Michelle Feng, chief clinical officer, Executive Mental Health, Los Angeles, is in the 2021 class of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction as a Rising Star honoree.
NCAL guidance aims to prevent elder abuse via social media
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 16, 2016
Senior living providers must develop social media policies, train employees on appropriate use of social media, and investigate potentially inappropriate behavior related to social media when it has been...
Former memory care community cook gets 12 years for resident rape
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 30, 2017
A former memory care community cook whose case was highlighted in a CNN report earlier this year has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for raping a resident.
Validus Senior Living names adviser for NFL communities
Nov 06, 2015
Sylvia Mackey, widow of NFL Hall of Famer John Mackey, has been named an adviser and spokeswoman for a group of Inspired Living communities being developed to meet the needs of retired NFL players.
Caregiver arrested for moving resident bed away from call cord
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 29, 2017
A caregiver at a Georgia senior living community has been charged with reckless conduct after she allegedly moved the bed of a resident with dementia away from his call cord so he could not use it to request...
HHS nominee Xavier Beccera fortifies California fraud control unit
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 01, 2021
California is elevating and expanding its efforts to uncover and pursue fraud, abuse and neglect cases.
Exercise vital to brain health: study
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 01, 2016
Residents who stop exercising for as little as 10 days could endanger their brain health, according to new research.
MA memory care community opens
Oct 07, 2015
Bridges by Epoch Memory Care Assisted Living at Mashpee hosted a grand opening in September after opening to residents in July.
Commonwealth Senior Living at Charlottesville expands
Nov 16, 2015
Commonwealth Senior Living at Charlottesville recently completed an extensive renovation, including the addition of new assisted living and memory care neighborhoods.
Glen Campbell remembered; documentary to air Wednesday
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 08, 2017
Wednesday, HLN will broadcast an encore presentation of “Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me,” the network announced hours after Campbell’s death on Tuesday. The documentary has a special...