Buttigieg proposes federal standards for assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 02, 2019
Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg’s plan for long-term care would establish federal standards for assisted living communities, including staffing ratios, required access to mental health clinicians...
Senior living leaders convene today to tackle profession’s biggest challenges
Jun 20, 2019
The virtual doors to the McKnight’s Senior Living Online Expo open this morning at 10:30 a.m. ET. Attendees can earn up to three free continuing education credits.
AL more likely to offer 5 of 7 services over adult day centers: CDC
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 02, 2016
Five services more often are offered by assisted living communities and similar residential care communities than by adult day services centers, according to a recent report from the Centers for Disease...
Training, technology improvements needed to reduce social isolation in seniors: report
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 28, 2020
Improved direct care worker training and technology could help relieve social isolation and loneliness among older adults, according to a report released Thursday by the National Academies of Sciences,...
Only half of adults who want to age in place believe they will, study finds
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 11, 2020
Almost two-thirds (65%) of adults want to age in place, but only one-third (33%) believe they will be able to do so, according to the results of a survey released Tuesday.
Former CCRC resident gets probation, fine for ricin possession
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 07, 2018
The former resident of a Vermont continuing care retirement community who previously admitted to making, storing and using ricin on fellow residents at the community has been sentenced, the Office of the...
In-person interactions help prevent depression
Oct 06, 2015
Face-to-face contact helps prevent depression in adults aged 50 or more years, according to a new study.
Widow sues assisted living community after resident death
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 11, 2016
The widow of a man with Alzheimer’s disease is suing the assisted living community where he lived when his roommate beat him last February. The resident subsequently died from his injuries.
Former administrator pleads guilty in resident death
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 10, 2018
The former administrator of a now-closed Ohio residential care home faces up to 4.5 years in prison after pleading guilty to reckless homicide and patient abuse in the death of an 85-year-old resident.
How stereotyping affects your residents
Oct 21, 2015
You might be surprised to learn some of the ways that older adults are affected by the threat of being stereotyped. But researchers suggest two solutions to address the issue.