As the holidays approach, several senior living communities are partaking in fun projects to relay the vibrancy of senior living residents or informative projects to help employees, residents, prospective...
HUD to improve oversight of efforts to connect elderly with services
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 05, 2016
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will develop guidance on monitoring Section 202 properties that have service coordinators by December, according to a new report by the Government Accountability...
Everyone wins when generations mix
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 13, 2016
We’ve heard much anecdotal evidence of how older and younger people alike benefit from intergenerational programming in senior living. New research suggests an additional benefit.
No bones about it: Baseball player is a fan of senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 08, 2016
When some residents from The Piper attend a game at CommunityAmerica Ballpark this Saturday, they’ll be supporting one of their fellow residents. Kansas City T-Bones pitcher Casey Barnes has moved...
Rates up, property totals down at Brookdale
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 10, 2016
January rate increases for existing assisted living and memory care residents, as well as higher selling rates, were the primary factors behind the 4.2% year-over-year increase in revenue per occupied...
Elder abuse screening tool is on HHS wish list
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 27, 2016
Assessment is one of three areas in elder justice on which the new administration beginning its work in 2017 should focus, said an HHS official during an April 27 meeting of the Elder Justice Coordinating...
Valeant in the hot seat at Senate committee hearing
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 27, 2016
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International and its pricing practices were the focus of an April 27 hearing of the Senate Special Committee on Aging.
Be mindful of these ways to reduce stress
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 11, 2016
Employees and employers alike may want to focus on the benefits of mini-meditation and mindfulness.
A Florida assisted living community has been shuttered after police officers reported finding 57 cats — 12 of them dead and frozen, 16 dogs, residents who appeared to be soaked in urine, and animal feces...
Senior housing safety device featured on ‘Shark Tank’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 06, 2016
Stake in a company that makes a safety device used in senior housing and multifamily housing communities was up for grabs on ABC’s “Shark Tank” program Jan. 5.