary incontinence affects senior citizens’ quality of life to a greater degree than diabetes, arthritis and many other chronic conditions, Read More » Carlyle Group to Take HCR ManorCare Public with $500 Million IPO
Private equity firm The Carlyle Group will soon take HCR ManorCare public with a roughly $500 million initial public offering, according to a Reuters Read More » Are facility beauty salons going to fade like a bad color job?
For years women visited the beauty salon weekly for a wash and a set. This ritual involved not only beautification but a head massage and Read More » PET Scans for Early Alzheimer’s Detection Might be Available Next Year
Positron emission tomography (PET) scans, a form of molecular imaging that detects beta amyloid plaques in the brain, may be available for use in the Read More » ACA Initiative to Coordinate Care for Medicare Patients
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Monday announced a new Affordable Care Act (ACA) initiative that will spend an estimated $42 Read More » Study: Soaring Healthcare Costs Top Retirement Concerns of Middle-Income Americans
Healthcare expenses, inflation and outliving their money are the top three financial concerns that the majority (78%) of America's middle-income Baby Read More » CMS Proposes Medicare Data Transparency Rules
Newly proposed rules from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) would allow Medicare and private sector claims data to be used to Read More » Researchers Highlight Social Needs of Elderly in Disaster Response Plans
Worldwide emergency response plans for natural disasters must account for the age-related needs of older adults, according to a new study in the Read More » When a nursing home gets hot
I was very warm this past winter, probably because the injections I get to prevent breast cancer recurrence can cause hot flashes. It was so warm Read More » Private payor rates vary significantly by market
The average private payor nursing care rate continues to grow at approximately three percent annually and has risen a total 17 percent during the Read More » Brookdale to Acquire Horizon Bay Retirement Living
Brookdale Senior Living Inc., has agreed to acquire Horizon Bay Realty, LLC, which Brookdale says is the ninth largest operator of senior living Read More » Final Rule Reduces Medicaid Payments for Preventable Conditions
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its final rule Wednesday reducing or prohibiting payments to doctors, hospitals and other Read More » Private funding solutions for LTC
Chris Orestis For years experts have discussed Baby Boomers reaching retirement age in the future and the impact it would have on long-term care, Read More » Good Stuff
Remembering the ‘dragon’ “‘Fearless’ and ‘passionate’ best describe those born in the year of the Dragon,” said my aunt, reading off the paper Read More » Supply Side
In-Room Air Freshener The Air/Q Whole Room Air Freshener from Prolitec, Inc., is a tabletop version of the company's commercial scenting Read More » Infection prevention
AMDA-Dedicated to Long Term Care Medicine (formerly the American Medical Directors Association) recently updated its “Common Infections in the Read More » Nourishment is more than diet
Judah L. Ronch, PhD The Pioneer Network, in conjunction with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), recently convened the Food and Read More » Community
Fee reprieve Janet Rodriguez (left), administrator at Wingate Healthcare, Needham, Mass., and winner of Long-Term Living's second 60th Read More » Resident interviews demystified
The scripted interviews that are integral to the MDS 3.0 are a rich source of information about each nursing home resident that often may not be Read More » A Shared Vision
The Design Challenge: To position an aging Austin, Tex., retirement community to capture the growing independent living market, while enabling best Read More » Baths/Lifts Products
Side-Entry Tub Invacare TheraPure Side-Entry Tubs from Direct Supply feature innovative pipeless technology, allowing caregivers to quickly remove Read More » How MDS 3.0 can influence pressure ulcer management
The long-term care industry is too often saddled with the reputation of giving nursing home residents pressure ulcers. Media reporting frequently Read More » Impact of Elder Financial Abuse Spikes 12% Since 2008
Older Americans are losing $2.9 billion annually to elder financial abuse, a 12 percent increase from the $2.6 billion estimated in 2008, according Read More » Proposed Rule on CLASS Expected by October
After testifying before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging last week, Assistant Secretary for Aging Kathy Greenlee told reporters that a Read More » HIPAA Changes would Allow Individuals to See Who Accessed Protected Info
A proposed rule concerning the accounting of disclosures requirement under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Read More » Sunrise’s Quadrangle License Restored
Sunrise Senior Living announced last week that it has entered into an agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW) to have its Read More » 