Task force confirms exercise as a falls prevention strategy
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 18, 2018
Exercise or physical therapy, but not necessarily vitamin D, can help prevent falls in older adults, according to new recommendations issued Tuesday by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
Brookdale wins $35 million Medicare fraud lawsuit
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 26, 2017
A federal judge has permanently dismissed a lawsuit in which a former employee accused Brookdale Senior Living and subsidiaries of submitting approximately $35 million in fraudulent Medicare claims for...
Assisted living administrator vows cooperation as Judiciary Committee investigates social media incident
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 19, 2017
The administrator of a Florida memory care community has pledged complete cooperation with the Senate Judiciary Committee as it investigates an incident in which a worker allegedly secretly recorded two...
Sen. Grassley demands details of community’s HR, social media policies after worker arrest
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 30, 2017
The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee is seeking details of a Florida memory care community’s human resources and social media policies after a worker there allegedly secretly recorded two...
Worker arrested for recording, posting residents’ sexual relations
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 27, 2017
A former medical assistant at a Florida memory care community has been arrested for allegedly secretly recording two residents having consensual sexual relations in a private room and then posting the...