Dementia training tied to license renewals for emergency services workers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 07, 2022
Emergency medical services workers will be required to undergo training on caring and treating individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias under a new bill passed by the Illinois Legislature.
Memory care will be big growth area in 2018, senior living leaders predict
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 14, 2018
Memory care will be the biggest growth area in senior living and long-term care in 2018, predict executives participating in Lancaster Pollard’s “2018 Seniors Housing and Care Survey,”...
Illinois first state to require dementia diagnosis training for healthcare professionals
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 20, 2021
Illinois is the first state in the nation to require Alzheimer’s diagnosis training for healthcare professionals, officials said this week, thanks to a new law signed by Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday.
Argentum calls for continued industry self-regulation as association ramps up advocacy efforts
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 14, 2021
PHOENIX—Argentum has spent the past 18 months elevating several priorities, with senior living industry advocacy rising to the top as a critical need during the pandemic amid changing federal and state...
No men allowed: Operator opens women-only dementia unit
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 26, 2022
Des Moines, IA-based Via Health Services is set to open a women-only dementia unit this month at its Fleur Heights campus in Des Moines. It is the first of its kind for long-term care facilities in the...