A coalition of groups advocating for home care workers scored a $10 million five-year grant to increase women’s equality by bolstering the care economy.
How one operator is taking dining to a whole new level
By
John Andrews
Aug 02, 2021
By creating a ‘symphony for the senses,’ Franklin Park’s Crescendo program elevates food service beyond the ordinary.
Caregivers help caregivers on design of new app
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 30, 2021
No one knows the challenges of being a dementia caregiver better than another caregiver.
FDA approves first biosimilar insulin product
Jul 29, 2021
Semglee (insulin glargine-yfgn) is biosimilar to and interchangeable with Lantus (insulin glargine) and provides a cost-effective option.
Hands-free video calling, managed Wi-Fi driving social connectedness
By
David Berger
Jul 29, 2021
600 seniors across nine Volunteers of America National Services communities are engaging with family, friends, healthcare, information and entertainment by video call through a new enterprise technology...
COVID ‘long-haulers’ may qualify as disabled under federal law
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 28, 2021
Employers may need to grant accommodations to some people experiencing long-term effects of COVID-19, who may qualify as disabled, according to new guidance issued jointly Monday by the Department of Health...
Repairing the world gets a little easier with new children’s book from resident and employee of senior...
By
Chloe Konrad
Jul 27, 2021
From a senior living community resident and the community’s life enrichment director comes a new children’s book, one meant to unite those young and old, tall and small.
VA benefits available for Korean War veterans
By
Eric Leonard
Jul 27, 2021
many Korean War veterans and their caregivers who may be celebrating the relatively new Armistice Day are not aware of all the VA benefits they have earned.
‘Game-changing’: Senior living giant Good Sam joins growing list of providers mandating COVID-19...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 26, 2021
The Sioux Falls, SD-based Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society is the latest senior living and care organization — and one of the largest yet — to mandate COVID-19 vaccination as a condition...
Business briefs, July 26
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 26, 2021
‘Game-changing’: Senior living giant Good Sam joins growing list of providers mandating COVID-19 vaccines for staff … Proposed legislation aims to make long-term care insurance more affordable …...