Brookdale announces hire for newly created president of senior living position, Cindy Kent
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 04, 2019
Brentwood, TN-based Brookdale Senior Living, the country’s largest senior living provider, has created a new position of executive vice president and president of senior living and has hired Cindy R....
Second thoughts: Some opting to remove parents from senior living communities
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 01, 2020
With most senior living and long-term care facilities restricting visitors and asking residents to stay in their rooms alone for most of the day, some families have decided that their older adult loved...
Music video app uses facial recognition to improve resident emotional well-being
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 19, 2021
A Milwaukee senior living and care provider is using a new music video app to try to engage residents and improve their emotional well-being through personalized music.
Cappella expands geographic presence with 12 new communities
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 05, 2019
The announcement marks only the second time since last fall that the company has expanded beyond Colorado.
Meet Jamie Dlatt, Hall of Honor inductee
By
Mallory Hackett
Jul 25, 2019
Jamie Dlatt, VP of operations at Legacy Healthcare, is a member of the 2019 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Hall of Honor.
Sexual freedom often limited in assisted living, study finds
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 08, 2016
A dearth of policies related to sexual intimacy and an abundance of caution among administrators and staff members add up to limited sexual freedom for assisted living residents, according to new research.
AAN: Higher fitness level tied to lower Alzheimer’s disease risk
Feb 28, 2022
A graded association was seen between levels of cardiorespiratory fitness and the incidence of Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders.
Few older adults knowledgeable about aducanumab for Alzheimer’s disease
Feb 25, 2022
Less than one-quarter of older adults report they would want to take aducanumab (Aduhelm).
Biden makes another push for cancer moonshot initiative
Sep 13, 2022
The president likened JFK’s space race to his own effort to slash cancer rates by 50% in the next 25 years.
Medicare may rethink premium hike for pricey Alzheimer’s drug
Jan 10, 2022
The announcement comes shortly after Aduhelm maker Biogen cut the price of the drug by about half, from $56,000 to $28,000 a year.