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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.
RAI/MDS process and nurse competencies in culture change
Diane Carter, RN, MSN, CS The MDS 3.0 demands that you focus on resident voice and choice. But the MDS, Care Area Assessments (CAAs), and care Read More » Diabetic foot ulcers: Assessment and education
With 285 million people suffering from diabetes worldwide,1 the disease has become a global epidemic.2 Twenty million people suffer from diabetes in Read More » Decrease survey deficiencies: An educational intervention
Failure to maintain compliance with applicable rules and regulations can be costly to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). The Office of Inspector Read More » Alzheimer’s Society Releases Educational iPhone Application
A new iPhone application launched by the London-based Alzheimer's Society aims to raise awareness around dementia as well as tackle the stigma Read More » Federal Judge Rules Health Reform Law Unconstitutional
A federal judge in Florida ruled Monday that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional due to the mandate that most Read More » Emeritus Considering Senior Housing Opportunities in China
Emeritus Corporation, a national provider of senior living services, and Seattle-based Columbia Pacific Advisors have entered into a memorandum of Read More » When the STNA students are here
My aide was in a very good mood the other morning and seemed much less stressed than usual. While she was getting me ready, she explained that there Read More » The state of long-term care
Editor’s note: The following is a guest commentary provided by the American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living. Read More » Center for Aging Research and Education Launched; Focuses on Aiding Elderly
The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia and Genesis HealthCare Corporation, which operates more 200 skilled nursing centers and assisted Read More » Trauma Centers May Not be Delivering Proper Care to Elderly, Study Finds
A recent study by researchers using the American College of Surgeons (ACS) National Trauma Databank (NTDB) reveals trauma centers that excel in the Read More » Five Percent of Seniors Report One or More Cognitive Disorders
Click for larger version. Slightly over 5% of the nearly 39 million Americans age 65 and older in 2007 reported one or more Read More » ‘Excuse me, DON, but you looked mad!’
I am on a mission as usual. I walk quickly toward my office, across the crowded lobby of the nursing home where I am Director of Nursing, having just Read More » AAHSA No More: LeadingAge Name Official
The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) officially changed its name on Tuesday to LeadingAge. The new handle was Read More » Record $4 Billion in Healthcare Fraud Recovered during 2010
More than $4 billion in healthcare fraud abuse funds were recovered during 2010, the largest sum ever in a single year, the Department of Health and Read More » ACHCA Finalizing 45th Annual Convocation Schedule of Events
The American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA) is making final preparations for its 45th Annual Convocation and Exposition, to be held Read More » Senior Housing/LTC Category Added to National Improvement Awards
The George Mason University Department of Health Administration & Policy has expanded its annual Quality Improvement Awards to include a category for Read More » Marathon Man revisited
In early December I wrote about a new resident, a 59-year-old with dementia, whom I called Marathon Man because of his life history as a runner. I Read More » Homeward bound
For many people, one of the joys of retiring from work is not having to wake up on someone else’s schedule. That benefit shouldn’t end just because Read More » Sports Commentator, Methodist Hospital Launch National Alzheimer Center
In a new collaboration to fight Alzheimer’s disease, Jim Nantz, an Emmy Award-winning CBS Sports commentator, has partnered with The Methodist Read More » iPad Animation Helps Assess Mobility in Elderly (Video)
For the one in eight Americans now over the age of 65, mobility is a "vital sign" that should be regularly checked, according to two health Read More » U.S., China Announce Public-Private Healthcare Partnership
With the State Visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao to the United States on Wednesday, several U.S. government entities joined with China’s Read More » AHCA Launches ‘State of LTC’ Series
The American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) has launched an informational series on the “State of Read More » Resident personality affects success of PRN medication
THE PROBLEM Because of their personality styles, some nursing home residents don't ask for their PRN (as needed, or "per request of the nurse") pain Read More » NIC Announces Speakers for March Regional Symposium
The National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry announced its keynote and general session speakers for the 2011 NIC Regional Read More » AGS Updates Guidelines for Preventing Falls in the Elderly
The American Geriatrics Society and the British Geriatric Society have added a number of new assessments in the first update of the guidelines on Read More » When a resident runs out of a med
After living almost 15 years in nursing homes, I am still surprised when I run out of a certain medicine. I have run out of medicines too many times Read More » Medicaid Pays Nursing Homes Less than Minimum Wage, AHCA Says
A new study released by the American Health Care Association (AHCA) finds that Medicaid programs in states across the country underfunded nursing Read More » LTC Pharmacy Alliance Says Reform Regulation would Raise Costs for Part D Payers
The Long Term Care Pharmacy Alliance (LTCPA) expressed concern this week with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed rule on Read More » 