Drugs lead to trouble at three senior living communities
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 15, 2015
Fentanyl, narcotics and a nebulizer figured into recent senior living-related incidents.
Caregiver arrested for moving resident bed away from call cord
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 29, 2017
A caregiver at a Georgia senior living community has been charged with reckless conduct after she allegedly moved the bed of a resident with dementia away from his call cord so he could not use it to request...
Many U.S. retirees outlive their savings by more than a decade, report says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 20, 2019
Older adults in the United States have life expectancies of as many as 11 years past the number of years that their retirement savings could last, according to a new report by the World Economic Forum,...
CDC: Those 85+ are six times as likely to need ADL help as those aged 65 to 74
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 24, 2017
U.S. adults aged 85 or more years are approximately three times as likely to need assistance with activities of daily living as are adults aged 75 to 84 and are six times as likely to require help as those...
Scheme sought $40M in tax refunds using stolen IDs of AL residents, others
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 05, 2016
A Bowie, MD, man is the latest person to plead guilty to federal charges related to an identity theft and tax fraud scheme in which a network of more than 130 people filed at least 12,000 fraudulent federal...
More news for Friday, Aug. 30
Aug 30, 2019
1 year later: An update on the Welltower-ProMedica partnership … New York Times opinion piece says assisted living is “how not to grow old in America” … Drinking coffee may ease tremors in...
Another defendant in American Senior Communities fraud case agrees to plead guilty
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 27, 2017
Another defendant in the alleged $16 million fraud, kickback and money-laundering scheme involving former executives of American Senior Communities has agreed to plead guilty to charges against him.
Top 10 contributors to health loss in U.S.
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 31, 2015
A new analysis contains good and bad news regarding American life expectancy.
Survey reveals popular HCBS offerings
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 04, 2016
LeadingAge recently surveyed members in three states to learn the types of home- and community-based services they provide.
Partnerships critical to serving middle-income older adults, NIC speakers say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 06, 2020
Panelists discussed how to cost-effectively deliver healthcare to middle-income older adults in senior housing on Thursday at the NIC Spring Conference.