Bomb in employee car sets emergency plan in motion
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 12, 2016
A Tennessee senior living community implemented its emergency preparedness plan on Saturday as a precaution after an employee found a bomb in her car at the end of her shift.
Restraining order prevents work at scene of explosion that killed 2, injured 14
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 09, 2018
The family of a construction worker injured in a June 26 explosion at a Texas health system has been granted a restraining order against the provider and others involved in an expansion project there so...
McKnight’s Senior Living Online Expo set for June 13
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 14, 2018
Registration is now open for the second annual McKnight’s Senior Living Online Expo, where attendees can earn up to three continuing education credits and interact with several companies serving...
CCRC where fatal fire occurred reopens skilled nursing building
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 05, 2018
The Pennsylvania continuing care retirement community where four residents died in a five-alarm fire in November has reopened its skilled nursing building and announced plans to start construction of a...
Florida governor signs generator bills into law; is Oklahoma next?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 27, 2018
Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed bills into law Monday requiring assisted living communities and nursing homes in the state to have emergency generators. Legislators in Oklahoma are considering similar requirements...
Assisted living generator rule stalls in Florida House
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 01, 2018
A rule requiring assisted living communities in Florida to have backup generators has stalled in the state House of Representatives due to concerns about costs that operators could incur.
Worker murdered at senior living community, police say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 17, 2018
The administrator of a Crosby, MN, senior living community said the community is continuing to work with authorities after an employee was killed there Saturday.
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.
Administrator, nurses charged with manslaughter for resident deaths after Hurricane Irma
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 27, 2019
Four former employees of the now-closed Florida long-term care facility where 12 residents died in 2017 after a power outage related to Hurricane Irma knocked out the facility’s air conditioning were...
Mutual aid funding could save lives
By
Jeannee Parker Martin
Jun 27, 2022
A mutual aid program can protect older adults, mitigating risk by preparing for disasters and establishing local resiliency and coordinating strategies between long-term care facilities for equipment,...