IASC Podcast Series (i Advance Senior Care)

How can you do more with less? As long-term care staffing and budgets take hits with sweeping policy changes, it seems that nurses are doing what they do best: step up, forge ahead, and take care of the residents with whatever tools available. I Advance Senior Care sits down with Rachel Provau, Chief Nursing Officer with Bayfront Health Spring Hill, to discuss a wide array of topics, including acute care, staffing, safety, the near future of healthcare policy, and how nurses turn care centers into well-oiled machines.

Medicare is as hot a topic as ever with regards to healthcare policy and the United States government, but while elected officials debate over Medicare’s future, there’s one prevalent issue of which more people should be aware: Medicare fraud. Michael Frank, founder and president of Aquarius Capital, sits with Adam Armstrong, director of the Institute for the Advancement of Senior Care (IASC), on the latest IASC Podcast to discuss Medicare fraud and healthcare fraud in general. With healthcare executives and even practitioners being charged daily with this misconduct – enough to rack up almost $98 billion, or roughly 10% of Medicaid’s annual spending budget, according to a recent CMS study – healthcare fraud is a costly risk in terms of both money and reputation. Don’t let your long-term care center or its residents remain vulnerable to potential fraud. Listen to the latest IASC Podcast episode to get a better grip on what you and your team can do to protect the finances and good standing of your care center.

Senior care keeps evolving to meet today’s ever-changing standards, but the influx of baby boomers into assisted living may one of the biggest catalysts for procedural reevaluation yet. Join Armstrong as he sits down with Alisa Tagg, President of the National Association of Activity Professionals (NAAP), on the demographic shift in assisted living and skilled nursing facilities, the use of interactive technologies like video game systems in these facilities, and how senior care professionals need to be ready for a little pushback from this new generation of residents.

With the Fall Memory Care Forum coming up September 14-15, the Institute for the Advancement of Senior Care (IASC) invites all thoughts and expertise on long-term care, acute care, and, of course, memory care for the betterment of clinicians, executives, administrators, and residents. This episode discusses memory care with Joan Devine, director of education for the Pioneer Network, a national non-profit organization whose goal is to provide a positive culture change toward eldercare. Joan Devine, a 30+ year care professional and founder of JP Devine Consulting, sits with the IASC Podcast to provide solutions on how to create a sustained culture of aging, provide the opportunity for choices among residents, and train staff for ethical and effective execution of care and intervention. Residents in specific need of memory care may occasionally feel a lack of individualism or identity, and Joan wants to ensure that every long-term care employee provides personalized care in lieu of system-designated care.