Study: Pharmacists help reduce hospital admissions among those with dementia
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 05, 2016
If you’re seeking to reduce hospital admissions among those with dementia, involving a clinical pharmacist may help, according to new research from Sweden.
Proposed budget’s cuts to Medicaid, affordable housing elicit concerns
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Lois A. Bowers
May 23, 2017
“Drastic” and “devastating” are two of the words used by advocacy organizations representing seniors housing or care providers and those they serve to describe President Trump’s...
Video game may help slow dementia progression, address workforce issues
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 20, 2019
Elmcroft Senior Living is helping researchers determine whether a robot-guided video game can help slow dementia progression by encouraging older adults to exercise and socialize. The technology also may...
Providers condemn ‘shortsighted’ Medicaid cuts in revised Senate healthcare bill
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 13, 2017
“Shortsighted,” “draconian” and “drastic” are some of the words provider group leaders are using to describe the continued Medicaid cuts in the revised Better Care Reconciliation...
Federal Arbitration Act applies to states, too, Supreme Court says
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Lois A. Bowers
May 15, 2017
A resident representative holding power of attorney can be bound by an arbitration agreement that he or she signs on behalf of the resident, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday, asserting that states are...
South Dakota NPs now have full practice authority
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 19, 2017
South Dakota has become the 22nd state to authorize nurse practitioners to provide a full scope of services — diagnosing, treating, managing care and prescribing medicines and therapies — independently....
Former assisted living business manager pleads guilty to $237,000 theft from resident
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 18, 2019
The former business manager of a New Jersey assisted living community pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing approximately $237,000 from one of the community’s residents, according to the U.S. Attorney’s...
Senior living business manager, caregiver sentenced in separate fraud cases
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 11, 2019
In separate cases on opposite sides of the country, former senior living employees have been sentenced to prison time and ordered to pay restitution for stealing money from residents.
Judge orders assisted living communities to meet staffing requirements
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 06, 2016
A North Carolina judge has ruled that three assisted living communities at the center of a lawsuit must maintain minimum staffing ratios set by the state as the case against them proceeds. The case has...
Theft charges could lead to decades in prison, $1.5 million in fines for former assisted living business...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 23, 2018
The former business manager of a Morristown, NJ, assisted living community faces the potential of decades in prison and up to $1.5 million in fines if found guilty of charges related to the theft of approximately...