In Idaho, demand for senior housing has been ‘mind boggling’ … Man charged in woman’s beating at assisted living home
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Oct 28, 2015
Developer of rejected assisted-living proposal sues zoners … Sued over tax rebate, city admits it underpaid senior living complex … Man gets prison for stealing TVs at senior complex …...
Meals, activities garner lowest scores on assisted living resident satisfaction survey
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 04, 2018
Residents of assisted living communities in one state are most satisfied with environmental factors such as cleanliness and privacy and least satisfied with factors such as meal quality and how they spend...
Should home-delivered meals be the next area of Medicare, Medicaid coverage? Several groups say yes
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 09, 2021
Thanks to a push by several nonprofit organizations and the natural evolution of Medicare coverage, the time could be ripe for the federal government to make home-delivered meals a part of the nation’s...
Dining approach could help those with dementia
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 16, 2016
Eating together, providing social support and interaction during meals could help people with dementia avoid dehydration and malnutrition and have improved quality of life, according to new research.
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Jan 10, 2016
Caregiver accused of stealing from 90-year-old man with dementia … Fatal shooting at senior facility called a suicide
CNA charged for plan to tape sexual assaults on residents
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 20, 2016
A former certified nursing assistant at an Illinois assisted living and memory care community has been arraigned on charges that he hired three men to have sex with female residents with dementia while...
Senior living meal tax unfairly targets independent living, advocates say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 16, 2023
A bill before the Washington state legislature would exempt senior living communities from pricey retail sales taxes on the meals they provide to residents as part of their rental agreements.
‘Devastating’: Provider shutters SNF to save assisted living, memory care business
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 15, 2020
As senior living and other long-term care providers speak out about the financial crisis they are experiencing due to the pandemic, one provider is sharing his story about the decision to close a five-star...
Alzheimer’s resident faces possible homicide charge in roommate death
By
John Hall
Feb 25, 2015
An 87-year old man with advanced Alzheimer’s was being held this week under suspicion of beating a fellow Alzheimer’s resident and roommate to death in a Lakewood, CO, assisted living facility.