McKnight’s Senior Living Online Expo set for June 13
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 14, 2018
Registration is now open for the second annual McKnight’s Senior Living Online Expo, where attendees can earn up to three continuing education credits and interact with several companies serving...
Residents abandoned during wildfire, claims lawsuit against assisted living community
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 22, 2017
Four former residents of a California assisted living community sued the community’s developer and management companies on Monday, maintaining that they were abandoned during an October wildfire...
Fund Alzheimer’s research, Senate committee told
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 06, 2016
Witnesses testifying before the Senate Special Committee on Aging, and committee members themselves, called for more funding for Alzheimer’s research at an April 6 hearing.
Brain-stimulating activities can lower risk of mild cognitive impairment
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 30, 2017
Playing games, making crafts, using a computer and engaging in social activities can help older adults decrease the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment, according to research published Monday.
ID theft nets 5 years in prison, $335K for restitution
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 18, 2015
A former CCRC employee has been sentenced to almost five years in prison and ordered to pay more than $335,000 in restitution for stealing money from the bank and credit accounts of a resident with dementia.
Arbitration agreements, resident actions mean wildfire lawsuit should be tossed, operator says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 28, 2018
The existence of arbitration agreements is one of 34 reasons that a lawsuit alleging that a senior living community abandoned residents during an October wildfire should not proceed, according to the community...
OTC medications linked to cognitive impairment — again
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 18, 2016
Another study serves as a reminder that over-the-counter medications sold to treat colds, sleep issues, heartburn, allergies or diarrhea may come with a side effect: cognitive impairment.
Study: Good oral care may help prevent cognitive decline
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 01, 2016
One activity of daily living — oral hygiene, also including regular visits to the dentist — may play an important role in slowing cognitive decline as people age, according to new research.
LPN found guilty of sexually assaulting resident
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 19, 2016
A former licensed practical nurse at a senior living community in suburban Akron, OH, has been convicted of one count of gross sexual imposition, a fourth-degree felony, for an incident that occurred in...
Assisted living’s place in the long-term care continuum
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 13, 2022
A new federal report provides an interesting look at the overall provision of long-term care in the United States as well as assisted living’s place in the continuum.