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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.
Interview with the New York State Department of Health on LTC issues
I understand with the long term care restructuring going on in New York State, there’s a movement from nursing homes toward assisted living, Read More » What we know about staff satisfaction
Securing and retaining staff, keeping them happy and content continue to be a major and very expensive problem in assisted living and long-term care. Read More » Bathing and design: Is it a spa, shower, or therapy room?
Most are aware that certain state health codes mandate a “tub” for residents in long-term care. The design community has tried to make them into Read More » Five FAQs about SCALE
At a glance… The Skin Changes at Life's End panel has compiled a consensus statement. Ten statements were issued concerning geriatric skin meant Read More » Getting a shower
When I first moved here, residents were showered three times a week with washups done in between. I tried that for a while but three showers a Read More » The MDS 3.0-RUG-IV partnership
At a glance… Some basic changes to the MDS in version 3.0 resulted in very significant alterations in the method for calculating the RUG-IV Read More » Put an end to ‘never events’
The North American Nursing Diagnosis Association International (NANDA-I) would like to put an end to “never events” by using stan-dardized Read More » Product Focus
All-Foam Furniture The Carefoam two-piece model (shown) is a key component of a restraint-free fall-reduction program. The “all-foam” Read More » SERVICE model fosters greater staff satisfaction
“Would we do this again? Yes! The implementation of this model has generated outcomes that have made this community more successful, productive, and Read More » Alliance formed to improve LTC consumers’ quality of life
“News is news, but what do you do about it?” Turn to LTL for depth, analysis, perspective. Washington, D.C.-Twenty-nine of the nation's leading Read More » What you should know about CAUTI
What is the prevalence and incidence of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)? Catheter-associated urinary tract infections are one Read More » MIT tests dietary cocktail to fight Alzheimer’s
Cambridge, Mass.-Despite it sounding like science fiction, a nutritional elixir of the future may one day help restrain the onset of Alzheimer's. Read More » Know what to ask
At a glance… When considering hiring a third-party rehabilitation therapy provider, make sure to do your homework. This article will tell you what Read More » Finding room for bariatric residents
Only two severely obese residents (who would be considered bariatric) have lived here. One lived in a private room for as long as possible, which Read More » Aging in place in a suburban setting
In a less dense, more suburban-oriented campus than the high-rise concept discussed in my article “Aging in Place” (Long-Term Living, January 2010), Read More » Online advertising sources for senior housing: A starter’s guide
by Dave Beltramini, Director of Paid Advertising, G5 Search Marketing There are scores of ways to reach prospective Senior Housing residents online, Read More » Iatrogenic depression: I’ll be right with you, sir
An iatrogenic illness is one which results from healthcare treatment, and iatrogenic depression is typically a side effect of medication. I take a Read More » A few things tell me I am older
Now that I am over 60, there are things that tell me I am older. I can tune in to a music award show and only know a few of the nominees. I endeavor Read More » How Ohio’s Medicaid bundling affects residents
My power wheelchair is a year old and will soon need new batteries. Medicaid used to purchase batteries once a year. Most of my batteries were Read More » Assessing my parents’ housing prospects
Over a month ago, I flew across the country to attend the 2009 Advanced Sales & Marketing Summit for Senior Housing, Assisted Living, and Nursing Read More » Employee failures are your own
Why is it that employees are hired in assisted living and long-term care, placed in positions without any preparation or orientation, and then both Read More » Coordination with food service is key in designing successful dining spaces
Design for dining spaces is typically contained to the space that the resident engages with—for example, the dining room. Much time and effort are Read More » Staffing during a snow emergency
It has been predicted that this winter will be the worst in 25 years and we have already have had more snow than usual. This past week we had a Read More » Are nurses’ stations still valuable to patient care?
Skilled Nursing facilities tend to have the design of 1940’s hospital model—a spoke and hub layout, with the main hub being the nurses’ station or Read More » Google getting sticky: Seniors Housing operators can grow presence off and online
When it comes to marketing your Seniors Housing community online, there are three factors that affect your search engine rankings: 1) Paid Read More » Radiation and my special needs
When I finished chemotherapy, an appointment was scheduled with a radiation oncologist. Since I had radiation therapy eighteen years before, I Read More » Nursing home safety issues
When I initially came here I was very concerned about wandering residents. They came into my room whether my door was closed or not. As an Read More » Embracing change to improve performance
The implementation team: Neil Gruber, Pamela Puccia, Doreen Kadric, Susan Bruce, and Jim Darragh The identification and implementation of a new Read More » LTL Online
The Long-Term Living Web site serves daily news focused on the LTC field. The news feed covers reports and studies, governance, views and news from Read More » 