Staff training could reduce resident aggression in assisted living: study
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 10, 2016
Assisted living communities could help reduce incidents stemming from aggressive and abusive behaviors in residents by training staff members to detect and manage the early signs of problematic behaviors...
Sexual freedom often limited in assisted living, study finds
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 08, 2016
A dearth of policies related to sexual intimacy and an abundance of caution among administrators and staff members add up to limited sexual freedom for assisted living residents, according to new research.
People in the news, Aug. 9
Aug 08, 2016
Appointments and promotions at The Avamere Family of Companies, Crown Center for Senior Living, The Forum at Desert Harbor, Market Street Memory Care Residences, Otterbein Lebanon Lifestyle Community,...
NIH asks for $414.4 million more for Alzheimer’s research
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 01, 2016
The National Institutes of Health will need $414.4 million more than its base appropriation for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in fiscal year 2018 if it is to meet the research goals of...
People in the news, Aug. 2
Aug 02, 2016
Appointments, promotions and honors involving Beatitudes Campus, Carillon Assisted Living, the Gerontological Society of America, Hand in Hand Elder Care, LeadingAge, LeadingAge Florida, Lutheran Homes...
Antipsychotics, avoidable hospitalizations two of many topics at Alzheimer’s meeting
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 31, 2016
Brain games, antipsychotics, avoidable hospitalizations, a checklist for mild behavioral impairment, and a dementia test that uses the sense of smell. Those were the topics of some of the major research...
It’s not unavoidable
By
John Hall
Aug 01, 2016
Operators continue to battle a condition that has been remarkably resistant
Wandering tech
By
John Hall
Aug 01, 2016
New breakthroughs could make elopement risk a thing of the past.
Meet your new foe, same as the old foe
By
John O'Connor
Jul 28, 2016
Assisted living got where it is today largely by promising to do a better job than nursing homes. That same strategy — under admittedly different circumstances — also may be the key to future success.
What you need to know about the Democratic platform
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 26, 2016
The Democratic National Convention ratified the party platform late Monday in Philadelphia. We’ve highlighted topics in the 55-page document that will be of particular interest to those working in...