Appointments and awards involving Dominion Senior Living, the National Association of Directors of Nursing Administration in Long Term Care, Senior Quality Lifestyles Corp., Validus Senior Living, Vi Christi...
AL owner sues adult children for $50 million
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 14, 2016
The owner of an assisted living community in New York City is suing five adult children of residents for $50 million because they will not move their parents so that he can sell the property to a developer.
Hunt Mortgage Group enters healthcare sector
Nov 02, 2015
An $8.85 million bridge loan to an assisted living community is commercial real estate lender Hunt Mortgage Group’s first loan in the healthcare sector.
Cognitive impairment progresses faster in women, study finds
By
Emily Mongan
Jul 22, 2015
Women with mild cognitive impairment that can lead to Alzheimer’s disease appear to deteriorate faster than men, according to new research.
Assisted living aide will spend year in prison after resident theft
By
John Hall
Apr 29, 2015
An assisted living aide said the looming threat of becoming homeless was what prompted her to steal a resident’s wallet and checkbook before eventually being arrested for forging $10,000 in checks.
Sentara Life Care launches $16.9M replacement project
Aug 12, 2014
Sentara Life Care, the senior services division of Sentara Healthcare, will replace the skilled nursing facility and assisted living village on its 11-acre campus. The Sentara Healthcare board of directors...
What types of accommodations/services are available?
Jan 01, 2008
The buildings are generally very “home-like” in appearance while providing services and staffing to assist residents 24 hours a day.
Earn three CE credits from your desk at McKnight’s Senior Living’s Expo 2017
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 29, 2017
Senior living professionals will have the opportunity to earn three continuing education credits from their desktop computers or online devices June 20 at McKnight’s Senior Living’s Expo 2017.
Community blamed for death of resident who drank detergent
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 02, 2017
A memory care community is responsible for the 2016 death of a resident who was left unattended and drank a lethal amount of dishwasher detergent, the Minnesota Department of Health said this week.
Medication underuse increases hospitalization, death risk
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 19, 2016
Older adults who underuse essential medications increase their risk of being hospitalized or dying, according to the results of a newly published study