The “unique” nature of assisted living has kept it off the national agenda over the years due to a lack of understanding of the sector by federal agencies and lawmakers. Efforts by state lawmakers and ...

Advocates for the elderly in Minnesota are drafting legislation that aims to address "no lift" or "no touch" policies at assisted living facilities, which instruct staff to not touch an elderly ...

Kathleen Lynch Moncata learned the limitations of assisted living the hard way: through tragic personal experience. The elder law attorney’s mother-in-law, Rose Moncata, fell in the middle of the ...

FALL RIVER — Stricter rules and an increase in facility inspections may be on the horizon for all assisted living centers in the city. In the wake of the devastating July 13 fire that ripped through ...

The increasing age of residents along with the growing medical complexity they bring is making it necessary for assisted living providers to offer some degree of care coordination, according to ...