Report: Older adults living solo with cognitive impairment need more support
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 21, 2023
A new study gives more insights into how healthcare professionals view living arrangements when they are caring for people with cognitive impairment. On the whole, more interventions are necessarily to...
RN care coordination helps senior living residents age in place longer: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 01, 2022
An aging-in-place model of care that uses registered nurse care coordinators helped residents of one independent living community stay longer and more comfortably, investigators have found.
LTC operator adds genetic testing program to improve care for residents with complex needs
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 31, 2022
Frontier Management Group has partnered with a pharmacogenetics provider to help fine-tune medication management in an increasingly frail resident population, the company says.
$2M virtual reality trial to gauge impact on senior living residents with dementia
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 20, 2021
The Phase II trial will evaluate how virtual family engagement affects quality of life for 400 older adults in 12 U.S. long-term care communities.
Juniper CEO: Restoring ‘new normal’ in senior living is about COVID lessons learned
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 03, 2020
Juniper Communities created an early COVID-19 battle plan using cohorting and universal testing. Today the majority of its communities are testing 100% negative for the virus, says founder and CEO Lynne...
Here, Fido! Two states distribute robotic pets to curb seniors’ social isolation during pandemic
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 04, 2020
Florida and New York are using companion pets to help older adults, including those with dementia, combat the effects of social isolation during COVID-19 lockdowns.
Senior citizens fall more often and experience greater risk from falls than the general population, and this must be taken into account when maintaining and repairing senior living spaces.
McKnight’s Online Expo for senior living pros June 13
Jun 01, 2018
Senior living owners, operators, executive directors and other top managers won’t want to miss the 2nd Annual McKnight’s Senior Living Online Expo on June 13.
Tired of looking for stuff in all the wrong places?
By
John O'Connor
Aug 24, 2015
Many senior living professionals have had to settle for content that was created for another sector that’s not quite them. Or worse, settle for stuff that has little to do with their day job. The...