Heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s top list of older adult death causes
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 08, 2019
Heart disease, cancer and Alzheimer’s disease were the three leading causes of death for those aged 85 or more years in 2017, according to a newly released report from the Centers for Disease Control...
Almost ready to open, senior living community is gutted by fire
By
John O'Connor
Jul 03, 2019
Less than two weeks from a scheduled opening, disaster struck RiverView Ridge Senior Living.
Senior living community faces six new lawsuits related to suspected serial killer
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 27, 2019
A Dallas senior living community is facing six new lawsuits related to the deaths of six residents that their families are attributing to a man previously accused in the deaths of 12 elderly women.
GAO: Centralized, promoted information would help assisted living operators in rural areas
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 25, 2019
A report released Monday by the Government Accountability Office suggests ways that assisted living communities and other aging services providers could be better served by the federal government.
People in the news, June 25
By
Mallory Hackett
Jun 25, 2019
Appointments, promotions and honors at the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living, CiminoCare, Florida Assisted Living Association, Greystone, Heron’s Key, Legend Senior...
More news for Friday, June 21
Jun 21, 2019
Provider to pay almost $1 million to settle meal break, shift violation claims … GAO suggests Congress consider legislation about the future federal role in housing finance … Pennsylvania CCRC adds...
Many U.S. retirees outlive their savings by more than a decade, report says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 20, 2019
Older adults in the United States have life expectancies of as many as 11 years past the number of years that their retirement savings could last, according to a new report by the World Economic Forum,...
More news for Thursday, June 20
Jun 20, 2019
Excessive napping linked to cognitive decline in older men … Florida gives the green light to fully autonomous vehicles … Ziegler Link•Age Fund II invests in K4Connect
Changing care needs will affect work, retirement in future, report predicts
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 19, 2019
In the future, fewer people may need to pay others to care for older loved ones with failing health, leading to a different mindset about what “work” and “retirement” mean, according...
Assisted living staff accommodate resident request for less frequent room checks, then he dies by suicide
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 19, 2019
Staff members at an Arkansas assisted living community who honored a resident’s request that they cut back on the number of checks they conducted on his room have agreed to adhere to state regulations...