Robyn Stone, SVP research, LeadingAge, Washington D.C., and co-director, LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston, as a Hall of Honor inductee.
Admission error, understaffing led to resident’s loss of eye, lawsuit maintains
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 21, 2018
A former resident is suing the California memory care community where he lived, alleging that a faulty admissions process, poor worker training and understaffing resulted in him being the victim of two...
Eating seafood may slow memory loss
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 12, 2016
Older adults who ate seafood or other foods containing omega-3 fatty acids at least once a week saw a slower decline in age-related memory loss and cognitive issues than those who ate such foods less frequently,...
More news for Friday, Aug. 30
Aug 30, 2019
1 year later: An update on the Welltower-ProMedica partnership … New York Times opinion piece says assisted living is “how not to grow old in America” … Drinking coffee may ease tremors in...
More news for Tuesday, Sept. 13
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 13, 2022
Senate Aging Committee members seek information on alleged Alzheimer’s research fraud … 14 state governors launch healthcare workforce collaborative … CMS: Free updated COVID-19 vaccines provide...
More news for Friday, April 8
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 08, 2022
CBRE Seniors Housing & Care Investor Survey identifies industry trends … Senior housing staffing shortages move from severe to moderate: NIC … CMS finalizes Medicare coverage policy for Alzheimer’s...
Public policy issues on agenda for Argentum ‘fly-in’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 19, 2016
Approximately 100 senior living CEOs, senior vice presidents, executive directors and other leaders, as well as Argentum staff members, are descending on the nation’s capital Tuesday and Wednesday...
People in the news, Jan. 12
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 12, 2021
Appointments, promotions and news at Acts Retirement–Life Communities, Ascension Living, Carmel Valley Manor, CareOne, Cypress Living, Discovery Senior Living, Erickson Living, the Fountains in Calhoun,...
Social isolation ‘cannot become the new normal,’ senators say during Aging Committee hearing
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 12, 2020
Although social distancing has become a “core tool in our effort to save lives and help flatten the curve of COVID-19, social isolation cannot become the new normal, especially for our older adults population,”...
Argentum, Alzheimer’s Association issue calls to action for coordinated COVID-19 response
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 12, 2020
Argentum and the Alzheimer’s Association say coordinating the response to the COVID-19 pandemic will provide a broader understanding of the virus’ full effects in senior living and other settings.