Assisted living resident kicked out after hiring prostitutes with liquor-sale proceeds
By
John Hall
May 13, 2015
An assisted living facility was willing to look the other way whenever one of its residents would return from a “booze run” to pander liquor to other residents, but not when its staff discovered...
Middle muddle
By
John Hall
Oct 21, 2019
Investors eye margins, and developers explore affordable options.
A Q&A with NIC’s Robert Kramer
By
John Hall
Sep 13, 2016
Robert G. Kramer, founder and CEO of the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care, recently spoke with McKnight’s about the current state and future prospects of independent living,...
Parts science, humanity
By
John Hall
May 10, 2017
Curbing incontinence requires more than theories or formulas; providers find answers to some of their toughest problems by using both head and heart.
Post-lockdowns, regulators cast an eye toward security, preparedness weak spots
By
John Hall
Dec 02, 2022
For much of 2022, lockdowns and other restrictions tamped down the usual resident security concerns in the nation’s long-term care facilities. Still, workforce shortages meant fewer vigilant eyes and...
Game theory
By
John Hall
Feb 02, 2019
Do brain games and other fun-based approaches to mental stimulation help reduce Alzheimer’s? Some interesting findings are beginning to emerge.
It’s not unavoidable
By
John Hall
Aug 01, 2016
Operators continue to battle a condition that has been remarkably resistant
A drug problem
By
John Hall
Apr 01, 2016
Managing medications poses complex challenges in senior living
Picky, picky, picky
By
John Hall
Oct 01, 2017
Residents and their family members are becoming increasingly picky when it comes to laundry service expectations — and that trend will only continue.
Assisted living assault now ruled homicide
By
John Hall
Apr 22, 2015
Police said Monday that the death of a 93-year-old woman in a Winston-Salem, NC, assisted living facility is now being investigated as a homicide.