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.
AHCA/NCAL announce Gold Excellence in Quality Award winners
Aug 14, 2016
Providers in Scarborough, ME, West Hartford, CT, and Kent, OH, have won Gold Excellence in Quality Awards from the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living this year, the...
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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...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 05, 2023
Providers must balance safety, choice with resident alcohol use … USC targeting dementia research in plans for $300M medical school … LeadingAge supports greenhouse gas reduction in affordable senior...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 13, 2023
Proposed federal rule would establish first-ever federal adult protective services program regulations … CDC announces 43 BOLD award recipients to address dementia … New podcast series examines US...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 17, 2023
Balfour Senior Living becomes an affiliate of Kisco … CMS expands coverage of PET imaging in Alzheimer’s diagnosis … NLRB expands website language accessibility with information in 17 languages …...
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Mar 20, 2017
Ryan: Healthcare bill must do more for older people … Here’s the prescription that Ben Carson needs to write for HUD … End-of-life planning talks often fail to communicate goals …...
Exercise may worsen cognitive impairment in those with dementia, study finds
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 18, 2018
Moderate to high-intensity exercise does not slow and in fact may hasten cognitive decline in older adults who have dementia, according to the results of a study published Wednesday in The BMJ. The findings...
More news for Friday, Nov. 4
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 04, 2022
Report: OSHA did not protect workers from pandemic health hazards … Researchers studying virtual pets to help those living with dementia perform daily tasks … Scalability, equity needed in HUD’s...
Brookdale raises $2 million to fight Alzheimer’s disease
Feb 16, 2017
Brookdale Senior Living employees, residents, family members and business partners raised more than $2 million for Alzheimer’s disease in 2016, the third consecutive year they’ve generated...