Casey Pudwill has been named administrator of Briarwood Healthcare Center, and Ron Hart has been named director of building operations.
Smartwatch tool predicts Parkinson’s disease up to 7 years before onset
By
Aaron Dorman
Jul 11, 2023
Data from a smart watch could help predict Parkinson’s disease up to seven years before symptoms begin occurring, a new study shows.
New senior living partnerships expand virtual reality use for home, daily life integration
By
Aaron Dorman
Jun 28, 2023
New applications of special technology are giving older adults VR access to somewhere more intimate and personal: their own home.
Minnesota seeks to speed resolution of senior abuse claims
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 16, 2018
The Minnesota Department of Health plans to implement a new electronic system to help it more quickly respond to and resolve reports of abuse in assisted living communities, nursing homes and other long-term...
Assisted living community hit with False Claims Act lawsuit for $1.1 million in Medicaid claims
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 31, 2017
The Maryland attorney general is seeking civil penalties and treble damages to the state in a lawsuit against an assisted living community he says submitted false Medicaid claims totaling $1.1 million...
Report: Senior living residents receiving unsolicited calls to transfer prescriptions
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 16, 2020
Some assisted living and independent living residents are receiving unsolicited calls to move their prescriptions from their independent pharmacies to a mail order service, according to a media report,...
Machine learning provides early insight into why seniors develop blindness, new research shows
By
Aaron Dorman
Jan 10, 2024
New research suggests that machine learning and AI tools could be used to provide early detection for blindness in older adults.
Administrator ‘not shocked’ that NY woman missing for 42 years was found at his MA facility
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 30, 2017
The administrator of a Massachusetts long-term care facility tells McKnight’s Senior Living that he is “not shocked at all” that a New York woman missing for more than 42 years was found...
Reduce wandering risk with real-time resident location monitoring
By
Chad Ries
Apr 14, 2016
Every second counts when searching for a wandering resident with cognitive impairment. Resident safety and security systems that use RTLS technology offer immediate community-wide visibility when and where...
Researchers: Replace TV with exercise
By
John O'Connor
Dec 01, 2015
Considering TV-watching an activity could be dangerous to your residents’ health.