Assisted living communities are a critical setting for end-of-life care, but a new national study reveals major opportunities for improvement in operations and partnerships — particularly with hospice ...

To reduce risk, assisted living communities must clearly define their care limits to prospects, residents and their families and promptly help residents transition when their needs exceed a ...

As we age, there inevitably comes a time when performing everyday tasks and activities begins to feel more challenging than they once did. While many older adults want to continue doing the things on ...

There is a wide variety of lifestyle options for wheelchair users, and that remains true into retirement age. One of the more ...

Clusters of COVID-19 cases continue to rise at nursing homes across the state. On Thursday, Gov. Roy Cooper put into place new guidelines in an executive order that makes changes to the way people ...

Completed surveys from all 272 assisted living residences in Massachusetts will soon be distributed to local fire departments ...

Four out of 10 residents in assisted living facilities suffer from dementia. This story is from Kaiser Health News They found Bonnie Walker’s body floating in a pond behind her assisted living ...

Virginia Gov. Mark R. Warner (D) said he will sign legislation this week that supporters describe as the most substantial step in more than a decade to improve conditions in the state's assisted ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – More than 17,000 Bay Staters residing in assisted living facilities could benefit from stronger consumer protections that Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s office is starting to ...