I Advance Senior Care
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.
Care conferences, resident council
Q: How often do you attend care conferences and/or resident council meetings? Read More » What boomers want
Did you know 25% of baby boomers are living with one or both of their parents or children? Judah Ronch, PhD, acting dean and professor of the Read More » What is mentoring?
PHILADELPHIA—According to Chip Bell, PhD, keynote speaker at the 44th Annual American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA) Convocation and Read More » Getting a new administrator
After months of corporate interim administrators, a new administrator arrived about three weeks ago. I learned of her arrival when she came into my Read More » Video calls for nursing home residents
My hip 80-something mother-in-law uses Skype's free video calls to view the family as she talks with them over the computer. I'd like to see video Read More » Too many PRN meds, so I’ve been told
At a recent care conference I was instructed that there are too many PRNs on my medication list. I was not surprised since I have taken pages and Read More » Residents send their love to America’s bravest
In the May issue, Managing Editor Sandra Hoban reported in her story “Encouraging words” about a special project connecting residents with wounded Read More » Elders love social connectivity
What do being 92 years old, Facebook, and assisted living have in common? If you have met my great Aunt Helen, you would know. She lives in an Read More » And the best shrimp peeler is…
Food entertainment is becoming “center of the plate” for many senior living communities. From exhibition culinary displays to healthy eating advice Read More » Better food someday
On The Bonnie Hunt Show last week they were promoting a documentary about American food production. It reminded me about how our food is mass Read More » Direct impact
Today, technology is being used for a broad array of purposes in senior living communities as a means to help improve quality of senior care and Read More » Dark clouds over long-term care?
You can look at nursing homes (NH) in two ways. The first approach takes a bird's-eye view and surveys the LTC landscape. Here you soon notice Read More » Tower of Babel
It is interesting to watch the different reactions to the passage of the Federal Health Care Reform Law in the long-term care industry. Like the Read More » Healthcare Reform
In March, Congress passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) followed by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act Read More » Burnout or compassion fatigue?
At a glance… Because of the demanding nature of working in long-term care, many nurses, while they enjoy their jobs, run the risk of suffering from Read More » Berwick for CMS administrator; McClellan to chair CAST
WASHINGTON, D.C.- President Obama last month nominated Donald Berwick as administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Read More » Proactive fall management
Electronic fall monitors have become a regular part of many facilities' fall reduction programs. They have proven to be an effective means to Read More » Housekeeping’s role
During the beginning of my stay here, cleaning my room was not a challenge. When I moved to a private room, I brought my computer and added Read More » Seniors deserve best resident-centered care
This month, the much beloved 88-year-old comedienne Betty White of Golden Girls fame will appear on NBC's Saturday Night Live. She is sure to be Read More » Safety first
Any facility manager will tell you that the problems water pose have at some time or another kept him or her up nights. Slips and falls are key Read More » Product Showcase (PDF opens in a new window)
Do You Need A Better Way To Manage Time, Attendance & Access Control? More than 13,000 locations use our Biometric Technology every day to: Read More » MDS 3.0 survival guide
Long-term care providers are bracing themselves for substantial change pending the arrival of MDS 3.0, slated for October 1 of this year. While Read More » ‘Red alert’ on pro-union advocates appointed to NLRB
“News is news, but what do you do about it?” Turn to LTL for depth, analysis, perspective. WASHINGTON, D.C.- As if nursing home administrators Read More » SPICES helps develop care plan
Unintentional falls among the elderly in the United States remains one of the most challenging safety problems for healthcare providers across the Read More » Product Focus
Foaming Hand Soap Dial Complete® Antimicrobial Foaming Hand Soap provides greater protection than other soaps against community- and Read More » Favorite recreation
Q: Which activities do you love the most? Resident Charlotte Read More » Great iPhone interventions for nursing home residents
Now that I know I'm not going against state regulations (see Dr. El goes undercover with the NYS Department of Health), I'll confess I love to use my Read More » Methods of staffing in assisted living
At the core of any assisted living community is service delivery. Delivering services means providers need people—enough to do a good job, but not Read More » The vanishing need for activity professionals
Guest blogger Jonathan Rosenfeld posted a great interview recently with Kimberly Grandal, founder and executive director of Re-Creative Resources Read More » 