Report: Evangelical Lutheran still largest not-for-profit senior living provider
Sep 09, 2009
The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society continues to top the list of the largest not-for-profit senior living sites in the United States. That is according to the 2009 AAHSA Ziegler 100, a report...
McKnight’s Technology Awards’ deadline extended until July 28
By
Alyssa Salela
Jul 14, 2017
The deadline for the 2017 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards has been extended two weeks until Friday, July 28.
Commonly prescribed drugs may affect mental function of elderly
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Haymarket Media
Feb 07, 2006
Anticholinergic drugs, which are commonly prescribed for various ailments in the elderly, may cause mild mental impairment, according to new research.
Study: EEG offers accurate Alzheimer’s diagnosis
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Haymarket Media
May 15, 2007
For those lacking access to state-of-the-art technology and local experts, researchers say an electroencephalogram is nearly 85% accurate in diagnosing individuals in the earliest stages of Alzheimer’s...
AOD announces winner
Jun 09, 2015
AOD Software announced the winner of its first annual C.A.R.E. (“Communities Achieving Resident Empowerment”) Award — Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community.
Lancaster Pollard assists in senior housing deals
Feb 04, 2014
Lancaster Pollard has announced several senior housing deals, including with Church of Christ Care Center in Michigan.
Superagers’ brains reveal how white matter helps repel age-related decline: study
By
Kristen Fischer
May 10, 2024
A new study potentially shows how the brains of superagers — people with outstanding cognitive performance despite their age — resist age-related decline.
Learning to step into a resident’s reality
By
George Eley and Mary Farkas
Jun 01, 2016
Each day the halls of the Hebrew Home at Riverdale are filled with dedicated staff members in bright red shirts.
It’s time for this phenomenal new dementia care approach
By
Barbara Brock
Dec 09, 2019
I want us to be at the front of the line in advancing to a higher quality of care for these residents. We’re missing the boat, we really are.
Senate returns from recess, restores additional Medicaid funding for states to jobs bill
Jun 09, 2010
Nearly $25 billion in additional Medicaid funding cut from a jobs bill by the House of Representatives has been tentatively reinstated by the Senate, which took up debate on the measure shortly after its...