A Virginia financial adviser’s $6 million fraud was discovered after a client attempting to obtain a bridge loan to cover relocation expenses to an assisted living community discovered that the adviser took out an $800,000 loan in her name without her consent.
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Two Ohio continuing care retirement communities will participate in a $3.13 million study testing whether socially assistive robots, some of which are shaped like animals, can encourage social interaction among older adults, especially those living with dementia.
A data breach at a Maryland long-term care provider potentially exposed the personal information of almost 50,000 residents to hackers.
Voters are unhappy that senior living communities have not received adequate federal relief funding for their COVID-19-related expenses, according to the findings of a new Argentum national survey. Results come on the heels of the federal government’s announcement Wednesday of an additional $5 billion dedicated to nursing homes to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
A senior living association said it is “disappointed and concerned” with the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s announcement that it will terminate an Obama-era rule, reversing 2015 regulations designed to reduce housing discrimination and segregation.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said the state is making progress toward slowing the spread of COVID-19 cases in assisted living, skilled nursing and nursing homes.
Connecticut legislative leaders are pressing Gov. Ned Lamont for answers after the state health department announced this week that 90 individuals, including some assisted living residents, were inaccurately classified as COVID-19-positive, placing them at risk for the illness.
Senior living associations say they appreciate that former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, is prioritizing long-term care in his proposal to create a “21st-century caregiving and education workforce.”
California has restored the names of assisted living communities where COVID-19-related deaths have occurred to a state website shortly after resident advocates questioned the move and blamed the long-term care industry. An industry group, however, said it did not ask the state to stop publishing the data.
