Fall-related death rate among older adults increases 110%
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 28, 2018
Age-adjusted death rates due to unintentional falls among older adults increased 110% from 1999 to 2016, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Assisted living owner pleads guilty to neglect
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 08, 2016
The former owner of a Maryland assisted living facility will be sentenced Sept. 12 after pleading guilty to one count of neglect of a vulnerable adult after a resident was found locked in a bedroom wearing...
New report shares way to ‘own’ the middle market
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 02, 2019
A new report offers a formula that senior living operators, developers and investors can use if they want to serve middle income older adults. Or at least “food for thought,” one author told...
Former American Senior Communities CEO, others to plead guilty in $16 million fraud case
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 02, 2018
The former CEO of American Senior Communities and two others have agreed to plead guilty to some of the charges related to their alleged roles in a $16 million fraud, kickback and money-laundering scheme.
Former CEO of American Senior Communities, three others indicted for alleged $16 million scheme
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 12, 2016
The former CEO of American Senior Communities and three others have been indicted for their alleged roles in a $16 million fraud, kickback and money-laundering scheme, U.S. Attorney Josh J. Minkler announced...
Breaking free of industry stereotypes
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 09, 2017
A film student in Germany surely has a bright professional future, but one of his recent projects doesn’t do much to illuminate the senior living industry.
New data detail which older adults are more likely to need help with ADLs
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 06, 2018
Almost 20% of adults aged at least 85 years need help with activities of daily living, according to the latest data from the National Health Interview Survey, released Wednesday.
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...
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.
ACHCA launches new online portal
Jun 28, 2016
The American College of Health Care Administrators has launched a new online portal that includes a new association management system and online communities.