The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission are reviewing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new guidelines about mask-wearing before releasing...
Investigations in 660 tax and money laundering cases have uncovered more than $1.8 billion in alleged COVID-19 fraud over the past two years, IRS Criminal Investigation announced Thursday.
New program will train nurses for work outside hospitals
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 14, 2016
The Rutgers School of Nursing will train nurses to work in continuing care retirement communities and other nonhospital settings through a new residency program, the school announced Monday.
Floating an alternative to assisted living
By
John O'Connor
Oct 23, 2017
For bargain-hunting seniors in reasonably good health, cruise ships may be a more affordable housing option than assisted living communities. So claims a recent article in USA Today.
LPN took residents’ oxycodone, police say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 07, 2017
A former licensed practical nurse at a Pennsylvania continuing care retirement / life plan community has been charged with taking opioid pain medication that had been prescribed for residents.
AL owner sues adult children for $50 million
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 14, 2016
The owner of an assisted living community in New York City is suing five adult children of residents for $50 million because they will not move their parents so that he can sell the property to a developer.
Ultraprocessed food consumption linked to dementia risk
Jul 28, 2022
Replacing ultraprocessed foods weight in diet with an equivalent proportion of unprocessed or minimally processed foods may lower risk.
10 senior living design trends for 2019
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 20, 2018
Austin, TX-based firm StudioSIX5 is predicting several senior living interior design trends for 2019.
McKnight’s Fall Online Expo returns Sept. 20
Sep 07, 2017
Mark your calendar for Sept. 20, the date of the fifth McKnight’s Fall Online Expo, where participants can earn up to three CE credits.
6 business opportunities for those serving older adults
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 18, 2016
Six areas of business opportunity exist for those serving older adults and the people who care for them, according to the Caregiving Innovation Frontiers study recently issued by the AARP and Parks Associates.