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Healthy aging and the critical importance of indoor air quality
Jul 13, 2022
[Partner content]: As older adults and their families evaluate living options, they seek communities that enable better health. Senior care leaders must prioritize indoor air quality to create healthier...
Maintaining safety, removing scrutiny: How AI is supporting senior living
Jun 27, 2022
[Partner content] Senior living communities face a battle to provide privacy and support for their residents while also being watchful and attentive to any health declines. The line between watchful and...
Employee giveaway is a gas
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 15, 2022
Employees at Friendship Retirement Community have an even greater incentive to pick up an extra shift or two this month. Learn more, and see how you can submit your photos!
People in the news, June 14
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 14, 2022
Appointments, promotions and other news at Addington Place of Alpharetta, Arrow Senior Living, Atria Senior Living, CAC Specialty, Cardinal Ritter Senior Services, Dining RD, Erickson Senior Living, HealthPRO...
New measure aims to better protect senior living residents from waterborne illnesses
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 14, 2022
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) has signed into law legislation aimed at protecting senior living residents in the state from waterborne illnesses. The measure, signed May 27 and going into effect immediately,...
Older adults more likely to have multiple ailments compared with prior generations
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 14, 2022
Later-born generations of older adults in the United States are more likely to have a greater number of chronic health conditions than the generations that preceded them, according to a study conducted...
New law requires dementia-specific training for assisted living staff
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 14, 2022
Colorado lawmakers recently passed legislation mandating dementia-specific training for professional caregivers in assisted living communities and some other long-term care settings.
Former Armed Forces Retirement Home COO sexually harassed employees, DOD says
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 13, 2022
The CEO of the Armed Forces Retirement Home is praising members of the U.S. Department of Defense Office of Inspector General “for their diligent investigavtive work” after a report concluded that...
OSHA long-term care COVID inspections this year surpass number for all of 2021
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 13, 2022
Even without a federal COVID-19 healthcare rule to enforce, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has inspected more assisted living communities and nursing homes...