Seniors For Living

Alzheimer’s care, whether stand-alone or in a separate wing/unit, is perhaps the setting that has -- and will continue -- to see the most change in the shortest period of time. In fact, a SeniorHousingNews.com article released ...

We hear about boomers and the aging population all the time, but did you know that their dramatic rise in numbers won’t do much in terms of fueling growth in the senior living industry?

That’s what this new ...

Things don’t always go as planned, and for many retirees, the plan of selling the house and moving into a retirement community fell through completely, just like the bottom of the real estate market.

According to this article from ...

They sit and talk about “dependence and independence,” and they range in age from 75 to 88. It’s not officially called a therapy group, but this special workshop, led by a clinical social worker/psychoanalyst named Wendy Wilson, is instead called “...

Nursing homes and assisted living communities are regulated by their state’s designated agencies, be it the Department of Health, Aging, Public Welfare, or Human Services, to name a few examples. Of course it is vital for senior care facilities ...

Senior living providers are paying attention to bathroom design, and the focus is not on integrating modern colors and updated textiles. According to Trends in Senior Living, a new report shared by Thomas M. Lee of The Fox Group (California-based ...

Boomers and seniors are adding to their numbers every day. You don’t have to be a population scientist to know this; the facts about the “age wave” are all around us, surfacing in national, state and local news headlines ...

Residents in assisted living and seniors receiving home care are among those whom occupational therapy (OT) practitioners serve. Since April is OT Month, we’ll highlight a few of the services these professionals provide in senior living settings:

Assistance with ...

Years ago, it was not unusual for grandparents to share the same roof with their grandchildren, and it is becoming the norm once again. The age wave has joined forces with the weakening economy, triggering a rise in multigenerational households. ...

Providers, take note: residents are leaving your communities because of the high costs and poor service, according to a recent article from SeniorHousingNews.com. (Their declining health and a desire to be closer to family were factors too, though these ...