Man faces 20 years, $30,000 fine for assisted living stabbing
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 27, 2016
A man has pleaded guilty to first-degree assault, a felony, for stabbing a man in the chest at an assisted living community in Crookston, MN. The crime carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison...
Proposed border wall would affect senior community
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 20, 2017
A senior community in southern Texas has put a $1 million expansion plan on hold as it waits to learn more about the federal government’s plans for a border wall between the United States and Mexico.
Florida, North Carolina cities dominate top 10 in U.S. News ‘Best Places to Retire’ list
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 08, 2019
Florida and North Carolina metropolitan areas account for six of the top 10 places on U.S. News & World Report’s new “2020 Best Places to Retire” list, released today.
College students move into retirement community to study aging
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 31, 2016
A Michigan retirement community will serve as a research setting for the next 19 months as three college students majoring in occupational therapy call it home.
Some seniors now can use Amazon Alexa for medication management tasks
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 03, 2019
Some senior living residents and other users of Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant are now able to review prescriptions and set medication reminders by using their pharmacy prescription information, as...
ALF owner accused of using ID of employee’s sister to bill $15,000 in services
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 18, 2017
The owner of a Florida assisted living facility faces up to 15 years in prison for using the identity of an employee’s sister to bill Medicaid and private-pay clients for more than $15,000 in services...
McKnight’s Senior Living website, newsletter, writing lauded
Jun 20, 2016
McKnight’s Senior Living has earned three Awards of Excellence in the 2016 APEX Awards competition, which recognizes outstanding editorial content, graphic design and overall communications.
Two California assisted living communities lose licenses
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 21, 2016
Two communities that reportedly had accumulated many citations have lost their licenses. One operator had felony convictions, and another evicted a resident without advance notice, according to the state’s...
People in the news, March 5
Mar 05, 2019
Appointments and promotions at Atlas Senior Living, Benchmark Senior Living, Bethesda Health Group, Cadence Living, Charter Senior Living, Discovery Senior Living, Eldermark Software, Erickson Living,...
Senior living needs COVID-19 tests, too, Argentum tells HHS as Ohio issues mandate
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 24, 2020
Nursing homes aren’t the only long-term care settings that need testing capabilities amid the coronavirus pandemic, Argentum President and CEO James Balda said a day after HHS announced it would be sending...