Remote-controlled robots being tested to assess residents living with dementia
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 28, 2021
Health practitioners in Scotland are piloting a remote-controlled robot to assess the physical and cognitive health of care home residents with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
Actions & Transactions, Sept. 28
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 28, 2021
Ryan Companies breaks ground on $60M senior living community in Minnesota … BHI Healthcare Group provides $31.1M to Lionstone Care for acquisition of New Jersey assisted living and memory care community...
3 caregivers charged with felonies after death of resident left outside in heat for 6 hours
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 27, 2021
Three caregivers at a Colorado assisted living and memory care community are facing felony charges in the death of an 86-year-old resident who was left outside in the heat for six hours, according to state...
HUD awards $143 million in grants for affordable senior housing
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 24, 2021
The grants will go toward development of multifamily construction projects, ongoing project rental assistance for very low-income seniors under the department’s Section 202 Supportive Housing for the...
$275K LeadingAge grant targets long-distance caregivers of seniors with dementia
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 22, 2021
A $275,000 National Institute of Health grant could help senior service nonprofit LeadingAge extend lifelines to long-distance caregivers of older adults with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
9 career insights from women leaders
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 21, 2021
Three women leaders shared their personal stories and tips for success during a panel discussion last week at the Argentum Senior Living Executive Conference.
As wheelchair-bound therapist, I understand value of PACE for seniors, family caregivers
By
Alyssa Armstrong
Sep 21, 2021
I have dedicated my career to giving people their independence back.
24 state attorneys general threaten legal action over ‘disastrous and counterproductive’ vaccine...
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 20, 2021
President Joe Biden’s plan to require employers with 100 or more workers to mandate COVID-19 vaccination or frequent testing is meeting with opposition at the state level, with 24 Republican attorneys...
Actions & Transactions, Sept. 20
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 20, 2021
HJ Sims closes $132.4M refinance for Benedictine Health System … $121M senior living complex to open in St. Louis area next month … Amsterdam at Harborside receives $40M in new financing … HUD awards...
NIH spending nearly $470 million on ‘long-haul COVID’ study
Sep 16, 2021
The goal is to uncover why some people have prolonged symptoms or develop new or returning symptoms after recovering from COVID-19.