As the senior living industry looks to find ways to serve the silver wave of baby boomers, including those in the middle market, all ideas should be on the table as potential solutions. Ever heard of the...
Flower-wielding man may have stolen $100,000 in valuables from senior living residents, authorities say
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 10, 2017
Maryland law enforcement authorities believe that a man may have carried flowers into a senior living community as a cover to steal thousands of dollars’ worth of jewelry, cash and credit cards from...
Man impersonated worker, smothered senior living resident, killed someone else, police allege
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 28, 2018
Several police departments in Texas plan to comb through hundreds of old cases involving the unattended or unexplained deaths of older adults to determine whether a healthcare worker charged with an attack...
U.S., Dutch authorities target multimillion dollar scams against elderly
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 02, 2016
U.S. and Dutch authorities simultaneously took action against a man and two companies accused of defrauding thousands of older adults in the United States of more than $18 million a year through direct...
Female RNs, aides earn 7 to 10% less than male counterparts
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 05, 2017
A new analysis by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research compares wages in common occupations and also contains suggestions on how to close the gender pay gap.
McKnight’s 40 for 40: Loren Shook
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Lois A. Bowers
May 04, 2020
Say “memory care” and the first company to come to mind for many industry professionals is Silverado. And when they think of Silverado, they think of Loren Shook, the man who co-founded the Irvine,...
Walmart one of many defendants in senior living shooting lawsuit
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 12, 2016
The widower of a woman who was killed while visiting her mother at a Kansas senior living community in 2014 is suing Walmart, a firearms dealer, two gun show operators and a man who purchased one of the...
Assisted living a focus as OSHA increases COVID-19 inspections
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 07, 2022
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration plans to increase its inspections of assisted living communities and some other types of long-term care and healthcare-related employers as it extends...
1.5 million reasons not to ‘rob’ senior living to pay for roads, bridges and sewer pipes
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 26, 2021
Senior living and care leaders turned up the pressure on members of Congress on Friday, pointing out the dangers associated with a rumored plan to take $24 billion away from the Provider Relief Fund —...
Big senior living stories of 2019
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Lois A. Bowers
Dec 23, 2019
Here’s a look at some of the news that occupied many minds in senior living over the past year.