Snapchat video leads to arrest of three senior living workers
By
Meredith Beirne
Jul 10, 2018
Three employees of a Georgia senior living community have been arrested after allegedly making a Snapchat video instead of monitoring a resident while she waited for a hospice nurse.
People in the News, July 10
By
Meredith Beirne
Jul 10, 2018
Appointments and retirements from Anthem Memory Care, Benchmark Senior Living, Eastcastle Place, Kendal, LCB Senior Living, the Real Estate Roundtable, The Springs at Monarch Landing, Watercrest Senior...
Assisted living’s image problem
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 09, 2018
An Arizona sheriff’s office is taking time for introspection after a 92-year-old woman reportedly shot and killed her 72-year-old son because he wanted her to move to an assisted living community....
Terms & Conditions: Haymarket Media User Agreement
By
Haymarket Media
Jul 07, 2018
Last updated: November 16, 2017 Haymarket Media Inc-US Terms & Conditions 1. General 1.1 This agreement (“Agreement”) governs your use of the website and mobile applications operated by Haymarket Media...
Operator to pay $86,486 to resolve alleged overtime violations
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 06, 2018
The owners of four California assisted living facilities will pay $86,486 to 19 employees to resolve overtime violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Department of Labor has announced.
Brookdale asks court to reconsider False Claims Act ruling, and two ‘friends’ file briefs...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 05, 2018
Brookdale Senior Living is asking the full 6th Circuit Court of Appeals to review a June 11 ruling by a three-judge panel of the court that revived a False Claims Act case against the company that originated...
Random acts of kindness
By
Meredith Beirne
Jul 05, 2018
Residents from Sodalis Senior Living communities throughout Texas are giving back to their greater communities through their monthly “Random Acts of Kindness” events.
More news for Thursday, July 5
Jul 05, 2018
Accused unlicensed nurse ordered to stop and facing charges 20 months after assisted living resident’s family complained … Judge vacates death penalty for man sentenced a decade ago for rape...
Stimulate the senses to engage memory care residents
By
Keith A. Myers
Jul 02, 2018
As we continue to learn more about Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, caregivers and assisted living facilities have been able to create increasingly sophisticated and tailored solutions to help improve...
Green spaces associated with less frailty in older adults: study
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 02, 2018
Green spaces are good for the frailty status of older adults, according to a study published in the latest issue of JAMDA: The Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. The authors hope the study...