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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.
Careful language is good policy
Judah L. Ronch, PhD We have looked at language and its importance before, but what about policy implications? Is it possible to mandate the way we Read More » CBO estimates automatic Medicare cuts would save $123 billion
Cutting Medicare annually for the next decade by 2 percent each year would save the federal government $123 billion, according to a Congressional Read More » HHS releases Medicaid RAC final rule; program to save $2.1 billion
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today released its final rule for the Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Program, a Read More » In light of survey, another DON bites the dust—or not!
The cars pull into our parking lot. The alert siren sounds throughout the building. Survey is here. I dread these few days out of each year, but Read More » Fewer flu outbreaks in nursing homes with vaccinated workers, study finds
Higher flu vaccination rates for healthcare personnel can dramatically reduce the threat of flu outbreak among nursing home residents, according to a Read More » Mayo Clinic creates lab for ‘aging in place’
The Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation has created a new “living lab” within a continuing care retirement community to support research and Read More » Fact sheet argues Medicaid ripe for super committee’s shears
The congressional “super committee” responsible for finding $1.5 trillion to cut from the federal deficit or else initiate across-the-board cuts to Read More » Researchers propose community weight loss programs for prediabetic Baby Boomers
Enrolling overweight and obese Baby Boomers with prediabetes between the ages of 60 and 64 into specific community-based weight loss programs could Read More » Dealing with contentious aides
This is the story of resident, who shall go unnamed, in need of assistance with most activities of daily living. Particular aides are causing Read More » Omnicare sues PharMerica to force buyout
Things got even more interesting this week between the top two U.S. institutional pharmacy services providers when Omnicare Inc. filed suit against Read More » Feeling the fire of SNF PPS rule
The final SNF PPS rule for FY2012 published in August will cause all operational professionals to stop and think about their implementation plans for Read More » Federal appeals court tosses out challenge to healthcare reform law
In a surprise move, a three-judge panel of a federal appeals court based in Virginia has tossed out one of the most prominent challenges to the Read More » State-by-state scorecard argues need for improved LTC services nationwide
A report released jointly today by AARP's Public Policy Institute, The Commonwealth Fund and The SCAN Foundation shows most states are struggling to Read More » Assisted living fundamentals stable in 2Q11
Amid lackluster second quarter economic data and increasing uncertainty about future economic growth, assisted living fundamentals remained Read More » Emeritus, Columbia Pacific joint venture to open senior care facility in China
Seattle-based Cascade Healthcare, a joint venture between investor Columbia Pacific Advisors and U.S. senior living provider Emeritus Corporation, Read More » Sunrise to host family caregiver events on World Alzheimer’s Day
More than 250 Sunrise Senior Living communities are hosting educational events for family caregivers this year on World Alzheimer’s Day, September Read More » Pain meds instead of antipsychotics aid dementia patients
A new study shows that simple pain relievers may be a better option for dementia patients being treated with antipsychotic medications. Agitation is Read More » The mystery of the disappearing resident room (and the lost census)
In complex mysteries you may have more than one party that is responsible for missing rooms in a senior living community. The worst crime scene I Read More » Cell growth—not death—linked to Alzheimer’s
A profusion of blood vessels within the brain may explain the destructive nature of Alzheimer’s disease, according to scientists at the University of Read More » Kindred expands home health offering with acquisition
Kindred Healthcare, Inc., announced last week that it has acquired Professional HealthCare, LLC, a provider of home health, hospice, private nursing Read More » Labor board overturns nursing home union policy
In a decision that would make it easier for certified nursing assistants to unionize, the National Labor Relations Board has voted to overturn a 1991 Read More » Hurricane Irene tests healthcare disaster response plans
Last weekend’s hurricane left in its turbulent wake dozens of healthcare facilities dealing with the aftermath of a massive evacuation effort. It Read More » CMS updates RAI Manual for October 1
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Wednesday released a sizable update (V1.07) to the Resident Assessment Instrument Manual scheduled Read More » Healthcare fraud prosecutions accelerate in FY 2011
New statistics released by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) show the rate of federal prosecutions for healthcare fraud during Read More » Hearing loss linked to brain atrophy in older adults
A decline in an older adult’s hearing ability may accelerate brain atrophy and increase the necessary effort exerted to comprehend speech, according Read More » The NoBull Piece Prize
When I moved from the clinical and diagnostic side of healthcare as a medical technologist to publishing, I brought with me a legacy of training in Read More » Seniors benefit from memory fitness program
A new study has found that a memory fitness program offered to older adults in their senior living communities helped improve their ability to Read More » Ad campaign pushes ‘care not cuts’ for nursing homes
The American Health Care Association and the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care have partnered with AHCA’s Florida state affiliate to run the Read More » When nursing aides no call/no show
Every so often an aide does not show up for work. Usually there is no notice, and he or she is just suddenly gone. That happened on a recent Read More » 