Members of ‘sandwich generation’ stealing from their futures to pay for care for aging parents
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 27, 2019
Costs related to caring for aging parents may mean that many members of the “sandwich generation,” who also are taking care of their children, may not have enough funds for their own care when it comes...
Comments open on overtime proposal, update issued on joint-employer proposal
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 25, 2019
May 21 is the deadline to submit comments about the Labor Department’s proposed overtime pay rule, the department announced Friday, the same day National Labor Relations Board Chairman John Ring released...
Majority of Americans think government should pay for long-term care
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 25, 2019
A majority of Americans believe that the government should be primarily responsible for paying for the long-term care needs of older adults in the future but that the responsibility mainly will fall to...
Senior living career website expands to 17 states
Mar 22, 2019
Seventeen senior living, long-term and post-acute care associations across the United States have joined forces to address one of the most pressing issues facing operators, caregiver shortages, via a website.
Dementia-related deaths have more than tripled since 2000
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 15, 2019
“If all four dementia causes were counted together, dementia would have been the third leading cause of death in the United States in 2017,” according to the authors of a new report.
GE forecasts long-term care policy rate increases of $1.7 billion
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 08, 2019
General Electric expects long-term care insurance policy premium increases of $1.7 billion through 2028, executives said Thursday during a “teach-in” for analysts and investors.
Touchtown acquired by Uniguest
Mar 07, 2019
Senior living technology company Touchtown has been acquired by outsourced technology company Uniguest, the companies announced Wednesday.
CDC report updates profile of assisted living residents
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 06, 2019
Bathing is the most common activity of daily living with which residents of assisted living or similar residential communities need help, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control...
CDC updates report on assisted living community characteristics
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 05, 2019
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics sheds light on the characteristics of the 28,900 assisted living and similar residential care...
New poll results reiterate health benefits of social life, companionship
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 04, 2019
Results of a new poll amplify research that links chronic loneliness and health issues ranging from memory loss to shorter lives, according to those involved.