Depression/memory connection calls for close monitoring of older adults over time
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 25, 2024
Depression and memory are closely related, with both seeming to affect each other, according to new research.
Senior living asking rates hit near-record highs in second quarter
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 12, 2023
Asking rates were at near-record highs for senior living communities in the second quarter, according to a new report from NIC MAP Vision.
Elopement in assisted living: Not common, but costly
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 03, 2016
Resident elopement may not happen often, but when it does, it may cost assisted living communities a lot of money, according to a newly released analysis of claims data.
Light and sound therapy may fend off memory and cognitive damage for chemo patients
By
Aaron Dorman
Mar 08, 2024
A combination of light and sound therapy may be able to counteract the problems in the brain caused by chemo, new research shows.
An unforgettable experience: some puzzle games could help maintain high-level memory for seniors, study...
By
Aaron Dorman
Aug 15, 2023
Playing digital puzzle games could improve seniors’ memory ability to be on par with people in their 20s, a new study shows.
Flight risk no more
By
John Hall
Oct 01, 2016
One elopement is one too many for busy tech innovators.
‘Red-hot inflation’ drives senior living asking rates to record high
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 08, 2022
Senior living asking rates were driven to record highs in June compared with the previous year, as the Federal Reserve raised interest rates in response to “red-hot inflation,” according to Omar Zahraoui,...
State tries to remove ‘veil of arbitration secrecy’ in memory care elder abuse case
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 19, 2023
In a bid to remove a “veil of arbitration secrecy,” one state attorney general filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit alleging elder abuse at a memory care facility.
Mortality, hospice use rates differ in assisted living communities depending on whether memory care is...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 04, 2024
Assisted living communities that provide memory care services may attract residents closer to the end of life or promote hospice use at the end of life compared with assisted living communities without...
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