$25 million grant will boost long-term care workforce pipeline in California
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 28, 2022
LeadingAge California will use a $25 million grant from the California Health and Human Services Department to help expand the association’s efforts to bolster the long-term care workforce pipeline via...
Assisted living grant scheme leads to potential $1 million fine, 30-year prison term
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 22, 2020
A woman is facing 34 counts of bank fraud for falsely claiming she could help individuals and organizations secure federal grants to build assisted living communities and affordable housing, according...
Welltower launches foundation; first gift aids Alzheimer’s
Mar 01, 2016
Real estate investment trust Welltower Inc. has launched the Welltower Foundation with a $250,000 grant to the Alzheimer’s Association.
$275K LeadingAge grant targets long-distance caregivers of seniors with dementia
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 22, 2021
A $275,000 National Institute of Health grant could help senior service nonprofit LeadingAge extend lifelines to long-distance caregivers of older adults with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
AHCA/NCAL launches resource guide for COVID-19 grants and loans
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 30, 2020
The American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living has developed a resource guide for operators. The tool will help users better manage options to grants and loan programs during...
FDA fast-tracks Alzheimer’s drug
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 22, 2016
The FDA has granted fast-track status to a drug that is in clinical trials for Alzheimer’s disease, according to the developers of the medication.
Life plan community to provide dementia de-escalation training, simulations
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 05, 2022
A Virginia life plan community will use a local grant to train emergency responders and older adult service providers on dementia behavior de-escalation practices, while also exposing their staff to what...
Assisted living community adds UVC lighting to its COVID-19 toolbox
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 02, 2022
An Oregon assisted living community is fighting airborne viruses — including COVID-19 — with UVC lighting.
$6 million Labor Department grant to Argentum will fund apprenticeship program for senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 21, 2020
Argentum expects to use a grant of almost $6 million from the Department of Labor to train more than 7,200 apprentices in key senior living and allied health occupations, the organization announced Wednesday.
Carroll Lutheran Village restructures, creates parent company for CCRCs
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 14, 2018
Westminster, MD-based Carroll Lutheran Village is reorganizing its business structure after almost 40 years in business to create a parent company for two not-for-profit CCRCs.