The 5 best and 5 worst states for older adults to grow old: report
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 18, 2017
Utah is the best state in which to grow old, and West Virginia is the worst, according to a new Caring.com report. See where your state ranks.
5-year, $1.9 million study aims to improve resident, caregiver quality of life
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 19, 2016
Georgia State University Gerontology Institute researchers are in the middle of a five-year, $1.9 million study ultimately aiming to improve the quality of life for assisted living residents and their...
California operator cited $7 million for alleged labor law violations
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 10, 2018
The owner of six residential care facilities in Los Angeles paid caregivers as little as $2.40 an hour, did not pay them overtime and did not relieve them for breaks, the California Labor Commissioner’s...
Owners of 11 senior living properties to pay $1 million in back wages, damages
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 07, 2016
The owners of 11 senior living properties will pay more than $1 million in back wages and damages to more than two dozen employees following two separate court rulings in the U.S. District Court for the...
Video of nude resident leads to felony for assisted living worker
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 19, 2016
A former nursing assistant has been charged with a felony for taking video of a partially clad resident at the assisted living and memory care community where she worked and then posting it on Snapchat.
Georgia bill would require tougher long-term care worker background checks
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 16, 2018
More thorough background checks would be required of all Georgia assisted living community owners, workers with direct access to residents and applicants for jobs with duties that would put them in direct...