Hasbro turns attention back to older adults with new gaming partnership
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 07, 2023
A company known for its line of robotic pets used in senior living settings is partnering with entertainment giant Hasbro to create a new line of gaming experiences specifically for older adults and their...
‘Professional fraudster, identity thief’ sentenced in third elder fraud conviction
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 20, 2021
A “professional fraudster and identity thief” previously convicted — twice — of stealing from older adults and a co-worker was sentenced last week to four years in prison for stealing from two...
More news for Wednesday, Sept. 15
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 15, 2021
House Build Back Better markups mean historic opportunities for staffing, HCBS services … LTC pharmacy giant Omnicare to require COVID vaccination of all employees … Older Americans faring worse economically...
Fates of 3 caregivers charged in resident’s death close ‘difficult chapter’ for senior living community
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 09, 2023
A former senior living caregiver has been found not guilty in the death of an 86-year-old resident left outside in the Colorado heat for six hours. Two other caregivers who entered guilty pleas previously...
‘Desirability’ score earns three Florida metro areas top spots on retirement ranking list
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 15, 2020
Looking for the best place to locate your next senior living community? Consider Charlotte, NC; Sarasota or Naples, FL; Dallas-Fort Worth; Grand Rapids or Ann Arbor, MI; or Nashville, TN.
Assisted living operator faces multiple felony charges over alleged diversion of millions in Medicaid,...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 03, 2023
An assisted living community and nursing home operator was indicted by a Wisconsin grand jury Wednesday on multiple fraud charges in a scheme connected to diverting millions in Medicare and Medicaid funds...
Life plan community adopts Montessori Method to create person-centered memory care program
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 24, 2021
Creating meaningful routines, organizing activities based on interests and building a supportive environment with memory cues is the framework for a Grand Rapids, MI, life plan community implementing the...
CVS: Independent living residents will continue to wait for COVID-19 vaccination
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 05, 2021
Independent living residents, even those who live in continuing care retirement / life plan communities, will have to continue to wait for COVID-19 vaccination, according to a retail pharmacy giant providing...
Community on provisional license; 2 former leaders face felony charges, for not reporting abuse
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 23, 2022
A Pennsylvania senior living community is operating on a provisional license and two now former administrators are facing multiple felony charges after it was found that the administrators did not report...
Camaraderie, coaching, cash, car: One provider’s quest to increase COVID vaccination among staff
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 06, 2021
Vaccinated workers for a Vero Beach, FL-based senior living operator stand to win a piece of $100,000 in cash prizes and a 2021 Nissan Versa in a grand prize drawing this week. But the company’s...