From the Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA): Older adults with abnormal sleep patterns, whether it’s too much sleep, too little sleep, or restless sleep, have an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease, according to three new studies. The first study, which utilized participants in the…
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World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Today is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Unfortunately, we live in a world where those who are vulnerable are at risk for being taken advantage of – young and old. It’s not right, so today we, along with thousands of providers, doctors, home health agencies,…
Resident at Excelsior Place Announced as Finalist in ALFA Senior Living Art Showcase
Liz Buxton, a resident of Excelsior Place Assisted Living, has been declared a finalist in the Assisted Living Federation of America’s (ALFA) premier art competition for senior living residents, the ALFA Senior Living Art Showcase. Liz’s artwork, titled “Birch Trees”, was chosen out of a…
National Alzheimer’s Plan Now Includes Assisted Living
Post from the Assisted Living Federation of America: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Serves (HHS) has released its first draft plan outlining its intended actions against Alzheimer’s disease. Due to ALFA’s advocacy efforts in response to the initial framework, the draft plan includes references toassisted living communities. The…
Comment Period Opens for U.S. Alzheimer’s Plan
From the Wisconsin Assisted Living Association (WALA) via ALFA. Welcome Home is a member of WALA. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released an initial framework for a national plan addressing Alzheimer’s disease. The framework tackles the problem from different angles and…
Legends at Heritage Place adds “Legends Academy”
October is here and The Legends at Heritage Place is excited about one of their upcoming events for the month. Called “Legends Academy”, their new educational program is focused on providing useful information to family and friends who know someone with memory loss. “This has been a…
ALFA Voices Concerns with Proposed CMS Rule
The Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA), has written a letter expressing its concerns with regulation proposed last April by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. If the rule remains unchanged, ALFA fears that many currently eligible senior living residents will be denied assistance…
Tons of stuff going on!
First and foremost, I want to thank everyone who came out to see me speak with a good friend of mine at the Assisted Living Federation of America conference and expo last week in Orlando. I was incredibly nervous, but I calmed once I saw a…
Fighting Ageism in America
We recently returned from the Assisted Living Federation of America conference and there was a common theme we would like to share. In today’s society, there seems to be a lot of “ageism” out there. Ageism is defined as discrimination against people on the grounds of…
Senior Living Professionals Gather at ALFA’s Conference & Expo
Welcome Home joined with 2,000 conference attendees this week to celebrate senior living’s efforts to fight ageism in America. Following a motivational speech by leadership guru, Steve Farber, attendees visited with exhibitors. All attendees later enjoyed the ALFA Hero Awards Lunch, concurrent sessions and an…