Northwest’s first Chinese-American senior living breaks ground
Aug 05, 2015
Aegis Living recently broke ground on Aegis Gardens, the Pacific Northwest’s first senior living community for Chinese-Americans and Chinese Cultural Center.
Operator, executives face felony charges for 14 deaths tied to new resident at start of pandemic
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 16, 2023
A California-based senior living operator and three executives have been charged with felony elder abuse tied to 14 COVID-19-related deaths that occurred at one of the company’s memory care communities...
Assisted living, memory care, middle market among priority areas for provider group in 2020
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 05, 2020
Working to keep the regulation of assisted living at the state level, helping ensure full funding for programs for memory care residents, and advocating for financing reform to help middle-income older...
Man gets 14 years for role in sexual assault scheme involving residents with dementia
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 04, 2017
A man involved in a scheme to sexually assault residents of an Illinois assisted living and memory care community was sentenced to 14 years in prison Friday.
May 28, learn how to help residents combat loneliness and boredom
May 18, 2020
Because of COVID-19 restrictions, residents of senior living communities and skilled nursing facilities are even more at risk than usual for social isolation, loneliness and boredom. In a May 28 webinar,...
Memory care worker pleads guilty to abuse after co-worker records her interactions with resident
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 11, 2017
A caregiver at a Minnesota assisted living community pleaded guilty to abuse of a vulnerable adult last week after a co-worker recorded her on a cellphone taunting, restraining and swearing at a resident...
Felony charge filed against worker in cleaning solution death of memory care resident
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 31, 2023
An assisted living worker has been charged with felony elder abuse following the August death of a 94-year-old resident living with dementia who mistakenly drank a cleaning solution.
Commonwealth rebranding replaces ‘assisted living’ with ‘senior living’
Nov 03, 2016
Charlottesville, VA-based Commonwealth Assisted Living has changed its name to Commonwealth Senior Living, the company announced Tuesday.
Better mental health services are needed, report finds
By
John O'Connor
Oct 20, 2016
More than half of the 43.7 million Americans with a mental health condition are not receiving treatment, according to a report from Mental Health America.
Assisted living caregivers arrested after resident with dementia reportedly restrained with duct tape
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 16, 2018
Two caregivers at a Florida assisted living community were arrested after one allegedly used duct tape to restrain and silence a resident who has dementia and the other allegedly knew about but did not...