Atul Gawande: Senior living vital to person-centered care
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 23, 2016
Senior living must be part of the effort to ensure that Americans with serious illnesses receive person-centered care that honors their goals, values and preferences, Atul Gawande, M.D., M.P.H., testified...
Fire death prompts lawsuit
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 19, 2016
The daughter of a Georgia senior living community resident who died in a fire there a year ago filed a lawsuit Thursday against the community and its parent company, builder, property manager and night...
OSHA must do more to protect workers from violence, GAO says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 24, 2016
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration should take three steps to better protect healthcare workers, including those who work in residential care settings, from workplace violence, recommends...
Survey: 17% of older adults are victims of financial abuse
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 22, 2016
Seventeen percent of Americans aged at least 65 years have been taken advantage of financially, according to a new survey. But you can take steps to help.
Hidden camera leads to resident assault charges for assisted living CNA
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 25, 2016
A Minnesota certified nursing assistant is scheduled to be arraigned on assault charges March 14 after a hidden camera reportedly caught her repeatedly abusing a memory care resident of the senior living...
Pushing for the right kinds of change
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 21, 2018
LeadingAge’s board chair talks about the labor and policy challenges operators must face.
Counties in South see highest percent population change, Census Bureau reports
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 01, 2024
Counties in the South had the highest percent change in population from 2022 to 2023, on average, compared with the other regions of the country, according to new population estimates released by the US...
Court tells EEOC to reconsider workplace wellness plan incentives
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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,”...
Son hides in mother’s closet to catch senior living thief; executive director arrested
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 20, 2017
The executive director of a senior living community in Florida faces felony charges of burglary and grand theft after the son of a resident placed cameras in his mother’s apartment and then hid in...
Assisted living administrator vows cooperation as Judiciary Committee investigates social media incident
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 19, 2017
The administrator of a Florida memory care community has pledged complete cooperation with the Senate Judiciary Committee as it investigates an incident in which a worker allegedly secretly recorded two...