Provider to pay almost $1 million to settle meal break, shift violation claims … GAO suggests Congress consider legislation about the future federal role in housing finance … Pennsylvania CCRC adds...
Attempted firebombing of assisted living community yields 5-year prison sentence
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 16, 2022
A Massachusetts man was sentenced Tuesday to five years in prison for placing a lit firebomb at the driveway entrance to an assisted living community in April 2020 and then lying to the FBI about his whereabouts...
Senior living community trains first responders to ‘take it down a notch’ through dementia education
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 07, 2021
After witnessing a troubled interaction between a young police officer and a man with dementia, one senior living community offered to train first responders on communication techniques to increase successful...
Attempted murder charge stems from senior living community incident
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 26, 2019
A man has been charged with attempted murder for an incident involving a worker at a Tennessee assisted living and memory care community in which windows at the community also reportedly were damaged.
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Aaron Dorman
Jan 25, 2024
A new LTC dining operating system aims to combine tools like menus and nutrition with delivery logistics, all onto one platform.
Helping prospects navigate long-term care system an ‘enormous opportunity’ for senior living: report
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 09, 2022
The creation of central doorways to existing long-term care services — including senior living, nursing home care, home-based care, transportation and meal services — is critical to supporting older...
Man sentenced to 7 years in prison for $20 million scams against older adults
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 13, 2018
A Las Vegas resident has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison and ordered to pay $2.8 million in restitution after pleading guilty to running prize promotion scams that defrauded thousands...
Man arrested in assassination of Haiti’s president has ties to U.S. senior living industry
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 12, 2021
One of the two Americans arrested in relation to the assassination of Haiti President Jovenel Moise on Wednesday worked for a major U.S. senior living company until earlier this year, and another major...
Women less likely to get CPR for cardiac arrest in public place than men
Sep 21, 2023
No difference in findings was seen by age of women experiencing cardiac arrest.