Happiness “How to Build a Life” is a weekly column by Arthur Brooks, tackling questions of meaning and happiness. Click here to listen to his podcast series on all things happiness, How to Build a Happy Life. He had an article about Seven Rules for Happiness in Old Age in The Atlantic. “Happiness tends to decline throughout young adulthood
Ted Sherman wrote a great article for NJ.com explaining how nursing home owner/operators hide behind shell companies and divert funds to entices with common control or ownership. The industry regulations define them as “related entities.” The article uses the infamous Skyline Healthcare chain as one example but the problem persists throughout the long-term care industry.
Renaissance of Richfield/Bath assisted living facility failed to keep a resident safe and allowed her to wander away. Resident and vulnerable adult Peggy Jirousek suffered from hypothermia which led to her premature and wrongful death. Caregivers found her in the snow. Officials have not said when she exited the facility, or how long she was
Nursing home operators are seeing occupancy rebound as staff members start coming back. Despite seeing record-breaking COVID-19 case counts during the omicron spike, skilled nursing facilities were able to weather the storm with minimal deaths among residents, according to new analysis from the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care. NIC data analyst Omar
I just visited my grandma in her nursing home and the conditions are ridiculous. We as a country have to do better with affording better care options for our seniors. Especially those with dementia. My heart is literally in two. Not everyone has family like us to fight for them pic.twitter.com/HbEPUWFQju — Alexis Rogers (@IAmAlexisRogers)
News Channel 9 reported on a new Tennessee law to protect elderly nursing home residents and other vulnerable populations. The law requires a search of the Department of Health’s abuse registry and sex offender registry for anyone seeking to become a conservator. A conservatorship is the legal process by which a court appoints someone to