Assisted living owner loses $950,000 to lawyer’s misdeeds, bar association says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 10, 2017
An owner of assisted living facilities in Florida has lost almost $950,000 after working with an attorney whom she entrusted to help with their sale, according to the Florida Bar Association, which petitioned...
Tablet computers help manage agitation in people with dementia: study
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 09, 2017
Tablet computers are safe and potentially effective in managing agitation among people with dementia, according to the results of a small pilot study in press by the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.
New referral site launches for senior living communities
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 10, 2017
Does the seniors housing and care industry need another source of leads? Lancaster, PA-based Track 5 Media believes the answer is yes and has launched SeniorCaring.com based on that premise.
Inventory, asking rent growth bright spots of fourth quarter: NIC
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 09, 2017
Fourth-quarter data released Monday by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care’s MAP Data Service reveals upward and downward trends in occupancy, absorption, inventory, construction...
Breaking free of industry stereotypes
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 09, 2017
A film student in Germany surely has a bright professional future, but one of his recent projects doesn’t do much to illuminate the senior living industry.
Caregiver shortages could be addressed by worker-owned cooperatives, researchers say
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 08, 2017
Worker-owned cooperatives could offer a solution to caregiver shortages in aging services, according to a recently published case study.
Those 85+ at high risk of social isolation, study finds
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 08, 2017
Suggesting one way in which senior living communities can offer a solution to an aging-related issue, newly published research finds that people aged more than 85 years are significantly more likely to...
Student loan debt threatens financial security of older adults: report
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 08, 2017
The long-term financial security of many older Americans is being threatened by an unexpected source — student loan debt — according to a new report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Provider sees onsite daycare as worker retainment tool
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 05, 2017
Can an onsite daycare center help attract and keep workers at a senior living community in a competitive market? A Minnesota operator hopes so.
Lawsuit withdrawn for death after fall from senior living balcony
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 05, 2017
The son of a Missouri senior living resident who died after falling off her apartment balcony has withdrawn his lawsuit against the community because his sister is facing a murder charge in an unrelated...