The owner of an assisted living community in New York City is suing five adult children of residents for $50 million because they will not move their parents so that he can sell the property to a developer.
Earn three CE credits from your desk at McKnight’s Senior Living’s Expo 2017
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 29, 2017
Senior living professionals will have the opportunity to earn three continuing education credits from their desktop computers or online devices June 20 at McKnight’s Senior Living’s Expo 2017.
Community blamed for death of resident who drank detergent
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 02, 2017
A memory care community is responsible for the 2016 death of a resident who was left unattended and drank a lethal amount of dishwasher detergent, the Minnesota Department of Health said this week.
Medication underuse increases hospitalization, death risk
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 19, 2016
Older adults who underuse essential medications increase their risk of being hospitalized or dying, according to the results of a newly published study
Community operators, employees part of ‘abhorrent cover-up’ of alleged $700,000 theft from...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 06, 2019
Attorneys for a woman with dementia who allegedly had more than $700,000 stolen from her by employees of the Chicago assisted living and memory care community where she lived filed a lawsuit Thursday against...
Study: Healthcare workers rarely ask family caregivers about needing assistance with older adults
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 27, 2020
Healthcare workers caring for residents of senior housing, apartments and private homes usually do not ask family caregivers about needing support in managing older adults’ care, according to a study...
Kansas becomes 50th state to work toward Alzheimer’s plan
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 04, 2018
Assisted living will have a seat at the table as, thanks to an executive order signed by the governor on Friday, Kansas becomes the 50th state to work toward establishing a plan to address the effects...
McKnight’s Senior Living Online Expo is tomorrow
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 19, 2017
Register now and log on tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. ET to interact with colleagues, learn about products and services, and earn three continuing education credits during McKnight’s Senior Living’s...
3 ways to strengthen the senior living workforce
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 21, 2016
Recruiting new workers, retaining current ones and training all of them to meet the changing needs of older adults will be critical as the aging population increases and the number of family caregivers...
Greenspace exposure could improve cognitive function
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 02, 2022
A new study adds to increasing evidence that exposure to greenspace can help improve cognitive function.