The FDA has granted fast-track status to a drug that is in clinical trials for Alzheimer’s disease, according to the developers of the medication.
Tool may help address care, staffing challenges in assisted living
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 21, 2016
A intervention recently pilot-tested in private-pay home healthcare settings one day might help improve coordination of care, reduce hospitalizations and improve caregiver retention in assisted living,...
Family, not friends, aid senior longevity: study
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 21, 2016
When older adults have more or closer family members in their social networks, they are less likely to die, but having larger or closer groups of friends does not offer the same benefit, according to the...
Happy birthday to us!
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 22, 2016
In its first year, McKnight’s Senior Living has garnered industry accolades and positive feedback from readers like you. Here are some ways you can help us continue the celebration as we enter our...
Nursing aide a common job option for 55+ job-changers: study
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 21, 2016
Nursing aide is one of the most common full-time job options for those changing work after the age of 55, according to a new brief by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.
National provider survey underway
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 18, 2016
Through February, assisted living and other residential care and long-term care providers may be contacted to participate in the third wave of the National Study of Long-Term Care Providers conducted by...
Computer chips to improve cognition not appealing: survey
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 18, 2016
Most people wouldn’t want, and even are worried about, computer chips that could be implanted in their brains to give them “much-improved cognitive abilities,” a new survey finds.
Assisted living worker who stole resident’s drugs gets jail time, fine
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 18, 2016
A former resident assistant at a Mississippi assisted living community has been sentenced to five years in prison and five years of probation after she pleaded guilty to stealing a controlled substance...
Abuse in assisted living a focus of Massachusetts bill
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 17, 2016
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health would be authorized to investigate allegations of abuse by caregivers in assisted living facilities in the state if a bill under consideration ultimately passes...
Affordability, amenities top influencers of future moves for those 55+
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 17, 2016
Affordability and amenities will be the top influencers of future moves among renters and homeowners currently aged 55 or more years who responded to a recent survey. Renters and homeowners value those...