operational resources
Robert Wood Johnson Publication Outlines the Impact of Chronic Conditions
,A newly published chart book released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health provides updated data on chronic…
Challenges in Monitoring Quality of Care in Residential Care for Older Adults
,Information to help nursing homes monitor their quality of care has been available for some time through the Online Survey Certification and Reporting System (OSCAR)…
The State of Seniors Housing 2010
,The 2010 report includes data unavailable anywhere else from a national sample comprised of nearly 200,000 units in almost 1,500 independent living communities, assisted living…
2010 SH Liability Insurance, Health Benefits & Workers Compensation Report
,Data collected from a sample of more 200,000 market-rate seniors housing units in the U.S. is summarized in this 26-page report published by the American…
The Impact of Inspection Visit Policy on Assisted Living in California
,In 2004, California changed the annual inspection practice of its assisted living residences (ALs) in an attempt to create a more problem-driven inspection system. A…
Continuity of Care for Medicare Patients Declined Significantly
,Continuity of care is an important element in the provision of quality health care. Continuity of care is defined as continuity in information, in care…
American Society on Aging Launches New LGBT Aging Website
,The American Society on Aging (ASA) recently launched a new website devoted to issues specific to aging lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) Americans. The…
Frontline Worker Satisfaction and the Quality of Supervision in Long-Term Care
,New research published in the Journal of Aging and Health stresses that the job satisfaction of frontline long-term care (LTC) staff reflects the quality of…
2009 Overview of Assisted Living
,This report is a collaborative effort between the American Seniors Housing Association and the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, National Center…