Employee jailed after colleague reports ‘lap dance’ with 100-year-old resident
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 21, 2017
An employee of an Ohio senior living community was jailed on Friday after a colleague reported that the woman had simulated a “lap dance” with a 100-year-old male resident with dementia. Cellphone...
Caring for caregivers all year
By
Tom Rotz
Feb 21, 2017
November has been designated National Family Caregivers Month, but our appreciation doesn’t need to be limited to one month of the year.
People in the news, Feb. 21
Feb 21, 2017
Appointments, promotions and honors related to The Ambassador of Scarsdale, Anthem Memory Care, WM Daugherty & Co LLC, Hebrew SeniorLife, Jefferson’s Ferry Foundation, Juniper Communities, KAI Design...
Brookdale raises $2 million to fight Alzheimer’s disease
Feb 16, 2017
Brookdale Senior Living employees, residents, family members and business partners raised more than $2 million for Alzheimer’s disease in 2016, the third consecutive year they’ve generated...
February 2017 issue now online
Feb 14, 2017
The February issue of McKnight’s Senior Living is online with exclusive news and features that you won’t want to miss.
Argentum conference to feature ‘Insights from the C-suite’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 12, 2017
Multiple sessions featuring panels of senior living leaders and a change to the Hero Awards presentation will be among the noticeable differences at this year’s Argentum Senior Living Executive Conference...
Autumn’s new program aims to help assisted living residents age in place
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 09, 2017
When Florida-based Autumn Senior Living opens three new communities in early 2018, they will offer a new concept for the company, what it is calling I-Lite Assisted Living.
Community blamed for death of resident who drank detergent
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 02, 2017
A memory care community is responsible for the 2016 death of a resident who was left unattended and drank a lethal amount of dishwasher detergent, the Minnesota Department of Health said this week.
More news for Thursday, Feb. 2
Feb 01, 2017
Trump’s Supreme Court pick may mean trouble for CMS, healthcare regs … Senate Republicans approve Price for HHS post … The link between sleep and cognitive impairment in elderly …...
Transition game
By
John Andrews
Feb 01, 2017
For many residents, getting into and out of bathtubs can be fraught with danger. Fortunately, advancements in product design and workplace solutions make the transition less problematic.