Wildfire lawsuit adds more plaintiffs, charges of wrongful death
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 22, 2018
A November lawsuit against a California senior living community that was destroyed in an Oct. 9 wildfire was amended Thursday to include four additional former residents and claims that the subsequent...
Alzheimer’s Association releases new memory care recommendations
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 19, 2018
Nonphysician caregivers in assisted living communities, nursing homes and other long-term care and community care settings are the intended audience for new dementia care practice recommendations released...
More news for Wednesday, Jan. 10
Jan 10, 2018
Senior living and other employers brace for loss of immigrant workforce … Why Louisville is becoming America’s aging capital … Bill to support family caregivers heads to president’s...
People in the news, Jan. 9
Jan 09, 2018
Appointments and promotions at Allergro, Avanti Senior Living, Friendship Health, Harbor Retirement Associates, Juniper Communities, LCB Senior Living, Mansfield Memorial Homes, Pioneer Network and Solinity.
Pfizer to end Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s research
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 09, 2018
Pharmaceutical company Pfizer has announced that it will end its research and development programs for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s treatments and “re-allocate funding to those areas where...
Cruise set for people with Alzheimer’s, caregivers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 08, 2018
A cruise ship may seem an improbable setting for a conference for professional and family caregivers and those with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. In September, however, Holland America’s...
Illinois governor moves into veterans home that has history of Legionnaires’ cases
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 05, 2018
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner on Wednesday temporarily moved into a veterans’ home in the spotlight for multiple Legionnaires’ outbreaks. The move came a day before federal health officials sent...
Your favorite columns of 2017
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 26, 2017
An examination of analytics reveals which business challenges were top topics of interest for McKnight’s Senior Living website visitors, newsletter readers and social media followers and friends...
People in the news, Dec. 19
Dec 19, 2017
Promotions and appointments at EarlySense, Ginger Cove, Gurwin Jewish, HJ Sims, Integrace, LCB Senior Living, Lifespace Communities, Maxwell Group / Senior Living Communities, MedOptions, MorningStar Senior...
Friendships help inoculate residents against mental decline
By
John O'Connor
Dec 15, 2017
Healthy interpersonal relationships help keep aging brains healthy, suggests a new study by Northwestern University researchers.