Accountant charged with stealing $116,000 from CCRC resident
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 02, 2015
A Pennsylvania accountant faces four felony counts after allegedly writing more than $116,000 in unauthorized checks from the account of a 100-year-old continuing care retirement / life plan community...
3 tools to reduce hospitalizations, ED visits among assisted living residents
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 01, 2015
Three tools that have shown success in improving the quality of care provided to skilled nursing residents also work well for residents of assisted living communities, according to new research.
Fellowship and love are always in season
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 30, 2015
Senior living communities and their residents are getting into the late-year holiday mood in serious and lighthearted ways.
Groups back Clinton’s proposed tax credit for LTSS
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 23, 2015
On the heels of the release of a new study about the financing of long-term services and supports in the United States, two organizations representing senior living providers are expressing approval for...
Former Sunwest CEO gets 15 years
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 17, 2015
Former Sunwest Management CEO Jon Michael Harder has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for defrauding assisted living community investors of millions of dollars.
Minnix, mayor, merit: LeadingAge day one
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 01, 2015
The biggest announcement during Sunday’s opening session of the LeadingAge annual meeting involved the new name put forth for continuing care retirement community—life plan community—but the...
What you can do to prevent fraud
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 02, 2015
Scams against older adults increasingly are receiving attention from the government and the media. Senior living communities can help residents through a new program.
State-specific guides address money management
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 02, 2015
The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has begun issuing state-specific guides for those who manage other people’s finances.
Robots for ADL assistance may be in future
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 01, 2015
The National Science Foundation has awarded a $1.5 million grant to help researchers develop robots that can assist older adults with activities of daily living and other chores.
Paying it forward
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 31, 2015
Residents of a New Jersey continuing care retirement community recently gave some employees the ultimate school supplies.