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Recognizing family caregivers as care partners
By
Trudy Croxton
Dec 14, 2017
When family members are viewed as care partners, their relationships with staff can be mutually supportive and enriching.
The future of senior living activities is virtual reality
By
Matthew Widmer
Michael Berman
Jul 12, 2018
Research suggests that virtual reality could help senior living communities improve residents’ mental and physical health.
Senior living community considering options after jury awards $5.5 million to resident who fell
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 27, 2020
A Los Angeles area senior living community is considering its options after a jury awarded $5.5 million to a resident who reportedly fell, broke her neck and sustained head trauma while being walked down...
Longer reproductive window could up risk for Alzheimer’s disease
Jul 12, 2021
The authors suggest that longer exposure to endogenous estrogen may be associated with increased levels of Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers.
What should I focus on?
By
Jim Moore
Apr 01, 2017
Here are five key areas.
Boomers necessitate sexual expression policies, insurer says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 26, 2017
Prospective residents from the baby-boom generation may use sexual expression policies to differentiate one senior living community from another as they seek new places to live, according to insurer CNA....
Senior Scholars program refreshes activities, gives residents purpose, educates caregivers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 19, 2021
A “Senior Scholars” program featuring life plan community residents as “knowledge experts” to educate student nurses about the spectrum of aging issues exemplifies how senior living communities...
Report: Integrated memory care, assisted living communities a ‘major trend’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 20, 2019
New research explains why integrated memory care and assisted living communities, with dedicated memory care wings, are a “major trend” among developers and investors.
What seems like a memory issue may be a hearing issue instead
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 24, 2019
Senior living residents wondering whether they are experiencing early symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease may want to schedule a hearing examination to make sure the symptoms aren’t related to hearing...