The daughter of a Georgia senior living community resident who died in a fire there a year ago filed a lawsuit Thursday against the community and its parent company, builder, property manager and night...
A fateful meal
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 27, 2016
Just more than a week before the annual Heimlich Maneuver Day, the 96-year-old inventor of the 42-year-old technique reportedly used it for the first time in a real choking incident and saved the life...
OSHA must do more to protect workers from violence, GAO says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 24, 2016
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration should take three steps to better protect healthcare workers, including those who work in residential care settings, from workplace violence, recommends...
Survey: 17% of older adults are victims of financial abuse
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 22, 2016
Seventeen percent of Americans aged at least 65 years have been taken advantage of financially, according to a new survey. But you can take steps to help.
Hidden camera leads to resident assault charges for assisted living CNA
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 25, 2016
A Minnesota certified nursing assistant is scheduled to be arraigned on assault charges March 14 after a hidden camera reportedly caught her repeatedly abusing a memory care resident of the senior living...
People in the news, May 7
May 07, 2024
Appointments and promotions at AccentCare, Grace Management, Discovery Senior Living, Evive Brands, Integral Senior Living, Invesque, Senior Lifestyle and Virginia Health Services.
Pushing for the right kinds of change
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 21, 2018
LeadingAge’s board chair talks about the labor and policy challenges operators must face.
Counties in South see highest percent population change, Census Bureau reports
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 01, 2024
Counties in the South had the highest percent change in population from 2022 to 2023, on average, compared with the other regions of the country, according to new population estimates released by the US...
Giving their regards
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 20, 2020
It’s not every day that four Broadway stars take requests from older adults, sing show tunes and pay tribute to long-term care workers, all in one performance. Especially during a pandemic. But that’s...
Court tells EEOC to reconsider workplace wellness plan incentives
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 24, 2017
The AARP is calling a federal court’s decision Tuesday to have the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reconsider workplace wellness plan incentives “a tremendous victory for workers,”...