The New Wave of Foodservice Technology in Senior Care

Administration

Not Just an “Old Folks’ Home”

An interview with David Fridkin, FACHE, and Eulalia Awan, RNIllustration: "The Bus," by Frida Kahlo, 1929  Imagine finding yourself confined to a Read More »

Computer Technology Update

New IT Products to Enhance Resident Care and Well-BeingBY MALCOLM H. MORRISON, PHD While most of the nation's attention on medical errors has been Read More »

The Business Side of PACE, Part 2

The Business Side of PACE, Part 2How the actual experience of two PACE organizations is contributing to the development of new programsBY JADE GONG, Read More »

Workforce Solutions From Your Peers

I Advance Senior CareI Advance Senior Care is the industry-leading source for practical, in-depth, business-building, and resident care i... Read More »

Why Residents Wander – and What You Can Do About It

Why Residents Wander - and What You Can Do About ItAN INTERVIEW WITH BETTYE ROSE CONNELL, PhD Few events stop long-term care staff and administrators Read More »

Choosing a Medical Director: One Size Does Not Fit All

AN INTERVIEW WITH KEITH KREIN, MD, CMD The medical director of a skilled nursing facility must wear many hats and please many people, and this Read More »

Growth Through Volunteering

I Advance Senior CareI Advance Senior Care is the industry-leading source for practical, in-depth, business-building, and resident care i... Read More »

Understanding the Business Side of PACE, Part 1

Understanding the Business Side of PACE, Part 1The National PACE Association develops new Financial Planning Tools for would-be developersBY JADE Read More »

The Case of the Missing Medical Records

I Advance Senior CareI Advance Senior Care is the industry-leading source for practical, in-depth, business-building, and resident care i... Read More »

Eleven Ways to Improve Collections in Long-Term Care

I Advance Senior CareI Advance Senior Care is the industry-leading source for practical, in-depth, business-building, and resident care i... Read More »

An Investment House That’s “Bullish” on Long-Term Care

Interview with John Cobb, Vice-President,GE Healthcare Financial Services Will financial investment dry up? That question is bedeviling many a Read More »

Medication-Monitoring Lawsuit: Case Study and Lessons Learned

Medication-Monitoring Lawsuit: Case Study and Lessons LearnedAnother real-life case in nursing home litigationby Linda Williams, RN The lack of a Read More »

NIC On Financing

I Advance Senior CareI Advance Senior Care is the industry-leading source for practical, in-depth, business-building, and resident care i... Read More »

Successfully Implementing Divergent Specialized Programs in a SNF

I Advance Senior CareI Advance Senior Care is the industry-leading source for practical, in-depth, business-building, and resident care i... Read More »

HIPAA Compliance Requires Facilities to Have Privacy Policy

I Advance Senior CareI Advance Senior Care is the industry-leading source for practical, in-depth, business-building, and resident care i... Read More »

Design Center

MERCY RIDGE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY   Timonium, Maryland   TYPE OF FACILITY/SETTING: CCRC Read More »

Does Ozone Laundry Really Work? A User’s Report

Does Ozone Laundry Really Work? A User's Report Employed as early as 1906 to treat the water supply in Paris, France, and used today in some Read More »

Change to Survive: The SOPA Approach to Costing

I Advance Senior CareI Advance Senior Care is the industry-leading source for practical, in-depth, business-building, and resident care i... Read More »

Teach Staff to Walk in Surveyors’ Shoes

I Advance Senior CareI Advance Senior Care is the industry-leading source for practical, in-depth, business-building, and resident care i... Read More »

Safety: A Key Ingredient in the Recipe for Success

Safety: A Key Ingredient in the Recipe for SuccessFrom CNAs to administrators, everyone at The Forest at Duke makes safety a priorityBY JAMES J. Read More »

Can You Use a Legal Nurse Consultant?

Can You Use a Legal Nurse Consultant?These specially trained and experienced nurses can be frontline protectors against liability suitsBY MARDY Read More »

5 Steps to Preventive Maintenance

Every few months somebody has a new requirement that adds to our Environmental Services workload. More and more, we need to document processes and Read More »

HIPAA Compliance, Part 2: Monitoring Your “Business Associates”

I Advance Senior CareI Advance Senior Care is the industry-leading source for practical, in-depth, business-building, and resident care i... Read More »

HIPAA and Handhelds

BY DAN JACOB As nursing homes struggle to ensure that older information technology systems are HIPAA-compliant, they also need to consider how HIPAA Read More »

Beating the Nursing Home Staffing Blues

I Advance Senior CareI Advance Senior Care is the industry-leading source for practical, in-depth, business-building, and resident care i... Read More »

Marycrest Assisted Living’s Venture Into Olmstead Territory

I Advance Senior CareI Advance Senior Care is the industry-leading source for practical, in-depth, business-building, and resident care i... Read More »

An IT System That Pulls Staff Together

Common practice within long-term care organizations is to use standardized forms and spend countless hours updating policy and distributing Read More »

O Administrator, DON, Where Art Thou?

O Administrator, DON, Where Art Thou? With turnover rates on the rise, where will tomorrow's administrators and DONs come from?BY TODD HUTLOCK, Read More »

OSHA’s Emphasis Is on Nursing Homes

OSHA's Emphasis Is on Nursing Homes What to do if (or when) the federal safety inspectors pay a visit under the new National Emphasis ProgramBY Read More »

Outsourcing With an ASP: A Guide to Decision Making

By Mark Counts An application service provider (ASP) can be an attractive outsourcing option for many reasons. Take a close look at your organization Read More »