CNAs need more training, better compensation, authors say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 26, 2016
Certified nursing assistants caring for seniors should be required to undergo 120 hours of training, and their compensation should reflect the skills and knowledge required to perform high-quality work,...
Capital Senior Living and Brookdale Senior Living saw record occupancy levels in June, and occupancy has continued to be healthy, leaders of the two companies said at the Wells Fargo Healthcare Conference...
People in the news, July 26
Jul 26, 2016
Appointments involving Avanti Senior Living, Hebrew SeniorLife, Lancaster Pollard, Legend Senior Living, Life Care Services, Scott-Farrar at Peterborough and more.
Care needs greatest determinant of senior living search length
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 14, 2016
An older adult’s care needs have the greatest effect on the length of time that he or she, or family members, will spend searching for a senior living community, according to new data being released...
Bill could spare 5 million seniors from tax increase
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 05, 2016
A bipartisan bill that would maintain the medical expense tax deduction for older adults at 7.5% of adjusted gross income would spare at least 5 million seniors from a tax increase in 2017, according to...
Good news, bad news on affordable housing front
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 22, 2016
There’s bad news and good news concerning affordable housing in the United States, according to speakers at a Wednesday press conference at which the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies released...
Some eyeglasses increase fall risk: study
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 07, 2016
Eyeglasses with bifocal or progressive lenses — the type worn by almost all middle-aged and older adults — could increase the risk of tripping and falling, according to new research.
Overtime rule not ‘good business,’ groups say
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 18, 2016
The new overtime rule finalized by the Department of Labor on Wednesday “is not only the right thing to do; it’s good business,” Vice President Joe Biden told the crowd gathered at a...
Presidential election outcome ‘undecipherable’
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 16, 2016
A taxi driver I met during the recent Argentum meeting in Denver polled riders and is ready to make a prediction about the presidential election. Former ABC White House correspondent Ann Compton, speaking...
ABHOW, be.group merger complete
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 03, 2016
American Baptist Homes of the West and be.group have completed their merger, creating the largest nonprofit senior living provider in California and one of the largest in the country.