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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.
Design versus patient safety
Today more than ever you and the designers that you hire should understand the “safety” issues healthcare is facing and the rules facilities are Read More » Your pest control priorities
Which statement about your facility’s pest control is most accurate? Comments: - What are the other sustainability Read More » Staying Active
As a long-term nursing home resident, I want to explain how I keep myself going both physically and mentally. To better understand, I will give you a Read More » Your plans for LEED certification
If you are building new or renovating an old facility, are you considering obtaining LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Read More » RHIO Reports
I’m writing from the second annual RHIOhio conference at OhioUniversity in Athens, Ohio. Brian Phillips, the CIO of the Ohio University College of Read More » Resident Council Matters
My first foray into resident advocacy began a few months after I arrived here twelve years ago. A resident's family member asked me to attend the Read More » Hurricane IKE and the Common Carotid Artery
The massive 200 mile wide Hurricane IKE devastated coastal Texas and caused major damage inland as far as the Great Lakes. Millions of people are Read More » Inspector General’s Quality Smear: Strike Back!
CLEVELAND—The New York Times has given the LTC industry a gift—in the form of an article in the Sept. 30th edition concerning a report on nursing Read More » Reacting to rebellion
Editor’s Note: If revolutions are carried out by organized groups of frustrated citizens, then the Wesley Enhanced Living (WEL) Aging Revolution Read More » Your view on Quality First efforts
How do you view professional associations’ Quality First efforts?Comments: -The associations provide a platform from which facilities can build Read More » Better Nursing Home Visits
Visitors bring residents needed familiarity and make their lives better. But some visitors unwittingly can make things worse. Knowing the resident's Read More » Welcome to Long-Term Living’s Platinum Products and Services special section
We asked readers to nominate products that helped them do their jobs better and elevate patient care to new levels. Our readers heeded the call and Read More » Caring for America’s heroes
Vaughn Jackson speaks with pride about his service to our country. “I was in the Army for 12 years—three in Vietnam,” he says. “I worked as a Read More » An information-based approach to staff efficiency
The clock ticked 11:00 p.m. and still no nurse for the Medicare unit. The agency called and said the last bill had not been paid and they would not Read More » Product Showcase
Maxi Sky600 The Maxi Sky600, the most technologically advanced ceiling lift on the market, is an easy-to-operate system that allows a single Read More » Takin’ it to the streets
Stephen A. Moses likens the current status of long-term care to the blind men and the elephant allegory. Each blind man felt different parts of the Read More » Staff recognition: The result
Recognition is an important component of any organization's total reward program. It motivates staff and inspires personal achievement. Tell your 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 » Consumer-focused approach fuels assisted living growth
When a tsunami of skyrocketing energy costs and slumping residential housing hits the U.S. economy, there is much devastation and everyone gets wet. Read More » Product Focus
Passenger Van DaimlerChrysler offers the Dodge Sprinter Passenger Van to provide residents with comfort and overall safety and security features. Read More » Business as usual
Next month, a new president will be voted into office. With both Senators Barack Obama and John McCain espousing change, will the new occupant in Read More » QAA activities need to show results
Nurse Wilson just dreads sitting through the quarterly Quality Assessment and Assurance (QAA) meeting. He always thinks of it as voices droning on, Read More » Is the impossible dream possible?
Little doubt in the minds of most that geriatric care is broken. In fact, to even speak of a “continuum” of care is a blatant misnomer. There is no Read More » Voting in a Nursing Home
I was disabled when I cast my first vote in 1972. Since the polling place was not user friendly for me, two poll workers came to my parent's vehicle Read More » Your drug disposal habits
How does your facility dispose of unused drugs? Comments: -Crush pills and mix with water and kitty litter.-Crush and mix Read More » Upcoming in November
Here are some features to watch for in the November 2008 Long-Term Living How a long-time LTC campus in the Southwest got past resident resistance Read More » Your stance on investor influence
In general, do you believe that care in a nursing home owned by private equity investors... Comments: -It should not make a Read More » How will the next president’s policies affect an aging population?
While the economy and the war in Iraq are major issues in the 2008 presidential election, they are far from the only issues important to voting Read More » In The Dark
Hurricane Ike's remnants made the wind blow strongly Sunday, September 14. While working on the computer, the lights dimmed and brightened throughout Read More » 