I learned a new term today – the “Silver Tsunami” which has been coined by the Alaska Commission on Aging that refers to the expected influx of seniors and retirees to Alaska, on top of this state’s already rapidly aging population (did…
Assistive technologies and Little Red Dot
It’s always amazing to me how I learn about new things, and meet new people. I stumbled upon a great site through the course of some general surfing around last week – the National University of Singapore, and I noticed…
Frasier Meadows construction in Boulder
It looks like Frasier Meadows retirement community in Boulder, Colorado is doing some pretty substantial construction! A friend of mine was in Boulder yesterday and took this photo from his I-Phone, and sent it to me (Technology never ceases to…
Eco-friendly assisted living
Every day I seem to learn something new about the Assisted Living industry – which is great, since, at times, I do wonder if I have seen or heard it all. This week, I learned that there is such a…
Maine cuts funding to assisted living
The Maine state Department of Health and Human Services cut funding to about 120 assisted living facilities that provide care for 4,000 residents. The funding “was being paid to assisted living facilities’ operators to ensure that residents with illnesses would…
Upscale Assisted Living
There are a lot of wealthy seniors out there, which is driving a new segment of the assisted living industry – upscale assisted living. These fancy facilities could be confused with a high-end country club – often times having their…
Losing your license
Almost daily now I see news articles about assisted living facilities being shut down or losing their license. Just today Florida regulators have shut down an assisted living facility that allegedly failed to report injuries and or notice a missing…
Assisted Living For Nudists?
The days of the old stereotype of assisted living and nursing homes seems to be coming to a close. With the “hip” baby boomers of the 60’s reaching retirement age, I think we are on the verge of seeing many…
How our national drug problem affects assisted living
I was amazed to read today in an article from a central Florida news station (article: http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2008/2/6/possible_copper_thieves.html) about an assisted living facility having it’s fire protection system raided by thieves for the copper wiring. “That means firefighters won’t have access…
Assisted Living resident turns 107
I am reading an article in the gazettextra.com out of Janesville, Wisconsin, about Lillian Greenman, a resident at Liberty Hall at Mercy Assisted Living in Janesville. She is turning 107, and looks like she is still in great shape. I…
