Another change to serve long-term care providers and consumers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 04, 2019
A recent move by LeadingAge and the Visiting Nurse Associations of America / ElevatingHOME is another example of how the aging services field is adapting to meet the needs of those served.
Paying it forward
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 31, 2015
Residents of a New Jersey continuing care retirement community recently gave some employees the ultimate school supplies.
Winging it at Westminster Place
Oct 19, 2022
Residents of Westminster Place in Evanston, IL, are learning improvisational comedy while strengthening their memories. Find out more, and learn how to submit your photos for consideration!
Humans have reached maximum life span, researchers say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 10, 2016
Improvements in public health, diet, the environment and other factors may have taken humans as far as they can go when it comes to life span, according to the authors of a new study.
‘Red means med’
Apr 17, 2019
Affinity Living Group has launched a new initiative aimed at reducing medication errors. Find out more, and learn how to submit your photos!
What hospitals can do for you
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 06, 2016
Some senior living operators have been focused on communicating what they can offer to hospitals, but a new study provides an example of something that hospitals can do for senior living.
Loneliness increases risk of dementia by 40%, study finds
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 29, 2018
Loneliness — feeling socially isolated even if one is not actually socially isolated — increases a person’s risk of dementia by 40%, regardless of gender, race and other factors, according to newly...
Five Star plans to offer rehab services at other operators’ communities
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 19, 2017
Five Star Senior Living has announced plans to expand its rehabilitation and wellness services to communities that it does not operate. The division formerly known as Five Star Rehabilitation & Wellness...
What you need to know about flu vaccination
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 07, 2019
Here are some important takeaways about influenza vaccination from my conversation with the medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases.
Death rate from falls increases 31% over 9 years
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 11, 2018
The death rate from falls among adults aged 65 or more years increased 31% from 2007 to 2016, according to newly published federal data. And it’s growing the fastest among those aged 85 or more years.