Committee to study, issue report on assisted living facilities
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 13, 2018
The Nebraska legislature voted 26-13 on Wednesday to create a special committee to study assisted living facilities where residents primarily have diagnoses of mental illness.
Assisted living generator rule stalls in Florida House
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 01, 2018
A rule requiring assisted living communities in Florida to have backup generators has stalled in the state House of Representatives due to concerns about costs that operators could incur.
Granddaughter sues community over resident’s alligator-attack death
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 22, 2017
The granddaughter of a 90-year-old senior living community resident who died last year after apparently being attacked by an alligator is suing the community for wrongful death.
$900,000 project will test housing with supportive services model
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 07, 2017
Hebrew SeniorLife will use $900,000 in funding to test a model of housing with supportive services that it says could improve quality of life and reduce medical costs for older adults living in affordable...