Hearing screening ups awareness of hearing loss, hearing aid use
Jul 22, 2022
The findings show the importance of routine audiometric testing in older adults, the authors say.
Former SNF operator out $300,000 after failing to provide sign language services
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 20, 2021
A former operator of 38 skilled nursing facilities accused of not supplying sign language interpretation for a deaf resident will shell out more than a quarter of a billion dollars to settle the allegations.
Operator to expand training, pay $162,500 to settle lawsuit alleging discrimination
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 05, 2021
Leisure Care will expand staff training and pay $162,500 in damages, attorneys’ fees and other costs to settle a lawsuit that alleged that the company violated the rights of people who are deaf or hard...
4 ways to promote healthy hearing to reduce the risk of cognitive decline
By
Annette Mazevski, Au.D., Ph.D.
Oct 08, 2020
As owners and operators of senior living communities, here’s how you and your employees can spot hearing loss, get residents the help they need, and create a better hearing environment.
16 senior living communities face lawsuits claiming they did not accommodate deaf prospective residents
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 27, 2020
Sixteen senior living communities operated by multiple companies are facing lawsuits from a consortium of nonprofit fair housing organizations for allegedly not providing interpreters or other aids when...
Hearing loss is the silent epidemic in senior living communities
By
Matt Reiners
May 14, 2020
Correcting hearing impairment and keeping residents connected are first lines of defense against social isolation.
What seems like a memory issue may be a hearing issue instead
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 24, 2019
Senior living residents wondering whether they are experiencing early symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease may want to schedule a hearing examination to make sure the symptoms aren’t related to hearing...
Treating hearing loss might reduce depression in older adults: study
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 04, 2019
A newly published study provides more evidence of the importance of addressing hearing loss in senior living residents: researchers found that the greater the hearing loss in older adults, the greater...
Seniors with untreated hearing loss have greater risk of dementia, falls, hospitalization
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 12, 2018
Older adults with untreated hearing loss have a greater risk of dementia, depression, falls, hospitalization, rehospitalization and ER visits, according to newly published research.
FDA authorizes hearing aid that users can fit and program on their own
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 09, 2018
The Food and Drug Administration for the first time has authorized for marketing a hearing aid that users can fit, program and control without help from a healthcare provider.