Every day 10,000 baby boomers turn 65, according to U.S. Census data. The baby boomer generation began turning 65 in 2011 and will continue to add 10,000 each day through 2030. The number of older ...

In this episode, host Debbie Stadtler sits down with Katie Colgan, executive director of Integrated Networks for the American Healthcare Association, to explore the growing shift toward value-based ...

Changes in the Acuity of Patients Admitted to SNF After 3-Day Hospital Stay During Pandemic ...

All older patients are not the same. The characteristics and needs of community-dwelling versus long term care (LTC) facility-dwelling individuals are different. Unsure how to manage LTC residents, ...

According to AHCA/NCAL, a provider-owned network may have two tiers: 1) the Messenger Model and 2) Clinical and/or Financial Integration. A Messenger Model allows the network to serve, as the name ...

It is no surprise that our population is aging, and as we get older, the prevalence of chronic conditions increases. The average age of an individual living in an assisted living community is 84 years ...

A typical day for an activities director does not exist. Perhaps apt descriptions for these professionals would be whirling dervishes, as they flit from one resident to the next, anticipating and ...

For itself, Families for Better Care says that it’s “a nonprofit citizen advocacy group dedicated to creating public awareness of the conditions in our nation’s nursing homes and other long term care ...

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For long term care organizations, the AHCA/NCAL Quality Award journey is like running a marathon. It takes some training and a while to hit your stride. It takes planning and pacing. However, ...