Next season’s flu vaccination is being tweaked for broader protection due to last year’s inconsistent coverage of influenza strains, U.S. health officials announced.
4 reasons to wave the caution flag in senior housing construction
By
Matthew Huber
Dec 06, 2018
To rein in today’s rampant enthusiasm, avoid a potentially disastrous overbuilding scenario and the potential for rising loan defaults, industry players should consider four points.
Awash in benefits
By
Julie E. Williamson
Feb 01, 2016
Old notions of bath time are being replaced by spas and other upgrades that challenge the status quo.
Man faces 20 years, $30,000 fine for assisted living stabbing
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 27, 2016
A man has pleaded guilty to first-degree assault, a felony, for stabbing a man in the chest at an assisted living community in Crookston, MN. The crime carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison...
Out of the data silo
Dec 01, 2014
Interoperability, data analytics and intervention models are giving providers a new way to use healthcare information technology to decrease rehospitalization rates.
New memory care center scheduled for Florida
Oct 15, 2015
Mease Manor Retirement Community in Dunedin, FL broke ground for a new memory care center.
There is an app for that
By
John Hall
Feb 01, 2016
Many observers believe that information technology is going to be the next big thing in senior living
Capital Senior Living says new CEO Kimberly Lody is ‘right leader at right time’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 09, 2019
Kimberly S. Lody has been appointed president and CEO of Dallas-based Capital Senior Living Corp., effective immediately, the company announced Tuesday morning. Read our exclusive interview.
How an LTC pharmacy can help your assisted living community
By
Rich Eakins
May 12, 2016
Assisted living communities can use a long-term care pharmacy’s unique skills and services to address billing and clinical support challenges.
Fun with fitness
By
Meredith Beirne
Jun 27, 2018
Residents at Brandywine Living at The Savoy in Little Neck, NY, celebrated National Senior Health and Fitness Day. Learn more, and find out how to submit your photos!