Texas tries to get tougher on assisted living violations
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 03, 2017
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission would not have to provide assisted living communities with the opportunity to correct certain violations before penalizing them under a bill being considered...
People in the news, April 4
Apr 04, 2017
Appointments, transitions and honors involving the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living, Covenant Retirement Communities, HCP, LCB Senior Living, Masterpiece Living...
Assisted living resident allegedly raped
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 02, 2017
A visitor to an assisted living community in Missouri has been arrested for allegedly raping a resident, according to a media report.
New app tracks Parkinson’s symptoms
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 02, 2017
A new smartphone app could help improve treatment for people with Parkinson’s disease because it enables individuals and their physicians to track the development of systems between medical appointments,...
Bill tightens time to file lawsuits against WV assisted living communities
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 02, 2017
Residents of assisted living communities and nursing homes would have less time to file medical professional liability lawsuits against the facilities under a bill headed for the desk of West Virginia...
A move toward a more inclusive society
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 03, 2017
What do dementia and Parkinson’s disease have to do with professional basketball? Read on.
Updated publication educates about financial abuse
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 30, 2017
New resources from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can help educate you, your residents and their families about financial exploitation through fraud and...
Senior living community penalized after resident with dementia elopes, dies
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 30, 2017
A North Carolina senior living community has been told not to accept new residents after a resident with dementia wandered away from the community and later was found dead. The community also has been...
Sen. Grassley demands details of community’s HR, social media policies after worker arrest
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 30, 2017
The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee is seeking details of a Florida memory care community’s human resources and social media policies after a worker there allegedly secretly recorded two...
Assisted living, PACE are focuses for new AMDA president
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 29, 2017
The new president of AMDA—The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine says she will continue to expand the organization’s efforts to include care settings such as assisted living communities...