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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...
Late resident’s family sues after elopement-related death
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 18, 2017
The family of a deceased former senior living community resident is suing the Michigan community where she lived, claiming negligence and carelessness because she eloped and died from hypothermia.
Genetic mutations may help predict survival in Parkinson’s disease
Jul 01, 2022
Among patients with Parkinson’s disease, SNCA or GBA mutations are associated with shorter survival compared with no mutations.
Cancer patients with breakthrough COVID-19 remain at risk for severe outcomes
Dec 27, 2021
No significant difference was observed in 30-day mortality for fully vaccinated versus unvaccinated cancer patients with COVID-19.
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...
Camaraderie, coaching, cash, car: One provider’s quest to increase COVID vaccination among staff
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 06, 2021
Vaccinated workers for a Vero Beach, FL-based senior living operator stand to win a piece of $100,000 in cash prizes and a 2021 Nissan Versa in a grand prize drawing this week. But the company’s...
People in the news, Feb. 20
Feb 20, 2018
Appointments and promotions at Care Dimensions, Crestavilla, Crossroads Hospice & Palliative Care, Epoch Senior Living, Erickson Living, Harbor’s Edge, Heritage Senior Living, Integrace Buckingham’s...
Geriatrics expert changes mind, backs mandate of COVID vaccine for long-term care workers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 05, 2021
“I have completely changed what I believe as a clinician in mandating the vaccine, because unvaccinated people, staff or visitors are really the only vector that’s going to expose residents to the...
CPAP, HFNO not tied to greater SARS-CoV-2 air, surface contamination
Nov 10, 2021
Another small study suggests that cough poses a higher risk for aerosol emission from the respiratory tract than continuous positive airway pressure and high-flow nasal oxygen.
