CDC: One-fourth of assisted living communities use EHRs; use highest in Midwest
Jun 29, 2018
About one-fourth of assisted living communities use electronic health records, and use is highest among communities located in the Midwest, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
A remarkably great time to be in the senior living business
By
John O'Connor
Jun 28, 2018
Perhaps it’s too soon to call 2018 the Golden Age of Senior Living. Then again, maybe it’s not.
Worker freedom or rigged system? Groups weigh in on Supreme Court union decision
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 28, 2018
Wednesday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision that unions can’t collect fees from nonunion employees without their explicit consent is either “a long-awaited victory for worker freedom”...
Fun with fitness
By
Meredith Beirne
Jun 27, 2018
Residents at Brandywine Living at The Savoy in Little Neck, NY, celebrated National Senior Health and Fitness Day. Learn more, and find out how to submit your photos!
People in the News, June 26
By
Meredith Beirne
Jun 26, 2018
Appointments and honors at Brookdale Senior Living, Friendship Village, Integral Senior Living, LeadingAge California, LeadingAge Pennsylvania, Piper Shores and Touchmark.
Four ways to creatively disrupt senior living — for all the right reasons
By
Ann Lovell
Jun 25, 2018
“Creative disruption” in four key areas can help senior living communities address challenges related to changing resident expectations and labor shortages across disciplines.
ASC CEO should get 12-year prison sentence for $19.4 million fraud scheme, government says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 25, 2018
The former CEO of American Senior Communities should be imprisoned for more than 12 years for leading a $19.4 million fraud, kickback and money-laundering scheme, federal prosecutors said in a court filing...
Juniper Communities certified as Great Place to Work
Jun 22, 2018
Bloomfield, NJ-based Juniper Communities has been certified as a great workplace by the independent analysts at Great Place to Work.
107 years young
By
Meredith Beirne
Jun 20, 2018
Irene Rebok, a resident of Magnolias of Chambersburg, will celebrate her 107th birthday on June 23.
Former med tech charged with 3 felonies for alleged theft of resident’s painting, other property
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 20, 2018
A former worker at a California senior living community faces up to five years in prison if convicted of three felonies and a misdemeanor related to thefts of property belonging to his employer and residents,...