Affinity Living Group mandates flu vaccines for company’s 4,000 employees
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 16, 2019
The organization said it is the first long-term care provider in North Carolina to provide mandatory employee vaccinations on this scale.
Argentum announces apprenticeship, workforce data service and more
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 17, 2019
The first-ever national apprenticeship for nursing assistants and other caregivers in senior living and a new data service to help operators with their staffing plans were among the announcements Tuesday...
‘Red means med’
Apr 17, 2019
Affinity Living Group has launched a new initiative aimed at reducing medication errors. Find out more, and learn how to submit your photos!
Women a focus of Argentum meeting, and board gets new members
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 16, 2019
Argentum is making women a focal point of its 2019 Senior Living Executive Conference, which began Monday. The organization also announced new board members.
Not-so-secret Santas
Dec 19, 2018
Residents and staff members at Hickory, NC-based Affinity Living Group sent 142 care packages for members of the armed forces as part of a holiday tradition. Learn more, and find out how to submit your...
2018 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards — All winners, Senior Living track
Oct 05, 2018
The complete list of winners in the Senior Living track of the 2018 McKnight’s Technology Awards.
FutureCare, Christian Village win Gold in McKnight’s Tech Awards
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 03, 2018
The use of flash cards that remind people of information vital to their recovery, and the use of an accessible piece of exercise equipment, have led to awards in the Keep It Super Simple and High-Tech...
16 assisted living operators to help Alzheimer’s Association test dementia care program
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 20, 2018
Sixteen assisted living operators across 12 states and the nation’s capital have signed on to help test an Alzheimer’s Association program that could enhance the care of residents with dementia.
Largest senior living providers in 2017 named by Argentum
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 15, 2017
This year’s list features 115 companies with a total of almost 550,000 independent living, assisted living and memory care units.
A $60 million lawsuit alleging understaffing and fraudulent billing at 45 senior living communities in North Carolina “is an erroneous interpretation of Medicaid reimbursement in the state,”...