Stories of senior living operators lending a helping hand continue to emerge after recent natural disasters
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 21, 2024
Tales of senior living communities helping each other in times of turmoil continue to surface almost one month after hurricanes Helene and Milton first battered the Southeastern United States.
California CCRC unlawfully tried to evict 96-year-old resident, state investigation finds
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 21, 2024
A California continuing care retirement community violated the conditions of a sales agreement when it attempted to evict a 96-year-old resident, according to the California Department of Social Services.
More news for Monday, Oct. 21
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 21, 2024
Invesque shedding Commonwealth portfolio, management company … Wayfinding task on smartphone can detect subjective cognitive decline … Electric fans do not lower body core temperatures in older adults...
Omnicare parent CVS Health, amid financial pressures, names new CEO
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 18, 2024
CVS Health, the parent company of long-term care pharmacy giant Omnicare, earlier today announced that David Joyner, most recently executive vice president of CVS Health and president of CVS Caremark,...
Senior living markets trending in positive direction: report
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 18, 2024
As demand for senior living grows across the country, the news is generally good, as independent and assisted living markets report their highest number of occupied units since NIC MAP Vision began tracking...
Wage disparities will continue to make it difficult for employers to attract, keep direct care workers:...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 18, 2024
The demand for direct care workers in long-term care will continue to increase with the rapidly growing aging population, but employers will continue to struggle to recruit and retain enough workers due...
Dementia twice as likely as other conditions to lead to a move following diagnosis
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 18, 2024
People with dementia are almost twice as likely to move following receipt of the diagnosis compared with individuals receiving diagnoses of other serious illnesses, according to the results of a new study.
More news for Friday, Oct. 18
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 18, 2024
Invesque shedding Commonwealth portfolio, management company … Wayfinding task on smartphone can detect subjective cognitive decline … Electric fans do not lower body core temperatures in older...
Assisted living provider’s arbitration agreement deemed by court to be ‘one-sided,’ ‘unconscionable’
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 17, 2024
An Illinois appellate court has found an assisted living community’s arbitration agreement so one-sided that it called it “unconscionable” and unenforceable.
Assisted living employers cannot discriminate based on vaccination status, court rules
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 17, 2024
A Montana law prohibiting discrimination based on vaccination status now is in effect for assisted living communities and healthcare settings in the state after an appeals court reversed a lower court...