TN law allows medication aides to administer controlled substances
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 05, 2016
Medication aides working in Tennessee assisted living communities will be able to administer controlled substances as of Jan. 1. The provision and others related to the work and training of medication...
Assisted living operator involved in record-breaking $1.3 billion healthcare fraud takedown
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 13, 2017
A Florida home health agency paid kickbacks to the owner of three assisted living communities and others in exchange for referrals that resulted in more than $3 million in fraudulent Medicare payments,...
Opioids threaten seniors’ retirement savings, health
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 22, 2017
The opioid epidemic, which finds an increasing number of older Americans raising their grandchildren, could increase older adults’ need for seniors housing and care while decreasing their ability...
LPN took residents’ oxycodone, police say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 07, 2017
A former licensed practical nurse at a Pennsylvania continuing care retirement / life plan community has been charged with taking opioid pain medication that had been prescribed for residents.
Federal agencies must take steps to prevent falls, senators say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 17, 2019
A Senate report on falls prevention issued Wednesday has a to-do list for several federal agencies, “and we will be following up with those agencies,” said Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), chairman of the...
Tech at pharmacy serving assisted living stole $519,000 in drugs, attorney general alleges
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 09, 2020
A lead pharmacy fill technician at a company serving assisted living communities has been charged with stealing almost $519,000 worth of a drug commonly used to treat opioid addiction, according to Pennsylvania...
How to address substance abuse among senior living residents
By
Wayne Langley
Jan 07, 2019
You’ll find these insights into senior addiction eye-opening.
Additional benefits include reductions in opioid dosing, emotional distress and opioid craving.
Experts propose solutions to the opioid crisis in North America
Feb 04, 2022
There is an urgent need for innovations in biomedical research into pain relievers and medications for opioid use disorder treatment, supply control strategies and delivery of treatment for substance use...
Staffing, drugs, bullies top senior living challenges
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 09, 2018
Senior living operators and association officials discussed major trends facing operators Monday at the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living convention, and it didn’t...