Allergan subsidiary settles Alzheimer’s drug lawsuit for $750 million
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 31, 2019
Subsidiaries of pharmaceutical company Allergan will pay $750 million to resolve a class action lawsuit from a group of direct purchasers of Alzheimer’s drug Namenda (memantine).
Lilly to seek FDA approval for new drug for Alzheimer’s disease
Jun 25, 2021
Donanemab already has received a ‘breakthrough therapy’ designation from the FDA.
How many assisted living facilities exist?
Jan 01, 2008
More than 28,000 assisted living residences operate in the United States, housing more than one million people, according to the National Center for Assisted Living.
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U.S. monkeypox cases are declining
Sep 02, 2022
The seven-day average of new reported cases had a daily average of 281 on Aug. 31, down from 465 on Aug. 10.
Heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s top list of older adult death causes
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 08, 2019
Heart disease, cancer and Alzheimer’s disease were the three leading causes of death for those aged 85 or more years in 2017, according to a newly released report from the Centers for Disease Control...
Pleasing eats
Oct 07, 2015
A program at the Renaissance on Peachtree, Atlanta, enables memory care residents to eat their favorite foods, even if they cannot easily manage utensils or swallow solid foods. Read on to find out more...
Home health employers may not need to compensate workers for travel time, extended shifts in some cases:...
By
Joe Jancsurak
Jan 08, 2021
Home care workers may not need to be compensated for some travel time or time they spend in clients’ homes under certain conditions, according to opinion letters issued Dec. 31 by the Department of Labor.
Two senior living companies introduce new brand: Ativo Senior Living; first community under construction
By
Amy Novotney
Aug 17, 2020
Senior living companies Link Senior Development and Insight Senior Living have partnered to develop a new luxury senior living brand called Ativo Senior Living.
Combating aging perceptions with aging realities
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 07, 2016
Our society has some work to do before it realizes the vision that LeadingAge President and CEO Katie Smith Sloan relayed at the organization’s recent annual meeting: An America freed from ageism....
