Resources for Quality

Read "Improving Communication About Constipation in a Long-Term Care Setting by Using the Bristol Stool Scale" by J Patel, A Chen, N Fewel and E Stock, PhD.  Annals of Long-Term Care: Clinical Care and Aging....

Motion picture showings within senior living and health care communities have always required a public performance license in accordance with the US Copyright Act.  Over time, public awareness of intellectual property rights has grown along...

CAST has updated its Medication Management portfolio with an expanded product and vendor matrix and 2 new case studies. The free tools are designed to help long-term and post-acute care (LTPAC) provider organizations identify...

Check out some Alzheimer’s Behavior Management Tips from HelpGuide.org This article covers the following: Identifying the causes of Alzheimer's or dementia behavior problems, Creating a calm and soothing environment, Managing Alzheimer’s symptoms: Wandering, Managing Alzheimer’s...

LeadingAge Kansas has partnered with UST for nearly 15 years to help nonprofits keep more money within the sector. UST offers 501(c)(3) employers a safe, cost-effective alternative to paying state unemployment taxes—as allowed by...

Heart specialists from University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center say that using electric fans to relieve high levels of heat and humidity may in fact have the opposite effect for older adults, based on...

View Medicare Commonly Used Acronyms provided by cms.gov.

LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is changing the way we think about how buildings and communities are planned, constructed, maintained and operated. LEED is the most widely used third-party verification for...

Annals of Long-Term Care: Clinical Care and Aging. 2016;24(8):36. LSW is a social intervention that, when used in older adults, involves helping them record aspects of their past and present lives along with future hopes. These chronicles...

In the latest Senior Housing News Report, the group outlines 3 strategies that were discussed at a recent Ziegler Conference that nonprofit senior living communities should consider to stay competitive.  They include: It’s time...

Here’s an interesting article about standing orders (SOs) in long-term care organizations. The aim of this project was to create a consensus-based SO set grounded in high-quality evidence, clinical practice guidelines (CPGs), and expert...

Read The Volunteer as a Facilitator of Psychosocial Transition into LTC Settings by Managed Health Care Connect.  A. Perrella. Annals of Long-Term Care: Clinical Care and Aging. 2015;23(12):31-34.