Ways to reduce use of antipsychotic drugs in senior living
By
Phyllis Ayman, MS/SLP, CDP
Mar 18, 2019
How we care for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias as the disease progresses, and the management of the behaviors associated with this progression, are issues of growing concern.
Heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s top list of older adult death causes
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 08, 2019
Heart disease, cancer and Alzheimer’s disease were the three leading causes of death for those aged 85 or more years in 2017, according to a newly released report from the Centers for Disease Control...
Five Star takes steps to mitigate effects of memory care occupancy challenges
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 16, 2018
Five Star Senior Living is taking several steps to manage revenue in light of continuing occupancy challenges from new competitors on the private-pay side of its business, especially in memory care, executives...
Antipsychotic drug use increasing in assisted living, AARP says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 23, 2018
Although the off-label use of antipsychotic medications has decreased in nursing home residents who have dementia, it has increased in those with dementia who live in assisted living communities or at...
Brookdale hit with class-action lawsuit claiming understaffing, ADA violations
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 16, 2017
A set of disgruntled residents on Thursday filed what they believe could be the first class-action lawsuit against an assisted living operator to be brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Potential...
$60 million lawsuit alleges memory care understaffing, false billing
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 11, 2017
Forty-five senior living communities in North Carolina have defrauded the state and federal governments of more than $60 million by submitting claims for personal care services that, based on staffing...
Senior living occupancy falls slightly in first quarter as industry braces for COVID-19 impact
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 10, 2020
Senior living occupancy fell slightly in the first quarter, according to NIC, but the data do not yet reflect the effects of COVID-19. Meanwhile, a new report from Marcus & Millichap predicts how senior...
Health habits’ connection to dementia in the spotlight as new year begins
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 04, 2022
An update to the National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease, as well as news of potential treatments and a finding that “astonished” researchers add up to promising news to start the new...
Sen. Grassley demands details of community’s HR, social media policies after worker arrest
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 30, 2017
The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee is seeking details of a Florida memory care community’s human resources and social media policies after a worker there allegedly secretly recorded two...
People in the news, Oct. 24
Oct 24, 2017
Appointments at CareServ, Dominion Senior Living, Erickson Living, Hebrew SeniorLife, Reemo Health and Watercrest Senior Living Group.