Assisted living community accused of abuse and neglect, ordered to close
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 18, 2016
A Florida assisted living and memory care community has been ordered to close because it “turned a blind eye to the health and well-being of those residents known to have been victimized” by...
Cadence, Ryan partner on ‘age-in-place’ senior living community
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Lois A. Bowers
May 08, 2018
Cadence Senior Living and Ryan Companies US have partnered to design, develop and build Azure Mesa, an upscale senior living community in Arizona with an “age-in-place” model that will accommodate...
Long-term care resident Medicare beneficiaries spend $22,384 out of pocket for healthcare annually: study
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 06, 2019
Residents of long-term care facilities who have traditional Medicare coverage spent an average of $22,384 out of pocket for healthcare in 2016, the latest data available, according to a new analysis of...
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.
Minnesota seeks to speed resolution of senior abuse claims
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 16, 2018
The Minnesota Department of Health plans to implement a new electronic system to help it more quickly respond to and resolve reports of abuse in assisted living communities, nursing homes and other long-term...
Assisted living community hit with False Claims Act lawsuit for $1.1 million in Medicaid claims
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 31, 2017
The Maryland attorney general is seeking civil penalties and treble damages to the state in a lawsuit against an assisted living community he says submitted false Medicaid claims totaling $1.1 million...
Report: Senior living residents receiving unsolicited calls to transfer prescriptions
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 16, 2020
Some assisted living and independent living residents are receiving unsolicited calls to move their prescriptions from their independent pharmacies to a mail order service, according to a media report,...
Administrator ‘not shocked’ that NY woman missing for 42 years was found at his MA facility
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 30, 2017
The administrator of a Massachusetts long-term care facility tells McKnight’s Senior Living that he is “not shocked at all” that a New York woman missing for more than 42 years was found...
Senior living bus driver charged with manslaughter in death of resident
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 11, 2016
The driver of a senior living community bus on which a resident was found dead in August turned himself in on a felony charge of second-degree manslaughter on Friday.
Documentation, room assignments two steps in reducing fatal resident-to-resident incidents, researchers...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 25, 2019
Improving documentation and considering room assignments are two of the steps long-term care facilities can take to try to reduce fatal resident-to-resident incidents in their communities, according to...