Sunshine ride-hailing, moving services partnerships meant to benefit residents during pandemic and beyond
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 23, 2020
Bend, OR-based Sunshine Retirement Living has announced partnerships with Uber Health and North American Van Lines that the companies say could offer reassurance to residents during the coronavirus pandemic...
Pandemic undermines Medicaid block grant approach: report
By
John O'Connor
Apr 17, 2020
Some policymakers have pushed Medicaid block grants as a way to reform and improve the federal-state program. But an ongoing pandemic reveals how such an approach could be harmful to states and those served,...
COVID-19 lawsuit against nursing home alleges wrongful death
By
Amy Novotney
Aug 06, 2020
In what is likely a sign of things to come, the children of a man who died from COVID-19 is suing his nursing home for failing to adequately protect him from the virus.
People in the news, July 12
Jul 12, 2016
Appointments and awards involving Agemark Corp., CareerStaff Unlimited, Century Park Associates, Erickson Living, Gardant Management Solutions, Integral Senior Living, Kisco Senior Living, Lancaster Pollard,...
Woman gets 18 months of probation for neglect of ex-husband in assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 10, 2016
A Massachusetts woman who managed her ex-husband’s financial affairs has been sentenced to 18 months of probation after admitting that she stole funds that were meant to pay for his assisted living...
Alleged killer who preyed on senior living residents faces 11 new murder charges
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 17, 2019
A man already charged for an attack at a senior living community and the murder of an elderly woman elsewhere now faces 11 new capital murder charges in Texas.
Hopping reduces fracture risk after fall
Sep 22, 2015
Two minutes of hopping a day can strengthen the hip bones of older men and reduce the risk of fracture after a fall, a new study has found.
Senior living murder trial enters penalty phase
Sep 03, 2015
A man convicted of killing three people in 2014, including a woman outside a senior living community, could be sentenced to life in prison without parole or to death.
Common medications inflate risks for serious falls in older men, study shows
By
Holly Petrovich
Jul 30, 2015
Older men taking a particular group of commonly used medications have a higher risk of getting injured from a fall, according to a study published in the latest Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
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.