Hearing loss incidence will almost double by 2060, study predicts
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 02, 2017
Hearing loss has been tied to accelerated cognitive decline, poorer physical functioning and higher healthcare costs, and now a new study concludes that the number of Americans who have hearing loss may...
$60 million Medicare fraud scheme involved assisted living communities, federal officials allege
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 01, 2017
Assisted living communities were provided remuneration, including certified nursing assistants to staff their facilities, for their participation in a $60 million Medicare fraud scheme for which 16 individuals...
Bright idea expected to save CCRC more than $144,000 annually
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 23, 2017
Jefferson’s Ferry, a not-for-profit continuing care retirement / life plan community in South Setauket, NY, expects to save more than $144,000 a year by making one change, initiated by a committee...
CNN: 16,000+ cases of sexual abuse in long-term care facilities reported since 2000
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 22, 2017
More than 16,000 cases of sexual abuse have been reported in nursing homes and assisted living communities since 2000, according to a report published by CNN on Wednesday.
Employee jailed after colleague reports ‘lap dance’ with 100-year-old resident
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 21, 2017
An employee of an Ohio senior living community was jailed on Friday after a colleague reported that the woman had simulated a “lap dance” with a 100-year-old male resident with dementia. Cellphone...
$900,000 arbitration decision shines spotlight on independent living
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 20, 2017
Regulation of independent living and the elimination of mandatory arbitration agreements might prevent events like the one that led to an arbiter’s decision that a Virginia operator pay $900,000...
Anti-fraud efforts must include senior living, hearing witness says
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 15, 2017
Efforts to stop or prevent the financial exploitation of older adults should include assisted living and continuing care retirement communities, as well as personal care and nursing homes, because residents...
ALF owner in $1 billion fraud case now accused of bribery
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 13, 2017
Before an owner of dozens of Miami-area assisted living and skilled nursing facilities was accused in a $1 billion healthcare fraud scheme in July, he allegedly tried to bribe a state regulator to find...
Operator initiative drives turnover reduction
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 08, 2017
One senior living employee has the keys to a new car as the result of an incentive contest at his employer. The senior living organization, however, appears to have found a key to engaging employees to...
$900,000 project will test housing with supportive services model
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 07, 2017
Hebrew SeniorLife will use $900,000 in funding to test a model of housing with supportive services that it says could improve quality of life and reduce medical costs for older adults living in affordable...