Have you heard the one about the woman whose hair caught on fire as she was blow-drying it? Or the one about the person whose clothes — all of them — were stolen?
Bipartisan legislation would add LGBT protections to civil rights laws
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 14, 2019
Bipartisan legislation reintroduced Wednesday in the Senate and the House of Representatives, if passed, would amend existing federal civil rights laws to explicitly prohibit discrimination on the basis...
Give these workers credit for being creative
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 02, 2018
What do a dog, false eyelashes and hot coffee have in common? The answer may or may not surprise you.
A temporary reprieve?
By
John O'Connor
Dec 01, 2016
A new federal rule that would have disallowed arbitration agreements during resident admissions has been put on hold, at least for now.
New overtime rules not much to cheer about
By
John O'Connor
May 19, 2016
The new overtime mandates are going to be a bad deal, for everyone.
Forget the lure; focus on the cure
By
John O'Connor
Oct 21, 2021
As the labor wars intensify, we’re seeing some interesting new twists.
The state of digital marketing in senior living
By
Jamison Gosselin
Jan 16, 2020
Digital marketing may be the answer to the major challenges affecting senior living in 2020.
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May 30, 2017
Daughter of resident who died talks healing after Marshall Square fire … Reliving Communist past helps East German dementia residents … Navigating a world of mean girls and new friends at a...
More news for Monday, May 1
Apr 30, 2017
Mainscape founder secretly assisted feds with American Senior Communities probe … First U.S. ‘Dementia Village’ recreates a happier time … Baltimore jury awards $2 million in senior...
It’s not just residents at risk of being lonely and isolated
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 13, 2018
Much has been written about the benefits that senior living communities can offer older adults who may be at risk of loneliness and isolation. A recent national survey puts more data behind the argument,...