Uber Caregiver launches insurance-covered service for older adults
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 21, 2024
Older adults may now be able to use their health plans to pay for rides to medical appointments and delivery of groceries through a new Uber Caregiver program being launched this summer.
DOJ: People with serious mental illness unnecessarily segregated in assisted living communities
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 16, 2024
Nebraska is “unnecessarily” segregating people who have serious mental illness in assisted living communities and day programs, violating federal disability laws, according to the Justice Department.
Identifying highest-risk assisted living communities key to tackling next outbreak: report
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 22, 2024
The public health response to COVID-19 in assisted living communities in New York highlights the need to identify those communities at highest risk of infectious disease outbreaks to provide necessary...
Hurricane evacuations of assisted living residents raise risk of adverse outcomes
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 16, 2024
A study of more than 25,000 assisted living residents in Florida found that evacuation was associated with increased odds of emergency department use and nursing home placement within 30 days of a hurricane.
Scholarship program helps CCRC recruit, retain employees
By
Max Bachmann
Jul 07, 2023
A senior living community in Florida awarded $44,000 educational scholarships last month to 22 of employees and dependents of employees.
2 rabbis reach plea deal in assisted living fire that killed resident, firefighter
By
Max Bachmann
Jun 26, 2023
Two rabbis will avoid jail time after reaching a plea deal last week for their roles in a 2021 fire at a New York assisted living facility that killed a 79-year-old resident and a firefighter.
Assisted living caregiver charged with murdering 2 residents
By
Max Bachmann
Jul 05, 2023
A caregiver at a California assisted living community was charged last week with murdering two residents.
Minnesota senior living community opens its doors to people of all ages
By
Max Bachmann
Jun 30, 2023
College students and older adults interacting daily may seem out of place — but not at a senior living community in Minnesota. That’s because, at The Pillars of Prospect Park, they live together.
New bill aims to make air travel easier for wheelchair users
By
Max Bachmann
Jun 27, 2023
A new bill that would strengthen accommodations for wheelchair users who fly was unanimously approved by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee earlier this month.
8 cities identified as ‘best’ retirement locations for LGBTQ older adults
By
Max Bachmann
Jun 22, 2023
Cleveland, San Francisco and six other cities were named in an article from US News Tuesday as ideal retirement destinations for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender older adults.