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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.
National Quality Forum Endorses 21 New Measures for Nursing Homes
The National Quality Forum (NQF) has endorsed 21 measures in caring for both long-term residents and short-stay patients, to be used in the Centers Read More » High five for LTC part 2: Love and passion
The “High Five for LTC!” are the things that are needed for each of us in this field to get through the day. Last time we looked at #1—Courage. Today Read More » Skilled Nursing Accounts for 1.7 Million U.S. Jobs, Analysis Finds
The U.S. skilled nursing sector accounts for 1.7 million jobs, with a total impact of over $201 billion annually on U.S. economic activity, according Read More » PHI Report: Direct-Care Workers Earn Near-Poverty Wages
A new PHI analysis of the direct-care workforce finds that 46% of such workers depend on public assistance, such as food stamps, Medicaid, or other Read More » MDS 3.0’s challenging PPS assessments
MDS 3.0 and RUGs-IV hit long-term care with a wave of change on October 1, 2010. Universally, most MDS coordinators struggled with the new Read More » Can residents recruit their own caregivers?
V. Tellis-Nayak, PhD You've heard enough lectures and homilies on empowerment of staff and residents. Now you should go to Bethel, Connecticut, Read More » Organizational approach to preferred view
Organizational culture shapes care in our communities. The concept of preferred view, which we looked at in February's column, p. 16, applies to Read More » Ten senior living design innovations
Design tends to be evolutionary, not revolutionary. Progress is typically made in incremental steps, tweaking what “is” to change what “will be.” Read More » Exhibitor Roundup
Direct Supply Based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Direct Supply® is the leading provider of equipment, eCommerce, and service solutions to Senior Read More » Boardwalk Theme Brings Florida Fun Indoors (PDF)
THE VILLAGE AT VIENNA SQUARE WINTER HAVEN, FLORIDA PROJECT SUMMARY Type of Facility/Setting: Skilled Nursing and Assisted Living Owner: TLC Read More » Engaged and transformed
Caregiver Laura Spain is able to spend one-on-one time with a resident while two other residents enjoy viewing a DVD together. Step inside the Read More » Diagnostic advancements in long-term care
Healthcare reform and the Affordable Health Care Act legislation was passed in 2010. Even as components of it are challenged in the courts, we Read More » Supply Side
MDS 3.0 Online Training McKesson Medical-Surgical offers MDS Pro23, an interactive online program that helps staff master MDS 3.0 anytime and Read More » Embrace the Operational Approach to MDS 3.0
Long-term care professionals are using a variety of approaches to streamline work within the MDS 3.0 assessment process implemented last October. Read More » The road to recovery
This is part two of a two-part series on data security measures. For part one, please see the February 2011 issue of Long-Term Living (“Hail your new Read More » 10 steps to success in the ACO world
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act may prove to be the single most impactful piece of legislation for post-acute care since the Social Read More » Health Care REIT to Acquire Genesis HealthCare’s Real Estate for $2.4 Billion
Health Care REIT, Inc., announced Monday that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all real estate assets of Genesis HealthCare, a Read More » Ventas to Acquire Nationwide Health Properties in $7.4 Billion Transaction
Ventas, Inc., and Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. (NHP) announced Monday a definitive agreement under which Ventas will acquire all of the Read More » AHCA/NCAL Announces ‘Enhanced’ Quality Department
The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) announced Tuesday that David R. Gifford, MD, MPH, will be Read More » Healthcare Quality Improving Slowly; Disparities in Access to Care Persist
Improvements in healthcare quality continue to progress at a slow rate—about 2.3% a year; however, disparities based on race, ethnicity, and other Read More » The importance of a facility hair stylist
I was surprised to find no beauty shop in this facility upon my arrival last fall. It did not directly affect me because I usually go out to have my Read More » Arizona Senators Vote to Eliminate Medicaid Program
The Arizona Senate Appropriations Committee voted Wednesday to do away with the state's Medicaid program and replace it with a smaller system Read More » Study: Sixty Percent of Paid Home Caregivers Make Medication Errors
A small study of paid home caregivers in Chicago showed 60% of participants made errors when sorting medications into pillboxes, according to Read More » Report Highlights Case Studies for Best Practices in Care Transitions
The Long Term Quality Alliance (LTQA) today released a summary of its Innovative Communities Summit held last December in Washington, D.C. The report Read More » David Cassidy to Compete on Celebrity Apprentice for Alzheimer’s Research
Actor David Cassidy, 60, best known for his role as Keith Partridge on ’70s TV series The Partridge Family, will be appearing on NBC's Celebrity Read More » High five for long-term care
I understand that to work in a nursing home takes a special kind of person. It takes someone who can think on their feet and care on the run. Many of Read More » More than $4 Billion in Funds Set to Expand Community-Based Alternatives to LTC
States will see “significant” federal support in the effort of moving Medicaid beneficiaries out of institutions and into their own homes or other Read More » Emeritus, Life Care Funding Partner to Promote LTC Funding Option
Emeritus Senior Living, a national assisted living provider, is partnering with Life Care Funding Group to educate seniors about a financing option Read More » Former AHCA President Yarwood Joins Skilled Healthcare’s Board
Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc., announced today that Bruce Yarwood, former president and CEO of the American Health Care Association (AHCA), has been Read More » 