Task force calls for big changes in assisted living, dementia care by 2020
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 31, 2018
Minnesota will have a new assisted living license and new dementia care certification in less than two years if Gov. Mark Dayton and state lawmakers follow the recommendations contained in a new report...
Collaboration between assisted living operators, physicians crucial to resident care management: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 12, 2021
Physician involvement in the care of assisted living residents is crucial, but their role often is unclear, according to a recent study.
Home Care briefs for Wednesday, Aug. 25
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 25, 2021
House of Representatives passes $3.5 trillion budget blueprint … ConnectAmerica acquires remote patient monitoring firm … New blood tests discern dementia from Alzheimer’s … Encompass names...
Antipsychotics study proves value of reduction efforts, leaders say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 22, 2015
Findings of a new study on the use of antipsychotic medications reinforce the necessity of initiatives aimed at reducing the off-label use of the drugs, researchers and industry representatives say. More...
Improving guardianship systems is aim of demonstration project
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 18, 2017
A new demonstration project has the goal of improving state guardianship systems for older adults with dementia, individuals with disabilities and others.
More news for Wednesday, March 23
Mar 22, 2016
FDA announces enhanced warnings for opioids … Supplements putting seniors at drug interaction risk, study says … Dementia care, tailored to NFL retirees … ‘Haunted’ sanatorium...
More news for Thursday, June 17
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 17, 2021
Marketing firms fined $192 million for perpetrating elder fraud schemes … Massachusetts life plan community offers dementia communication training to first responders … Most of Georgia senior living...
Home Care briefs for Tuesday, June 8
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 08, 2021
Race is on to find in-home treatment for COVID-19 … Michigan senior care leader Samaritas offering in-home assisted reality technology for dementia caregivers … HandsFree Health joins Microsoft for...
Meet Sarah Randolph, Rising Star honoree
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 10, 2020
Sarah Randolph, executive director of Bridge Haven Memory Care, Lawrence, KS, is in the 2020 class of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction as a Rising Star.
More news for Monday, Oct. 14
Oct 14, 2019
Workers arrested, community barred from accepting new residents after reports of dementia ‘fight club’ … Embattled guardian accused of not reporting $100,000 in payments from assisted living community...