Spreading holiday love via Operation Christmas Child
By
Foster Stubbs
Dec 13, 2023
Highline Place residents recently ensured that some area children will have presents for the holiday. Find out more, and learn how to share your photos!
CCRC secures high court review in class action case alleging consumer fraud
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 14, 2023
The New Jersey Supreme Court will review a trial court’s decision to provide refunds to continuing care retirement community residents who alleged a bait-and-switch scheme by a senior living operator.
Bipartisan group pushes CMS to expand coverage for Alzheimer’s treatments
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 21, 2023
Access to federally approved monoclonal antibody and other disease-modifying therapies for Alzheimer’s disease will be “extremely limited” unless the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reconsiders...
$14.6 million study, a first, aims to combat dementia in Native, Pacific Islander communities
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 24, 2023
A first-ever study will adapt Alzheimer’s tests for Indigenous communities to expand treatment and research options for dementia in those populations.
‘Substantial’ decline in dementia rates due in part to higher education levels: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 08, 2022
The prevalence of dementia in older adults in the United States declined 30% between 2000 and 2016, possibly due to rising education levels, a reduction in smoking and better treatment of cardiovascular...
Feds offer technical assistance to aid recruitment and retention efforts
By
Adam Healy
May 02, 2024
20 states will receive technical assistance to bolster recruiting, training and retention initiatives, per The Departments of Labor and HHS.
Accelerated pace of change will continue for senior living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 04, 2024
The senior housing and care industry has experienced an accelerated pace of change over the past decade — particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic — in areas including technology adoption, workforce...
State tries to remove ‘veil of arbitration secrecy’ in memory care elder abuse case
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 19, 2023
In a bid to remove a “veil of arbitration secrecy,” one state attorney general filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit alleging elder abuse at a memory care facility.
Ruling clears way for class-action suit over CCRC refunds
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 14, 2022
A class-action lawsuit filed in 2013 against a senior living operator alleging consumer fraud over refunds to continuing care retirement community residents can move forward after a New Jersey judge denied...
Residential care community worker one of the most dangerous jobs in US
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 25, 2023
Residential care community and nursing facility direct care workers have one of the top five most dangerous jobs in America, according to a personal injury firm.