Mark your calendar for Sept. 20, the date of the fifth McKnight’s Fall Online Expo, where participants can earn up to three CE credits.
Senior living companies launch Harvey relief efforts as Irma looms
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 05, 2017
As senior living providers in Florida brace for the possible effects of Hurricane Irma, operators with properties in Texas are beginning relief efforts to help those affected by Hurricane/Tropical Storm...
Researchers use virtual reality to help develop dementia test
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 05, 2017
Scientists are asking the players of virtual reality games to play a free game to help them better understand dementia, with the goal of developing a diagnostic test. A mobile version is available, too.
Senior living finds time is ripe for focus on food
By
Alyssa Salela
Aug 28, 2017
Operators and companies serving them increasingly are looking to the dining experience as a way to help senior living residents socially, emotionally and nutritionally.
Court tells EEOC to reconsider workplace wellness plan incentives
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 24, 2017
The AARP is calling a federal court’s decision Tuesday to have the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reconsider workplace wellness plan incentives “a tremendous victory for workers,”...
Joint effort aims to educate senior living executive directors about financial fraud
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 23, 2017
Four senior housing and care provider organizations have teamed up with the FINRA Investor Education Foundation to educate senior living executive directors about financial fraud and share resources that...
Senior living caregiver accused of killing 91-year-old resident
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 22, 2017
A caregiver at a senior living community in Georgia has been charged with neglect, aggravated battery and murder after he allegedly hit a 91-year-old resident and then refused to help him. The resident...
People in the news, Aug. 22
Aug 22, 2017
Appointments and honors involving Dominion Senior Living, Erickson Living, Florida Argentum, It’s Never 2 Late, Lenbrook, Transforming Age, Ventas, Waltonwood, Watermark and more.
People in the news, Aug. 15
Aug 15, 2017
Appointments, promotions and honors related to Clearwater Living, Erickson Living, Equinox Terrace Assisted Living, The Goodman Group, the Indiana Health Care Association/Indiana Center for Assisted Living,...
Fidget spinners show promise in addressing dementia symptoms
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 13, 2017
An Ohio senior living community is finding that fidget spinners and cubes seem to produce a calming effect in those with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.