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Washington Post Article on Assisted Living Draws a Passionate Response and Comments
An unusually large and passionate group of readers responded to Martin Bayne’s story “They call it assisted living, but it can take the life out of you” [July 10]. Bayne, an eight-year resident in an assisted living facility, described his frustration with the management, the pain of watching friends decline and die, and the low-paid “heroes” who are the caregivers. Read the article Read the follow up with reader comments (and many more comments)
Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) Announces – 2012 Best of the Best Awards Winners
The Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) today announced the winners of the ALFA 2012 Best of the Best Awards. These annual awards honor new innovations in the field of senior living that promote resident quality of life and business excellence. ALFA will recognize the winning best practices at COMMUNITY 2012, the ALFA Conference and Expo, May 16-18 in Dallas. “This year’s Best of the Best award winners raise the bar for excellence and as a result, set a new [...]
Senior Living: Community Collaborators
By Christy Brudin What really makes a community? It is certainly not beautiful iron gates or modern homes filled with high-tech conveniences. Communities — real, strong communities — are made of dynamic individuals who share common interests and goals. A community is only as robust as its people. At Chevy Chase House, an assisted living facility in Washington, D.C., an incredible group of active residents are the heart of this thriving community. We met David Breasted, a former reporter for [...]
The Benefits of an Assisted Living Facility and Medical House Call Team Working Together
When it comes to finding an assisted living option for a parent or loved one, there is no ‘one size fits all’ solution. Some people prefer larger communities whereas others want an option that offers a smaller and homier feel. One person who preferred the latter is *Elizabeth Jones, who suffers from early onset dementia. According to her daughter, *Lisa Benson, a larger assisted living community had not been a good fit in the past due to the age discrepancy [...]
Assisted Living in Prison?
There are at least 26,600 men and women who are 65 and older in United States state and federal prisons. That number has grown by 63% in the last four years. There are another 100,000 prisoners ages 55 to 64. Even as states try to reduce prison costs and overcrowding, long sentences and restricted parole mean that many of today’s younger prisoners will stay behind bars into their 80s and 90s. One in 10 state prisoners is serving a life [...]
A Mother of Seven Feels at Home in a Small Assisted Living Community
By Christy Brudin “Mom had the toughest job in the world, and she did the best job ever!,” said Karen of her mother, Patricia Sears. A self-proclaimed “domestic engineer,” Patricia was a wife, mother, homemaker, chauffer and caregiver to seven girls. “Seven girls,” said Karen. “And, yes, no boys.” After her husband of 50 years passed away, Patricia and her family decided that she should move to a senior living apartment. In her new apartment, Patricia left behind home maintenance [...]
Abington House at Foulkeways Retirement Community Goes Caribbean
By Nancy Nolan It was the end of a long day when Mary Knapp, Director of Health Services, got an email from a bathtub vendor to enter a contest and “win a one-of-a-kind, pink spa tub, made in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month October 2011.” The Mastercare manufacturer was asking healthcare providers to submit stories that described how they supported breast cancer awareness within their community. Having just completed her annual budget planning meetings, where a State mandate forced [...]
State is Piloting “Advanced Standing” for Assisted Living Licensure
Health Commissioner Mary O’Dowd said a state license merely tells the public that a facility meets minimum state standards. Now, in what she said is a first for the nation, New Jersey is partnering with the long-term care industry to promote new and higher quality standards that will single out facilities reaching for a higher bar than what is required to get and keep a state license. Called “Advanced Standing,” this new benchmarking process is designed to elevate quality at [...]
Study Suggests High Rate of Drinking in Assisted Living Facilities
The rate of drinking among residents in assisted living facilities is high, according to a new study published in Research on Aging, titled Alcohol Misuse and Abuse Reported by Nurse Aides in Assisted Living. Researchers asked more than 800 nursing aides in facilities about behaviors they had observed, or had evidence of, among residents they cared for. Their responses suggest nearly 70 percent of assisted living residents drank alcohol. More than one-third of residents drank daily, and 12 percent had abused [...]
People on the Move – Chuck Thornton, Seabury at Friendship Terrace
Seabury Resources for Aging has named Chuck Thornton as Director of Marketing and Admissions at Seabury at Friendship Terrace. Located in Northwest Washington, Friendship Terrace offers affordable retirement living in a delightful residential neighborhood. Amenities include a wellness center, full activities program, on site dining, and local transportation. Thornton was most recently Director of Marketing and Admissions at Seabury at Springvale Terrace in Silver Spring, Maryland, and had assisted at Seabury at Friendship Terrace prior to that appointment. Thornton is [...]
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