Technology may lead to ‘virtual assisted living,’ Senate Aging Committee hears
Committee members also heard about how technology, such as virtual reality in assisted living, can help maintain health and quality of life for older adults.
TOP NEWS
23 states, cities, municipalities sue federal government over ‘conscience rule’
A coalition of 23 states, cities and municipalities filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the federal government for a final rule that allows individual healthcare workers as well as healthcare organizations to decline to provide care that conflicts with their religious and moral beliefs or mission.
SECURE Act gives hope for increased LTSS funds among older adults
A bill that would raise the minimum age at which people would be required to withdraw funds from their retirement accounts is giving hope to senior living advocates that, if signed into law, it would result in older adults having more money to pay for long-term services and supports.
5 insights from NIC’s Middle Market Investor Summit
Several panelists shared insights about current and potential efforts to meet middle-income older adults’ senior housing and care needs on Tuesday at the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care event in New York City. Here are a few that caught our attention.
Editors' Columns
Senior living operators, ready for some small ball?
A landmark report is calling on senior living operators to consider reducing prices.
Your Women of Distinction questions answered
Here are the answers to the most frequently asked questions about the McKnight’s Women of Distinction Awards program.
Guest Column
Why safety shouldn’t always be the first priority
A hyper-approach to safety has long prevented residents from enjoying the human right to make their own choices and evaluate their priorities.
Marketplace Column
Social media isn’t just for people under 40
Social media has become a tool to connect people in meaningful ways.
Company News
People in the news, May 21
Welltower EVP Mercedes Kerr has been named president of Belmont Village Senior Living. And promotions and appointments at Benchmark Senior Living, Charles E. Smith Life Communities, Friendship Village, GlynnDevins, Integral Senior Living, LeadingAge PA, Legacy Senior Communities, Meyer Design, Presbyterian Senior Living, Sedgebrook, Senior Living Communities, Sodalis Senior Living, Solstice Senior Living and Ziegler.
ProMedica promotes David Parker to president of HCR ManorCare
David Parker will be the next president of Toledo, OH-based ProMedica’s HCR ManorCare division, including Arden Courts memory care communities, effective June 3, ProMedica announced Thursday.
Product News
MyndVR introduces stand-alone headsets
MyndVR has launched MyndVR 2.0, introducing HTC’s VIVE X’s stand-alone Focus headsets in an effort to provide easy-to-use, all-in-one immersive experiences for senior living residents, activities professionals and caregivers.
In Focus
No bones about it! Those are dinosaur fossils
Dinosaur fossils have been found at a construction site at a Colorado continuing care retirement community. Find out more, and learn how to submit your photos!
