Osteoarthritis may be linked to increased risk for subsequent Parkinson’s disease
Jun 09, 2021
The highest increased risk for developing Parkinson’s disease was seen among those with knee or hip osteoarthritis.
Antidepressants may work better than exercise for elderly depression
Jul 22, 2021
Antidepressant therapy was more effective than supervised physical activity at three and six months.
Presence Life Connections may become part of Ascension Living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 23, 2017
Senior living community operator Presence Life Connections would become part of Ascension Living under the terms of a nonbinding letter of intent announced Tuesday by their parent organizations. The deal...
Assisted living star rating system may be altered or abandoned
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 17, 2018
North Carolina’s four-star rating system for assisted living communities may be altered, abandoned or kept as-is depending on the feedback that the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services...
Jobs may be shifting from nursing homes to residential care
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 10, 2016
A job shift from nursing homes to assisted living and similar residential care communities may be occurring in the realm of long-term care, according to a new analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
Attempted firebombing of assisted living community yields 5-year prison sentence
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 16, 2022
A Massachusetts man was sentenced Tuesday to five years in prison for placing a lit firebomb at the driveway entrance to an assisted living community in April 2020 and then lying to the FBI about his whereabouts...
Nursing home could lose license over CPR and COVID-related allegations
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 16, 2022
A New Jersey nursing home is barred from accepting new admissions and is at risk of losing its state license following allegations of understaffing and resident abuse and neglect, NBC News reported.
Senior living community trains first responders to ‘take it down a notch’ through dementia education
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 07, 2021
After witnessing a troubled interaction between a young police officer and a man with dementia, one senior living community offered to train first responders on communication techniques to increase successful...
‘Robust’ senior housing recovery well underway: Ventas CEO
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 08, 2021
Although a “robust senior housing recovery is well underway,” Ventas Chair and CEO Debra Cafaro said during Friday’s third-quarter earnings call that it may not progress in a straight line.
Your newest prospects want communities that support an active lifestyle: survey
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 12, 2018
The results of a new survey may provide insights into ways independent living and continuing care retirement communities can compete for residents as the oldest baby boomers become more common as prospects.