A new survey of visitors to senior care-related websites reveals where older adults are living and, when they are residing in senior living communities, where they moved from. Survey results also detail...
CDC: More than one-third of those 75+ not physically active
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 15, 2016
A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that 26.9% of people aged 65 to 74 years and 35.3% of people aged 75 or more years are not physically active beyond the basic movements...
More news for Friday, Sept. 16
Sep 15, 2016
Program employs a handyman to upgrade low-income seniors’ health … Startup wants to be Airbnb for assisted living … NIH award expands landmark Alzheimer’s biomarker study …...
Adult children dread discussing senior living with aging parents: poll
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 14, 2016
The most-dreaded topic of discussion that adult children have regarding their aging parents involves the older adults’ perceived need for assisted living and long-term care, according to respondents...
People in the news, Sept. 13
Sep 12, 2016
Appointments, promotions and awards involving Life Care Services, Lutheran Senior Services, Plante Moran Living Forward, Sedgebrook, Senior Care Development and Watercrest Senior Living Group.
Residents who stop exercising for as little as 10 days could endanger their brain health, according to new research.
More news for Tuesday, Aug. 30
Aug 29, 2016
Seniors who rarely exercise have 50% higher risk of dementia … 10 reasons why the outlook for senior housing will continue to improve … Son accused of stiffing mother’s assisted living...
More news for Friday, Aug. 26
Aug 25, 2016
Study strengthens evidence that cognitive activity can reduce dementia risk … Medicare ACOs boosted quality, savings in 2015, CMS reports … An alternative to the MMSE for cognitive impairment?
Argentum memory care meeting set for Oct. 5
Aug 22, 2016
Argentum will hold a free, one-day memory care symposium for its members on Oct. 5 in Washington, D.C.