Pamela Tabar
Pamela Tabar was editor-in-chief of I Advance Senior Care from 2013-2018. She has worked as a writer and editor for healthcare business media since 1998, including as News Editor of Healthcare Informatics. She has a master’s degree in journalism from Kent State University and a master's degree in English from the University of York, England.
Illinois signs bill for dementia care regulations
The state is the latest to mandate certification for facilities that provide care services for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Read More » Ethnicity and aging: Latina es mejor!
Latinos have higher rates of diabetes and other illnesses—so why do they age slower than other ethnicities? Read More » Medalogix launches data analytics for home health
The software uses care planning tools and prescriptive analytics that experts say rival CMS’ risk adjustment models. Read More » Funding innovation
There's an exciting new grant fund available for those with the next great ideas for improving senior care. Read More » Voluntary recall: Certain cloth wipes contaminated
Sage Products is voluntarily expanding a recall of certain lots of Comfort Shield Barrier Cream Cloths due to contamination. Read More » Fla. judge says resident death is manslaughter
A Florida court has charged an assisted living LPN with aggravated manslaughter—a felony charge rarely seen in the assisted living setting and one that comes with serious jail time. Read More » 3 LTC communities win Gold award for quality excellence
Three long-term/post-acute communities have won the top quality accolade from the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) National Quality Award Program. Read More » AHT partners with COMS Interactive for combined clinical workflow
The two companies will combine their nursing workflow system features and create accessibility from a single dashboard. Read More » Dementia-friendly dining
Industry innovators are pushing the meal ticket far beyond fish sticks and apple slices. Read More » Brush Development launches first U.S. Association Montessori Internationale dementia training center
The Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) approach to dementia care focuses on individual approaches to connection, confidence, interaction and tasks. Read More » Dementia and Down Syndrome: Time for new protocols?
People with Down Syndrome are living longer than ever, well into their senior years. The bad news is, about half of them will develop some kind of dementia. Read More » Briggs Healthcare to buy SimpleLTC
SimpleLTC will keep its name while providing Briggs Healthcare’s customers with data analytics tools designed for long-term care. Read More » Can personality predict dementia risk?
Scientists are taking a closer look at the relationship between certain personality traits and the risk of cognitive decline. Read More » DeSalvo resigning post at ONC
Karen DeSalvo, MD, is leaving the top post at the Office of the Coordinator of Health IT (ONC) to continue as acting Assistant Secretary of Health at HHS. Read More » CMS to SNFs: Get your social media policies in place
CMS has issued a notice to state officials to ensure nursing homes have proper policies in place to prohibit employees from capturing footage of residents and sharing on social media with the intent to humiliate or make fun of them. Read More » Calif. sets the pace for POLST
A whopping 50 percent of the state’s nursing home residents are using POLST forms to document their decisions on life-sustaining treatment, according to a new study. Read More » CMS begins new 5-star rating calculations
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has begun using the latest quality measure additions to calculate nursing homes’ five-star quality ratings on the Nursing Home Compare site. Read More » SNF nursing hourly wages swing by state
How much nurses, CNAs and medication technicians in skilled nursing environments earn depends greatly on what state they work in. Read More » Quest Diagnostics launches electronic cognitive assessment tool
The tool can aid physicians in resident assessment and can be added to electronic health records. Read More » Super-short-term stay model helps with therapy and laundry
A Maryland provider is starting a new service line for those who need some help after a hospitalization, but whose circumstances don’t justify a move-in. Read More » Asbury adds Tenn. affiliation
The relationship expands the Maryland-based CCRC provider’s footprint to four states. Read More » Welltower invests $1.15B in California
The mega-REIT is buying 19 properties, making it the largest senior housing owner in Northern and Southern California. Read More » Study: Inconsistent policies thwart UTI prevention efforts
More standardization and consistency in protocols would help nursing homes reduce urinary tract infections, notes a new study cross-examining policies and infection data at nearly 1,000 SNFs. Read More » Liar, liar: Many seniors fib about their capabilities after hospitalization
Seniors who have recently been discharged from the hospital often downplay or even lie about their capabilities and risk factors in an attempt to return to “the old normal,” notes a new study. Read More » USPTS nixes required coverage for visual skin screenings
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the leading body for medical screening recommendations, has given visual skin cancer screenings a rating of “I,” which means insurers don’t have to cover it in wellness checks for beneficiaries. Read More » Researchers examine role of ‘junk proteins’ in Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s
When proteins go awry, the body's ability to get rid of the "junk" can play a serious factor in the development of neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, scientists say. Read More » Some Calif. ALFs swap antipsychotics for medical cannabis
Some assisted living communities in California are trying medical marijuana as a substitute for antipsychotic medications in treating extreme behaviors in those with dementia. Read More » Are you sure it’s Alzheimer’s?
About 20 percent of Alzheimer's diagnoses could be incorrect, say two new studies. Read More » AHCA/NCAL names Vincent Mor, PhD, Champion of Quality
The annual award honors significant contributions to quality improvement in long-term and post-acute care. Read More » 