CDC report details characteristics of assisted living residents
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 24, 2016
A new report details ADL assistance needed and other characteristics of residents of assisted living and similar residential communities.
CDC report details assisted living community characteristics
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 23, 2016
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sheds light on the characteristics of the 30,200 assisted living and similar residential care communities providing long-term care services....
Clinton shares Alzheimer’s plans
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2015
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton unveiled a plan Dec. 22 to invest $2 billion per year to prevent, treat and make possible a cure for Alzheimer’s disease by the year 2025 if she...
Antipsychotics study proves value of reduction efforts, leaders say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 22, 2015
Findings of a new study on the use of antipsychotic medications reinforce the necessity of initiatives aimed at reducing the off-label use of the drugs, researchers and industry representatives say. More...