Maryland mandates end-of-life wishes form for LTC residents
Oct 11, 2011
Maryland healthcare professionals will soon be required to complete a form outlining a patient’s end-of-life wishes upon admission to a long-term care facility, according to a new regulation.
Illuminating lighting in assisted living
May 13, 2015
Advancements in lighting are among the most recent and most promising innovations to assure a better quality of life in assisted living and nursing facilities for seniors.
Cardin amendment would work to expand assisted living residents’ access to prescription drugs
Dec 10, 2009
Assisted living providers and advocates are cheering this week after Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) introduced an amendment to the healthcare reform bill that seeks to improve some assisted living residents’...
California mulls assisted living cameras
By
John Hall
Feb 04, 2015
California may allow some form of videotaping in assisted living facilities, following mounting pressures from concerned families and positive outcomes from an Orange County facility that installed the...
60 seconds with … NIC’s Robert Kramer
Mar 01, 2014
Q: How did senior housing perform in the last quarter of 2013?
A: The numbers overall were good, in terms of continued recovery and strength of market fundamentals. In particular, occupancy was up again,...
Building a dining staff team has yielded long-lasting results
By
Patrice Griffiths
Mar 16, 2010
Our dining department, which struggled with a communication gap, is now a stronger, more cohesive unit. The journey to get there has been educational and rewarding.
AL operators accused of withholding $2M in unpaid overtime, minimum wages
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 19, 2014
Four California assisted living operators are facing eight felony charges related to wage theft, tax and insurance violations, according to local reports.
Four ways for assisted living operators to facilitate transitions
By
Allan S. Vann, Ed.D
Dec 20, 2013
My wife, Clare, has Alzheimer’s disease and recently entered the “Reflections” unit for residents with dementia in an assisted living facility. Clare’s transition from home to ALF...
Antipsychotic meds decisions in assisted living require system-level perspective: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 25, 2023
Decisions on administering as-needed antipsychotic drugs require balancing regulatory goals with resident-centered practices, researchers say.
Survey: Assisted living providers and workforce see income growth in 2012
Dec 20, 2012
The senior living business sector saw income increases for providers and workers in 2012 according to an Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) report released Wednesday.