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New Assisted Living Survey Shows Safety And Quality As Top Needs

June 17th, 2009 · No Comments

According to a recent national survey, assisted living remains enormously popular among seniors and their families  despite the challenging economic environment.  The 2009 Overview of Assisted Living, a comprehensive measure of the state of the industry conducted by the leading senior living associations, shows occupancy rates in 2009 are nearly 95 percent, only a […]

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Tags: Alzheimer's Care · Assisted Living · Assisted Living Facilities

Trilogy Health Services Break Ground On Expansion In Southwest Ohio

May 6th, 2009 · No Comments

Trilogy Health Services celebrated last month the ground breaking on the construction of two new health care facilities scheduled to open in Montgomery County in late 2009. The sites are located in Englewood, Ohio and include a health campus offering a full continuum of services and a freestanding memory care facility based upon the […]

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Ecumen Releases Whitepaper Discussing Alzheimer’s & Dementia Care Housing

April 15th, 2009 · No Comments

Ecumen, a senior housing and services provider, recently released a new white paper that provides recommendations to interested parties on developing senior housing for those living with Alzheimer’s and dementia.  The whitepaper, "10 Tips from Ecumen for Developing a Successful Behavioral Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care Program for Senior Housing", outlines the lessons learned by Ecumen […]

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Intel And General Electric Announce Partnership For Home Health Market

April 14th, 2009 · No Comments

In an move to address the growing needs of in-home health care and monitoring, Intel and General Electric (GE) recently announced that they are forming an alliance to market and develop home-based health technologies that will help seniors live independently and patients with chronic conditions manage their care from the comfort of their home or […]

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Tags: Alzheimer's Care · Long Term Care · Senior Housing Communities · Senior Living · independent living

CJE SeniorLife Brings New Jewish Sponsored CCRC to Chicago Area

March 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment

CJE SeniorLife, in partnership with the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago/Jewish United Fund, recently announced: Karmel, the first Jewish-sponsored continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in the Chicago area, with plans to open in 2012.  The full continuum of care community, to be located on the present Weinberg Community for Senior Living property in Deerfield, Illinois […]

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Tags: Alzheimer's Care · CCRCs · Environmentally Friendly Development · Senior Housing Architecture · Senior Housing Communities · Senior Housing Developers

House Passes ALFA-Supported National Silver Alert Bill

February 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

Last week the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation this week supported by the Assisted Living Federation of America to help law enforcement quickly locate missing seniors.  The National Silver Alert Act (H.R. 632), authored by Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) creates a voluntary national system to search for missing seniors patterned on the Amber Alert […]

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Tags: Alzheimer's Care · Senior Living · dementia care

Arveda Assisted Living Residences in Texas Completed

October 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Arveda Alzheimer’s Family Care, LLC, an Austin-based company that specializes in operating assisted-living residences, announces that its Buda and Austin residences are near completion and are now accepting reservations.  The Buda and Austin residences will offer the most attentive and state-of-the-art care available in the Austin area. They will follow the “social model” of care, […]

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MetLife Mature Market Institute Releases New Publications on Long-Term Care

October 26th, 2008 · No Comments

The MetLife Mature Market Institute(R) released a number of new long-term care and care giving publications in advance of Long-Term Care Awareness month in November. Helpful Hints, produced in conjunction with the National Alliance for Caregiving, are two-page informational bulletins that contain tips and advice for older Americans and for those caring for aging friends […]

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Ecumen Expands in Minnesota with Alzheimer’s Care Center

October 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Aging services provider Ecumen, one of the country’s largest non-profit senior housing companies, has broken ground on a new senior living development in Apple Valley for people living with the challenges of Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia. The $3.7 million memory care expansion at The Centennial House of Apple Valley, located at 14625 Pennock Avenue, is […]

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