Long term care providers need policies that work for them. AHCA’s policy agenda is called The Better Way, focusing on bold, ...

In recent years, virtual care and wearable health devices have opened new possibilities by giving clinicians clearer ...

Long term care services are in greater demand than ever. Given that the oldest Baby Boomers will turn 80 next year, the industry has responded by improving operations, leveraging technology, ...

As we close the books on 2025, the long term care landscape continues to evolve at a remarkable pace. This year brought both challenges and breakthroughs, from technological innovations transforming ...

When the first assisted living (AL) community appeared in the early 1980s, the idea of data collection and analysis to guide resident care would probably have been alien. AL care settings were based ...

Trust is the hidden foundation of every long term care provider, as vital to the organization’s success as its leadership or finances. An environment built on trust is one with low staff turnover, ...

Like athletes who chase peak performance, long term care organizations pursue excellence in providing care. Specialized training that enhances skills, builds teamwork, and fills knowledge and ...

The coming silver tsunami will bring not just a wave of new customers to the senior living profession, but also a seismic shift in expectations. Unlike previous generations of customers, baby boomers ...

With the so-called silver tsunami of aging baby boomers well on its way, long term care operators have no choice but to adapt to this new generation of customers—if they haven’t already. One of the ...

Accurate data collection and reporting are more important than ever in skilled nursing facilities. Among the challenges is coding section GG of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) that captures usual ...

Dementia care is at the heart of assisted living. That’s why this year’s National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) Day attendees—a record of more than 300 assisted living professionals—lined up for ...

As noted previously, the association supports the bipartisan Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act. This bill, which provisions of it were included in the reconciliation package that President ...