Skilled Clinical Care

The pony express: Valentine’s Day edition

A Texas nursing home received a special delivery of some handmade Valentine’s Day cards.  Read More »

Residents not receiving opioids

At least four Brookdale Charleston residents weren’t receiving their prescription medications.  Read More »

One-on-one with…Jeff Stamps, RPh

Our Q&A with Jeff Stamps, CEO of Remedi, explores the future of LTC pharmacy and how pharmacy services can help SNFs comply with documentation and care planning. Read More »

A second helping

Resident blogger Kathy Mears dishes on proper etiquette for extra food portions. Read More »

NH matches residents with Valentine’s admirers

A nursing home is asking community members to be residents’ valentines. Read More »

A co-managed approach to hip fractures

The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) is pairing geriatricians and geriatrics-trained clinicians with orthopedic surgeons to improve outcomes for seniors with hip fractures. Read More »

Brace yourself

Resident blogger Kathleen Mears was told for years she was unable to get new leg braces. When hers finally broke, she was pleasantly surprised to learn she was eligible for new custom ones.   Read More »

Fighting superbugs with genetic warfare

As antibiotic resistance grows, scientists are learning how to attack killer bacteria at the genetic level. Read More »

Sedentary lifestyle has measurable effect on cellular age: UCal study

New research is another warning to older couch potatoes: A person’s biological clock is affected by a lot more than time. Read More »

Seniors rally for Women’s March

A group of retirement community residents showed their solidarity by marching around the campus Saturday.  Read More »

Therapy billing fraud: When will LTC learn?

Providers who overbill or fudge their therapy services are on the DOJ’s radar more than ever. So why is there still so much therapy billing fraud? Read More »

Brookdale community writes happy tale

One senior living community is now the forever home for a former resident’s dog. Read More »

Dental company helps residents smile

HyLife LLC has started an oral health program to help maintain dependent adults’ oral health in long-term care facilities. Read More »

Delirium causes confusion for patients, caregivers

Delirium in long-term care settings is subtle, deadly and more prevalent than caregivers think, according to new findings.  Read More »

Playing piano with Parkinson’s

A man with Parkinson’s disease has started playing piano at the hospital to the delight of patients and surprise of doctors.  Read More »

Training to spot frailty risk

Researchers trained and observed the ability of a nurse to identify and assess frailty in seniors at geriatric day hospitals.  Read More »

The challenge of getting around

Navigating nursing homes and Medicaid is never easy, but resident blogger Kathy Mears has had trouble getting around, literally. It took several visits and months to get her joystick adjusted and working properly—and caused an injury in the process. Read More »

Long-Term Living is now I Advance Senior Care!

Happy 2017! Our new name is now in place: Long-Term Living is now I Advance Senior Care! Read More »

Change in dementia care begins with caring for family

A recent article in the AMA Journal of Ethics emphasizes the ethical obligation of clinicians to reach out to loved ones of residents with dementia.  Read More »

Medicaid Qualified Income Trust a trying process

Resident blogger Kathleen Mears details her lengthy—and frustrating—journey of setting up a Qualified Income Trust (QIT/Miller trust) to meet Ohio’s changing Medicaid eligibility requirements. Read More »

A remedy for medication management

Long-term and post-acute care facilities in Oklahoma will be able to use Remedi SeniorCare’s PAXIT, a robotic dispensing technology for daily dosing to aid with prescription dispensing, improve patient safety and reduce waste.  Read More »

Finally, a side of hummus

SNF resident blogger Kathleen Mears loves hummus. Rules prevent residents from keeping refrigerated food, so she’s advocated for activities to serve it for three years. Victory has never tasted so good. Read More »

Tis the season

Help residents get into the spirit this season by enjoying the festivities and remembering what is really important during the holidays.  Read More »

Value-driven senior living design

What values are driving the design of today’s senior living communities? Linden Wood Village is an example of how senior living communtities can balance amenities and variety with safety and security, all while being good neighbors. Read More »

Adapting anticipation for the holidays

Blogger Kathleen Mears fondly remembers Christmases of years gone by and is learning to make new traditions in the nursing home.  Read More »

Keep an eye on glaucoma

Along with the surging aging population will come significant increases in sight-robbing glaucoma, according to a new report. Read More »

Remembering Christmas traditions

The holiday season is filled with memories, which can be an entryway to connect with people with dementia. Read More »

Where there’s a wool, there’s a way—or hat

A group of resident knitters at a California retirement community are knitting hats for area homeless. Read More »

Carol of the children

First- and second-graders spent a day singing for nursing home residents and spreading Christmas cheer in Illinois.  Read More »

New treatment targets for psoriasis

The National Psoriasis Foundation has released national treatment guidelines for plaque psoriasis, an inflammatory disease of the skin often exacerbated by other chronic illnesses.  Read More »