How you can help those affected by the Camp Fire in California
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 19, 2018
Some in the senior living industry will have a memorable Thanksgiving this year for all the wrong reasons. There are several ways to help them for those who are interested.
Senior living operators rally for California fire victims
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 12, 2018
As the damage and death toll from the Camp Fire and other fires in California continue to grow, senior living operators are trying to help one another through monetary and other assistance.
California fire forces senior living community evacuations
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 09, 2018
Residents and staff of senior living communities in Paradise, CA, were evacuated Thursday as a wildfire swept through the northern part of the state. At least one resident remained missing, however.
Oct. 16 webinar: Reducing fire risk through smoke detection
Oct 05, 2018
Reducing fire risk through smoke detection will be the topic at an hour-long webinar Oct. 16 starting at 1 p.m. ET.
CCRC’s emergency plan put into action after double fatality on campus
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 25, 2018
A Maryland continuing care retirement community put its emergency preparedness plan into action Friday afternoon when a resident reportedly fatally shot his wife and then killed himself in a community...
6 best practices to prepare for the next disaster
By
Lauren Zimmerman Cook
Sep 24, 2018
Senior living communities are as responsible for the lives of their residents during a disaster as they are during day-to-day living. Here are six best practices to consider when preparing for emergencies.
Sometimes being a good neighbor is simple
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 17, 2018
As peak hurricane season loomed, one senior living organization shared hurricane preparedness tips with local older adults who still live at home, their families and first responders.
Oakmont requests hearing as California passes emergency preparedness law
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 14, 2018
Oakmont Senior Living has requested a hearing about the potential shuttering of two of its California senior living communities over staff members’ alleged handling of resident evacuations during...
Oakmont Senior Living agrees to settle wildfire-related lawsuit
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 20, 2018
Oakmont Senior Living has agreed to settle a lawsuit that accused staff members at one of its communities of abandoning residents during an October 2017 wildfire.
Assisted living worker dies after being shot in community parking lot
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 13, 2018
A worker who had been been contracted to help care for a senior living resident was shot in the Texas community’s parking lot, allegedly by her husband, and subsequently died, Houston police reported...