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.
Shooting at Ohio retirement community kills 2, wounds 1
UPDATED: Police are investigating the incident, which appears to have involved three staff members from the community and no residents. Read More » Congress, LTC battle high drug prices
As Congress and Medicare battle it out with Big Pharma, drug prices continue to gouge those who can afford it the least. Read More » RF Technologies launches small-site nurse call option
RF Technologies now offers many of the features of its enterprise system in an option for smaller nursing home settings. Read More » CMS mapping tool tracks Medicare disparities
A new interactive mapping tool drills down to the state and county levels and reveals where the delivery of Medicare outcomes are falling short across 18 chronic conditions. Read More » Gathering the gray cells
Editor-in-Chief Pamela Tabar jumps into the data pool to help find a cure for Alzheimer's disease and other neurological disorders. Have you checked out the Brain Health Registry yet? Read More » 5 treatments seniors don’t want in later life
Many seniors’ health goals shift over time, and the focus on quality instead of quantity has some seniors and theri providers saying “no” to certain treatments. Read More » New CMS data set shakes out the RUGs
The data set examines the levels of care performed and resources used in skilled nursing facilities, including how many days are billed as the ultra-expensive “ultra-high rehabilitation.” Read More » NIC releases first report in new SNF data series
The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) says the new quarterly reports will give senior housing investors more current data to help guide investment decisions. Read More » Report: Patient engagement has a long way to go
A startling number of people across adult age groups are nonchalant about engaging in their own health and wellness, according to new survey data from Frost & Sullivan. Read More » SNF blames hospital for resident hepatitis C outbreak
48 residents infected with hepatitis C dropped their charges against the nursing home and are now seeking damages in a lawsuit against a local acute care provider. Read More » Ziegler, My LifeSite launch state reports on CCRCs
Maryland is the first in the series of state-by-state reports examining the way continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) charge for services and how the communities are administered. Read More » Washington state votes to oversee CCRCs
The state is one of the first to pass legislature to bulk up consumer protections relating to continuing care retirement communities. Could your CCRC meet their new requirements? Read More » American HealthTech, Medtelligent partner for AL care management
A skilled nursing EHR provider and an assisted living documentation provider join forces to offer a cross-continuum solution. Read More » F-Tag 309 and the compliance domino effect
Poor training in dementia care documentation can get a facility a pile of deficiencies in a big hurry, explains a national consultant in survey-related regulatory issues. Read More » Fla. assisted living home shuttered for filth, excessive animals
The owner of the ALF, which doubled as an animal shelter, has been charged with four counts of elder neglect as police find residents soiled and surrounded by stray cats and dogs. Read More » Central catheter maintenance bundle cuts CLABSI rates
Using a bundled approach to catheter maintenance can reduce central line-associated blood stream infections, a high risk for patients in long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs). Read More » 2 top Brookdale execs to step down
Brookdale Senior Living’s president and its executive vice president will be stepping down as part of the company’s transition process. Read More » Dementia bathing: How to keep a bath from becoming a battle
What makes for an enjoyable bathing experience for some may not be the best strategy for those with dementia. Read tips from a national dementia expert on how to avoid struggles and fears in residents with cognitive decline at bathing time. Read More » Pew research: Fewer female seniors living alone for first time in nearly a century
The number of seniors living alone had risen steeply since 1900, but for the past 26 years, the percentage of senior women living alone has dropped. Yet, more than half of seniors surveyed in the research say they'd prefer to stay at home than move to a professional care setting if they could have a caregiver. Read More » Canada tries again for national dementia strategy
Canadian lawmakers introduced a bill today that would form a national strategy to grapple with the social, economic and medical costs of Alzheimer’s disease and other related dementias. Last year, a similar bill was defeated by a single vote. Read More » FDA approves deep brain stimulation procedure for Parkinson’s
Medtronic's Deep Brain Stimulation Therapy receives new approval to extend its uses to less advanced Parkinson's cases. Read More » LeadingAge report: Options for LTSS financing makeover
Financing for long-term care services and suppports (LTSS) is in big trouble and needs new financing options that don't push all the burden onto Medicaid. A new report from LeadignAge explores some alternatives. Read More » Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV to launch $3B IPO
The mammoth real estate investment trust (REIT) has added daughter-company #4, and the SEC has approved an IPO that could top $3 billion. Read More » New housing construction cools, memory care still hot
Fewer senior housing organizations plan to pursue new construction in 2016, but plenty plan to do some renovating and repositioning for a better service mix, notes the latest survey data from Lancaster Pollard. Read More » CMS, AHIP release core quality measures to align documentation
CMS and major insurers will use the core measures to synchronize the way quality care is defined and measured, reducing the reporting burden on providers. Read More » Home health, hospice M&As heat up
Several senior care services companies added to their portfolios in a flurry of home health mergers and acquisitions. Read More » Rx for obesity
Medicare has long invested in the coverage of prescription drugs to treat chronic diseases. But a growing number of people think Medicare is missing the boat by not covering medications used to treat obesity. Read More » ‘Cautious optimism’ over decline in dementia cases
Researchers have noticed a steady decline in dementia cases in the 40 years between the 1970s and the 2000s, but the rising numbers of older adults will keep the battle with other types of dementia top of mind for many years to come, notes longitudinal study data in the New England Journal of Medicine. Read More » I (still) do: Memory care center hosts vow renewals
The Valentine’s Day spirit was in full force at Stoneybrook Memory Care in McKinney, Texas, as dementia care residents and their spouses renewed their marriage vows and their commitments to stay together despite the disease. Read More » 