Assisted living community accused of abuse and neglect, ordered to close
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 18, 2016
A Florida assisted living and memory care community has been ordered to close because it “turned a blind eye to the health and well-being of those residents known to have been victimized” by...
AOD Software announces enhancements to Answers
May 12, 2015
AOD Software said it had enhanced the Answers cloud-based assisted living solution.
Ombudsman challenges operator’s post-hurricane assessment to residents
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 13, 2017
A Florida senior living community operator says that a $350 extra assessment it is charging residents in the wake of Hurricane Irma is permissible under the terms of its residency agreement. The state...
More news for Tuesday, Feb. 28
Feb 27, 2017
Sens. Collins, McCaskill urge Senate Banking Committee to consider Senior$afe Act of 2017 … Alzheimer’s drug prescribed “off-label” for mild cognitive impairment could pose risk...
More news for Friday, Feb. 12
Feb 11, 2016
The impact of older voters in the 2016 election … Swapping pain pills with muscle relaxers lands assisted living employee in jail … Man pleads guilty to raping woman at senior living facility...
Fall-related death rate among older adults increases 110%
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 28, 2018
Age-adjusted death rates due to unintentional falls among older adults increased 110% from 1999 to 2016, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Providers approach holidays with eye toward normalcy, safety
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 04, 2021
Senior living providers are planning for a “somewhat normal” holiday season in 2021, albeit with an eye toward safety and with last season’s COVID-19 lockdown memories still vivid.
Campaign highlights benefits of senior living versus home
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 26, 2022
Benchmark Senior Living has debuted a new advertising campaign promoting the social opportunities that senior living residents experience compared with older adults isolating at home alone.
Assisted living owner pleads guilty to neglect
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 08, 2016
The former owner of a Maryland assisted living facility will be sentenced Sept. 12 after pleading guilty to one count of neglect of a vulnerable adult after a resident was found locked in a bedroom wearing...
New report shares way to ‘own’ the middle market
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 02, 2019
A new report offers a formula that senior living operators, developers and investors can use if they want to serve middle income older adults. Or at least “food for thought,” one author told...