Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) was sworn in as secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Friday hours after being confirmed by a party-line 52-47 vote in the Senate.
Assisted suicide expands
By
John O'Connor
Aug 01, 2016
While assisted suicide remains highly controversial, it appears that more states are inclined to make the option legal for those beset by terminal conditions.
A warm reception for the ‘silver’ standard
Jun 01, 2016
Argentum’s James Balda talks about the organization’s new name — and more changes to come
Juniper counts down to Burning Man
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 16, 2016
In a little more than a week, 17 people will begin gathering in the Nevada desert to start fulfilling a vision to “repaint the picture and write a new story of aging in America.”
Have they lost their minds?
By
John O'Connor
May 14, 2020
We are seeing some pandemic responses that are real jaw-droppers.
New intergenerational programming aims to teach leadership, inform senior living career options for teens
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 18, 2021
A Wisconsin-based senior living and care provider is organizing a teen board to teach leadership and career skills while fostering relationships with older adults.
Too many senior living operators focused on the wrong benchmark
By
John O'Connor
Apr 06, 2017
Talk to any operator, and it won’t take long before you hear “quality” intoned in a highly reverential manner. Perhaps we should start using a different yardstick, however.
Prospective residents, adult children prioritize different aspects of communities
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 11, 2018
Older adults and their adult children prioritize different aspects of senior living when considering retirement communities, according to new research.
Seniors housing likely to see several design changes post-pandemic: experts
By
Amy Novotney
Oct 05, 2020
In the age of COVID-19, senior living designers have been hard at work to figure out what a “new normal” might look like within the industry. Although an array of ideas have been proposed, speakers...
Major home care organization calls for vaccine mandate
By
Liza Berger
Aug 23, 2021
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Monday urged mandatory vaccinations among healthcare staff in all settings.