Ground recently was broken for Mustang Creek Estates of Burleson in Texas, a $7 million, 42,000-square-foot assisted living and memory care community that will be designed like a neighborhood.
Cincinnati community increases number of assisted living apartments
Oct 15, 2015
The Kenwood by Senior Star has doubled the number of assisted living apartments it offers.
A major home care company got a little bit bigger this week. Advocate Aurora Enterprises, a new subsidiary of the Midwest-based health Advocate Aurora Health, said on Thursday that it is acquiring Senior...
Senior Sleuths exhibits new cognitive activity at Argentum
Apr 16, 2019
Senior Sleuths is designed to be a turnkey immersive group experience that senior living community activities directors can use to sharpen residents’ cognitive abilities.
Frailty could make older adults more susceptible to dementia
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 22, 2019
Older adults who are frail are more susceptible to Alzheimer’s dementia, new research published in The Lancet Neurology journal suggests.
Care economy totals $648B, with seniors at home helping to drive growth, report finds
By
Liza Berger
Jul 15, 2021
The size of the care economy is bigger than the U.S. pharmaceutical industry, and larger than the U.S. hotel, car manufacturing and social networking industries combined.
Program helps those with dementia regain ‘lost’ words
By
John O'Connor
Oct 25, 2016
An innovative online speech therapy program is helping seniors with dementia recall words that seemed lost, including the names of their grandchildren.
College student to bring music with move into CCRC
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 04, 2016
Vocal performance major Haley Jenkins will perform twice a month for residents. In exchange, she’ll receive free room, board and utilities, but she says that the arrangement appealed to her for other...
Check-kiting leads to jail time for former owner
By
John O'Connor
Dec 12, 2017
The former owner of a Colorado senior living community may get to keep his day job. But his nights and weekends will be spent in jail, following a check-kiting conviction.
Eight charged since March creation of Elder Abuse Task Force, attorney general says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 15, 2019
Eight defendants have been charged since an Elder Abuse Task Force with industry representation was established in March, according to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.