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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.
Senate Rejects Paul Ryan’s Controversial Budget
The Senate on Wednesday rejected a controversial budget plan—devised by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.)—that would have Read More » Senators Urge Obama Administration to Rewrite ACOs Rule
Seven Republican senators sent a letter Tuesday to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Donald Berwick, administrator of the Read More » What can be learned from caring for residents with dementia
While most of what we hear in mainstream media about those who work in long-term care is not positive, what we have experienced is that employees who Read More » Joplin Tornado Claims at Least 11 Lives in Nursing Home
A nursing home operator in Joplin, Mo., reported 11 fatalities at his facility in the aftermath of a devastating tornado that ripped through the Read More » Pioneer Network Appoints Peter Reed as New Executive Director
Pioneer Network announced today that it has appointed Peter Reed, PhD, MPH, as the organization’s new Executive Director. Peter Reed Read More » Former AHCA/NCAL President Paul Willging Loses Battle with Cancer
Paul Willging, the former president and CEO of the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living, passed Read More » A place for a resident like me
Here’s some background for those who haven’t kept up with this blog for the past three years: I am 62 and an incomplete quadriplegic. I have normal Read More » Seniors Lost 32 Percent of Buying Power Since 2000
Seniors have lost almost one-third of their buying power since 2000, according to the Annual Survey of Senior Costs released by advocacy group The Read More » CMS proposes the Change of Therapy OMRA
The long-term care industry has wide eyes and an ear to the ground following the initial publishing of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Read More » Ventas Award of $101 Million in Damages Upheld in HCP Lawsuit
A federal appeals court in Louisville has upheld a $101.6 million damage award to real estate investment trust Ventas, Inc., in its case against HCP Read More » CMS Initiatives Highlight New ACO Payment Model
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Tuesday three healthcare reform initiatives designed to facilitate the creation of Accountable Read More » Micromanaging can be costly
Managers in long-term care facilities have multiple responsibilities in the governance and operation of their organizations, and they therefore have Read More » AHCA Appoints New Head of Government Relations
The American Health Care Association (AHCA) has selected Jeff Myers, a former congressional aide specializing in health policy, as its new senior Read More » Heart Failure Patients Needing Skilled Nursing Care Often Sicker, Have Poorer Outcomes
Elderly patients with heart failure who need skilled nursing care after hospital discharge are often sicker, at higher risk for poor outcomes and are Read More » Report: Medicare to be Depleted by 2024
The annual status of the Social Security and Medicare programs released by the federal government show Medicare’s main trust fund will be depleted by Read More » Resident repairs
More than a year has passed since I bought my 2002 minivan, which is adapted for wheelchair use, and I began wondering when it would need repairs. I Read More » NIC, RCA Collaboration Aims to Improve Seniors Housing Data
Real Capital Analytics (RCA), a global research firm, and the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing and Care Industry (NIC) announced a Read More » Cost of Assisted Living, Nursing Home Care Continues to Climb; Home Care Remains Flat
The cost to receive care in assisted living facilities and nursing homes increased over the past year, according to Genworth Financial's “2011 Cost Read More » Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Focus of New HHS Initiative
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Wednesday a series of initiatives to improve access to Medicare data and better Read More » Staffing expectations
I wonder if supervisors in long-term care facilities realize that their staff members often only live up to the “boss’s” expectations. If we expect Read More » OIG Finds Fault with Atypical Antipsychotic Medicare Claims in Nursing Homes
A new report from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) evaluating the extent to which nursing home residents receive atypical antipsychotic drugs Read More » AANAC Earns National Nursing CE Accreditation
The American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordination (AANAC) has received national accreditation as a provider of continuing nursing education Read More » Pros and cons of carpet tile in long-term care
At almost every design meeting with a new client the question gets asked about how I feel about carpet tile vs. broadloom carpet with a moisture Read More » New Approach to Oral Hygiene Tailored to Patients with Dementia
Nurses who care for patients with dementia may soon have access to a tailored approach to dental hygiene for their charges, according to a new pilot Read More » An unexpected Mother’s Day message
I felt a bit sad Saturday morning when I returned to my room after breakfast. The next day was Mother's Day and I did miss my mother even though she Read More » Our goal: Home, not home-like
Judah L. Ronch When we create environments for people to come and live in, we are creating much more than the physical surroundings. We are Read More » Creating a compliance/QA culture
Tamar Abell Government investigations of today's 17,000 skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are increasing and, unfortunately, as a result so are Read More » Mobile devices contribute to PHI breaches
Healthcare providers have gained unprecedented flexibility to collect and access resident and patient data from outside the walls of the facility. Read More » Did We Do This?
I think about all the regulations in long-term care today. The number and scope of F-tags are overwhelming. When I wonder how this happened, I look Read More » 