Old notions of bath time are being replaced by spas and other upgrades that challenge the status quo.
Man faces 20 years, $30,000 fine for assisted living stabbing
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 27, 2016
A man has pleaded guilty to first-degree assault, a felony, for stabbing a man in the chest at an assisted living community in Crookston, MN. The crime carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison...
Out of the data silo
Dec 01, 2014
Interoperability, data analytics and intervention models are giving providers a new way to use healthcare information technology to decrease rehospitalization rates.
There is an app for that
By
John Hall
Feb 01, 2016
Many observers believe that information technology is going to be the next big thing in senior living
Capital Senior Living says new CEO Kimberly Lody is ‘right leader at right time’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 09, 2019
Kimberly S. Lody has been appointed president and CEO of Dallas-based Capital Senior Living Corp., effective immediately, the company announced Tuesday morning. Read our exclusive interview.
Heart failure training increases home care worker job satisfaction: Cornell study
By
Joe Jancsurak
Nov 12, 2020
Home care workers who have been trained in heart failure are more satisfied with their jobs and feel more prepared and confident working with heart failure patients, according to new cross-campus research...
More news for Tuesday, Nov. 17
Nov 16, 2015
Assisted living center loses license … People rally to help man, dog at assisted living facility … Resident celebrates 105th birthday … Man dies in shooting at senior living community
Partnership to provide home-delivered meals to Medicare Advantage members
By
Joe Jancsurak
Oct 23, 2020
InComm Payments, a global payments technology company, announced this week a new partnership with Mom’s Meals, a PurFoods company. InComm Payments will offer Medicare Advantage health plans the option...
Hospices lean on phone apps for patent/family support
By
Joe Jancsurak
Oct 09, 2020
A rising number of hospice providers are turning to smartphone and tablet apps with digital-memory-sharing platforms to enhance bereavement services as they support patients, families and friends going...
Aegis CEO Dwayne Clark: Growth is both art and science
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 27, 2020
Dwayne Clark founded Aegis Living in 1997 after a career including positions at Sunrise Senior Living and Leisure Care. The company’s first community opened in 1998, and today, the Bellevue, WA-based...