Facility Safety
Survey: Senior Care Leaders Extremely Concerned About COVID-19 Impacts and Supplies
The Institute for the Advancement of Senior Care and its leading media brand, i Advance Senior Care, are conducting surveys to uncover COVID-19’s current impact on senior care and long-term care facilities in the United States. The results of the initial survey are now available. Read More »
Gun Violence and Senior Living
Last year, gun violence led to tragic outcomes in several U.S. senior living facilities. How can you keep residents and employees at your facility safe? Read More »
Fire Safety and Evacuation Plans for Senior Care Facilities
48% of all structural fires in health care facilities occurred in skilled nursing facilities. You can reduce the risk of a fire becoming a tragic event. Read More »
5 Ways to Minimize Falls in Senior Care Facilities
Fall prevention is essential not just because it helps to prevent injuries, but because it helps people maintain independence as the body ages. Here are 5 strategies. Read More »
Building Sustainability in Your Facility
Reducing energy and resource usage isn’t just good for the planet, it’s good for your bottom line, too.
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New Safe Medication Disposal Rules
Is your facility in compliance with new EPA rules regarding disposal of pharmaceuticals?
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Deer crashes into nursing home
A deer visited a Bronx nursing home, causing panic for residents, staff and the deer.
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Plugging in
Powering on in a nursing home means meeting fire safety codes designed to keep residents safe, but compliance isn’t always easy or cheap for residents trying to make their space a comfortable, functional home.
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How Holiday Retirement is bracing for Hurricane Irma
An executive at the senior living provider shares what they’ve learned about emergency preparedness and what they’re doing before Hurricane Irma is expected to make landfall in Florida.
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Domestic dispute unfolds at nursing home
Nursing home staff and law enforcement put training into practice and followed procedures after a man entered the secured facility and threatened violence.
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