Bill guaranteeing in-person essential caregiver visits heads to governor’s desk
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 23, 2022
A bill stating that residents of assisted living communities have the right to visits from essential caregivers is headed to the desk of Idaho Gov. Brad Little (R) after unanimously passing the state House...
3 caregivers charged with felonies after death of resident left outside in heat for 6 hours
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 27, 2021
Three caregivers at a Colorado assisted living and memory care community are facing felony charges in the death of an 86-year-old resident who was left outside in the heat for six hours, according to state...
HCBS, caregivers focus of presidential hopeful Cory Booker’s long-term care plan
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 03, 2020
Changing eligibility for long-term services and supports, expanding access to home- and community-based services, increasing compensation for paid caregivers and finding a way to compensate family caregivers...
Senior living business manager, caregiver sentenced in separate fraud cases
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 11, 2019
In separate cases on opposite sides of the country, former senior living employees have been sentenced to prison time and ordered to pay restitution for stealing money from residents.
Poll: Those with family history have more dementia concerns
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 15, 2019
Participants in a recent poll who had a family history of dementia or who had been a caregiver to someone with dementia were less likely to rate their memories as good, were more likely to worry about...
Alzheimer’s Association: Cognitive assessments lacking, but caregivers can help
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 06, 2019
Only 28% of older adults have ever been assessed for cognitive problems, and only 16% undergo routine cognitive assessments during routine health checkups, according to a report released Tuesday by the...
Assisted living caregivers arrested after resident with dementia reportedly restrained with duct tape
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 16, 2018
Two caregivers at a Florida assisted living community were arrested after one allegedly used duct tape to restrain and silence a resident who has dementia and the other allegedly knew about but did not...
Cruise set for people with Alzheimer’s, caregivers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 08, 2018
A cruise ship may seem an improbable setting for a conference for professional and family caregivers and those with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. In September, however, Holland America’s...
Former caregiver gets six-month sentence after resident’s freezing death
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 16, 2017
A former caregiver at a Michigan assisted living and memory care community was sentenced to six months in prison Tuesday for her role in the death of a resident with dementia who froze to death after exiting...
2 former caregivers to be sentenced for felonies in resident’s hypothermia death
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 13, 2017
Two former caregivers at a Michigan assisted living and memory care community are scheduled to be sentenced next month after entering pleas to felony charges in a case involving a resident with dementia...