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CCRC tests 8-hour pay for 6-hour day
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 03, 2018
A Virginia continuing care retirement community is launching a program it hopes will help attract and retain full- and part-time certified nursing assistants in a competitive market.
By the numbers
By
Julie E. Williamson
Apr 02, 2018
Good data-capture and analysis add up to better outcomes.
What unique challenges do operators face this year?
By
Jim Moore
Apr 02, 2018
You’ve got questions. We’ve got answers. There are three big challenges.
Beyond mystery meat
By
John Andrews
Apr 02, 2018
Food service in senior living has progressed well beyond cafeteria lines with lukewarm dishes sitting under heat lamps. Fine dining has become a trend.
Four current or former residents join ADA lawsuit against Brookdale Senior Living
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 30, 2018
Four current or former assisted living residents of Brookdale Senior Living communities added their names on Thursday to the lawsuit accusing the company of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act...
Tech company announces 5-state rollout, Apple tie-in, Lyft partnership
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 30, 2018
Belgium-based start-up Cubigo formally has expanded into the United States, bringing its cloud-based platform to the U.S. senior living industry, becoming a new Apple mobility partner and forming a partnership...
Man impersonated worker, smothered senior living resident, killed someone else, police allege
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 28, 2018
Several police departments in Texas plan to comb through hundreds of old cases involving the unattended or unexplained deaths of older adults to determine whether a healthcare worker charged with an attack...
6.6 percent of those 65+ need help with ADLs, says CDC
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 20, 2018
From January to September 2017, 6.6% of adults aged 65 or more years needed help with activities of daily living, according to data newly released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s...
Older adults will outnumber children for first time in U.S. history in 2035, Census Bureau says
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 20, 2018
Anyone with a calculator and knowledge of the widely held parameters of the baby boom generation could tell you that all baby boomers will have turned 65 by the end of the year 2029 or earlier. But a report...