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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.
The ins and outs of a facility friendship
It was two years before a resident my age was admitted to my first nursing home. At that time I was usually busy on my computer doing a part-time Read More » Partnership for Patients Aims to Save Up to $35 Billion in Healthcare Costs
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Bariatric Overlay EHOB's new WAFFLE Bariatric Overlay provides comfort and prevention of adverse health conditions caused by prolonged Read More » Many ways to advocate
Aging is another step in the developmental journey of each person. At the Erickson School, we teach that there is still growth in the late stages Read More » Exhibitor Roundup
American HealthTech An industry leader and innovator for more than 30 years, American HealthTech provides clinical and financial software... Read More » Feeding the Faithful
Chef Scott Rouse (right) and Rabbi Binyomin Yudin at Cedar Village, Mason, Ohio. Photo courtesy of Angie Tapogna. Read More » CCRC Expansion Makes Senior Living a Memorable Experience (PDF)
When The Meadows, Edgewood Retirement Community's long-term care center, originally opened in 1997, it was initially envisioned as part of a Read More » OIG compliance guidance for nursing facilities
The importance of the long-term care (LTC) mission and this hyperintensive regulatory environment requires constant vigilance and hard work. As Read More » Family history collages for residents with dementia
The daughter stopped me as I began to walk into her mother's room. “My mother says a lot of things that are fabricated, but in her case, the Read More » Legislation Targets Improved Alzheimer’s Diagnosis, Support Services
Legislation introduced to improve diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and provide support for individuals and families was applauded by The Alzheimer’s Read More » Update on agents of the prescriber
Six months since the Drug Enforcement Administration released its statement of policy on prescriber agents in long-term care facilities and not a Read More » Nursing care bed supply continues decline nationwide
In the largest 31 metropolitan markets, the supply of operational nursing care beds has been declining an average of 0.3% annually during the past Read More » ALFA’s awards spotlight compassion, creativity
At its annual Conference & Expo, the Assisted Living Federation of America spares no expense in honoring some of the hardest workers in senior Read More » Sunrise CEO Ordan Travels to Facility in Light of Abuse Investigation
Sunrise Senior Living CEO Mark Ordan has travelled to Haverford, Pennsylvania, to the company’s The Quadrangle community in response to a police Read More » LGBT Elders Express Fear about Mistreatment in LTC Facilities
A majority of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) older adults believe long-term care staff would discriminate against or even neglect Read More » Ohlendorf Assumes Chairmanship of ALFA
Mark Ohlendorf, co-president and CFO of Brookdale Senior Living, was announced chairman of the Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) board of Read More » GOP Budget Proposal Targets Medicaid, Medicare
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan released his 2012 proposal Tuesday calling for more than $4 trillion in spending cuts over the decade, Read More » AHCA: ‘Nursing Facilities Can Be Included in New ACOs’
An analysis released today by the American Health Care Association (AHCA) argues nursing homes and other post-acute facilities would be eligible to Read More » In search of a manicurist (for the disabled)
I have not had a professional manicure for a long time. The activity aides at my previous facility always did my nails and they looked very nice. But Read More » HHS Publishes ACOs Proposed Rule
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Thursday published its proposed rule on the formation of accountable care organizations (ACOs) , Read More » Report: Medicaid Wasted $329 Million on Brand-Name Drugs in 2009
Alex Brill, member of conservative think tank organization American Enterprise Institute, has blamed Medicaid in a new report for wasting $329 Read More » Skilled Nursing Patients with Heart Failure More Likely to be Re-Hospitalized
Elderly patients with heart failure who need skilled nursing care after hospital discharge are often sicker, at higher risk for poor outcomes, and Read More » Elderly Men Undergo Unnecessary, Potentially Harmful Prostate Cancer Screenings
Many elderly men may be undergoing unnecessary—and perhaps complicating—prostate cancer screenings, according to a study on the use of Read More » Raising Medicare Age Achieves Savings; Shifts Costs to Younger Seniors, Medicaid
Raising Medicare’s eligibility age from 65 to 67 in 2014 would generate an estimated $7.6 billion in net savings to the federal government, but also Read More » High five for LTC part 3: Laughter and compassion
The “High Five for LTC!” are the things that are needed for each of us in this field to get through the day. Thus far we have visited the first three Read More » Study Finds More Mental Health Meds Questionable for Nursing Home Residents
Conventional psychotropic medications used in managing the behavioral health of nursing home residents may actually carry increased risks compared to Read More » Nursing home supply shortages
After I moved into a for-profit nursing home in 1996, it appeared there was plenty of everything, from food to linens. To me it seemed extravagant Read More » HHS Unveils First National Strategy to Improving Healthcare Quality
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a new National Quality Strategy earlier this week to create national aims and Read More » Department of Labor Releases Core Competencies for LTC Workers
The U.S. Department of Labor announced this week the release of the “Long-Term Care, Supports and Services Competency Model” for identifying core Read More » 