Gut-checks allow a verification of the results through deeper dives into the facts. Partnerships set communities up for success by matching the community to the market’s needs.
SNF’s nostalgia trips jog memories
By
Marty Stempniak
Jun 07, 2019
A Louisiana nursing home operator is taking its residents on trips down memory lane, hoping they’ll spark them to remember their past. CCI’s Magnolia Estates in Lafayette, LA, most recently paid...
Memory care community opened in Texas
Aug 09, 2016
An assisted living and memory care community, developed by Caddis, has opened in Arlington, TX.
Tailored brain fitness promotes memory
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 04, 2016
Patients who receive personalized brain fitness training can make cognitive gains, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Early reminder for memory care summit
Dec 03, 2015
Memory Care Summit 2016: “Breaking Away from the Pack” is entering its final stages of preparations and sign-ups. The event runs Jan. 5-7, 2016, at the South Seas Island Resort at Captiva Island,...
Memory care community sold in Maryland
Feb 11, 2015
The Residence on Greenbelt, an 89-unit assisted living and memory care community in Lanham, MD, has sold for $18 million.
Will a nursing home have a memory care unit? Odds are tied to geography and more, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 17, 2021
The odds of having a memory care unit were significantly lower in the Pacific, Middle Atlantic and Southern regions when compared to the East North Central region. Ownership and nursing hours also were...
Insomnia increases odds of memory decline in older adults
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 07, 2022
Insomnia may be an important target for early intervention to help prevent age-related cognitive decline, investigators say.
Two new good-mood payoffs: memories, decisions improve
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 02, 2013
Boosting the mood of seniors helps them do better on decision-making and working-memory tests, researchers have found. In the first study to demonstrate how a positive mood can help older adults with brain...
‘Best’ federal payment update not enough ahead of looming staff costs: expert
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 23, 2024
A proposed pay increase for nursing home operators may be one of the best in recent memory, but it won’t adequately prepare the sector for implementation of the federal staffing mandate, one of the sector’s...