Senior living operator brings tech coaches in-house for residents — and staff
By
Aaron Dorman
Jul 12, 2023
A senior living provider and a tech support startup launched a program that includes on-site training classes and events.
$4 billion increase in Alzheimer’s funding needed to prevent ‘catastrophe,’ coalition with provider...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 11, 2023
Funding the national response to Alzheimer’s and related dementias is a “national priority, economic and budgetary necessity, health and moral imperative,” according to a coalition of 360 organizations...
People in the news, July 11
Jul 11, 2023
Appointments, promotions and other news at Anthem Memory Care, BHI Senior Living Bridges by EPOCH Communities, Caregiving Action Network, Discovery Senior Living, Erickson Senior Living, Florida Senior...
FDA gives full approval to Alzheimer’s disease drug Leqembi
Jul 06, 2023
Although Leqembi did help reduce mental decline compared with placebo, the drug has been linked to two deaths from brain bleeds.
UNC pilot program auditions chatbot to help staff members with administrative duties
By
Aaron Dorman
Jun 30, 2023
UNC Health is piloting an internal chatbot designed to be used by care team members to access reference materials and documents.
Supreme Court expands employers’ requirements for religious accommodations
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 30, 2023
How far must an employer go to accommodate a workers’ religious practices? The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that an employer’s financial hardship must be more than a minimal one to deny a worker time...
More time needed for catch-up contributions under Secure 2.0, lobbyists say
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 28, 2023
The American Benefits Council and the National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators are calling on Congress to place a two-year delay on the Roth catch-up requirement under Setting...
Granger Cobb Institute Director Nancy Swanger, PhD, discusses building bridges to the future
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 27, 2023
Nancy Swanger, PhD, is the founding director of the Granger Cobb Institute for Senior Living and an associate professor in the School of Hospitality Business Management in the Carson College of Business...
Investors, developers home in on growing need for LBGTQ senior housing
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 27, 2023
Available senior housing for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer older adults is a growing concern — and a growing opportunity for investors and developers.
$1 billion contract supports veterans’ telehealth, tech-enabled care
By
Aaron Dorman
Jun 23, 2023
AI-giant Iveda, in partnership with Movement Interactive, announced Thursday that it had received an eight-year Veterans Affairs contract worth just over $1 billion to use IvedaCarea and IvedaAI for telehealth...