Latitude Margaritaville to get weeklong exposure on ‘Wheel of Fortune’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 24, 2018
Latitude Margaritaville will get national TV exposure next week when the “Wheel of Fortune” game show takes place amid a custom set including images of the active adult communities and features a grand...
Vaulting to good health
Oct 24, 2018
Bob Aldredge, an 85-year-old resident of Otterbein Senior Life in Lebanon, OH, recently won a gold medal in an international pole vaulting competition. Find out more, and learn how to submit your photos!
From skilled nursing to assisted living to another ‘true shift in the industry’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 23, 2018
Juniper Communities CEO Lynne Katzmann talks about how she grew her business, and where yours may be heading. And worm farms.
People in the news, Oct. 23
Oct 23, 2018
Appointments and promotions at Cadence Living, HHHunt, Lorien Health Services and Watermark Retirement Communities.
Admissions halted after home hides resident in closet during inspection, state says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 23, 2018
The Tennessee Board for Licensing Health Care Facilities has prohibited a residential home for the aged from admitting new residents after a worker allegedly tried to hide a resident in a closet during...
Study finds common use of antipsychotics ineffective for delirium
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 23, 2018
Two antipsychotic drugs commonly used to treat delirium did not benefit critically ill patients who took part in a recent clinical study funded by the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes...
Staffing shortage is more than an HR headache, speakers say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 22, 2018
The staffing challenges facing senior living communities are not just human resources headaches. They also represent the biggest operational risk in the industry, according to experts participating in...
Acquisition will be top senior living expansion strategy in 2019, executives say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 22, 2018
Acquisitions will continue to be the most common way that seniors housing and long-term care operators expand their businesses in 2019, predict industry executives responding to a recent survey.
Operators’ liability claim costs expected to increase 6% in 2019: report
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 22, 2018
General and professional liability claims costs for long-term care operators are projected to increase by 6% in 2019, according to the findings of an analysis recently released by professional services...
CHI-Dignity merger on track to close by end of year after Vatican letter
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 22, 2018
The proposed merger of Catholic Health Initiatives, parent of CHI Living Communities, and Dignity Health to form the country’s largest nonprofit hospital system by revenue is on track to close by the...