Category Archives: Industry

Jul 02 2018

INALA

New Medicare Card Mailing Update

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services started mailing new Medicare cards to people with Medicare who live in Wave 3 states: Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Wisconsin. They continue to mail new cards to people who live ...

Apr 30 2018

INALA

Those Pesky Geese!

It only takes a few years for a pair of Canadian geese to become 50 to 100 birds. Some people enjoy watching geese, others find geese and their dropping a nuisance. Geese readily establish nesting areas in places where people congregate and during the nesting season (March-June), they lose their fea...

Mar 14 2018

INALA

Moving Past Sticker Shock: The Good News about Assisted Living Costs

You have found the most perfect assisted living facility for mom. It has all the bells and whistles you want, you’ve come to terms with the price, and you know you (or your mom) can pay it. But… you start to worry. You recall 2008 when gas jumped to $4 a gallon –a $2 increase […]

May 11 2016

INALA

Training Curriculum: Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias

HRSA has released a Training Curriculum: Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias. With 16 core modules and four supplemental training modules for the primary care workforce, it is designed to help providers address caregiver needs as well as gain an understanding about dementia care. If your respo...

May 11 2016

INALA

Mainstream retools, says old strategy ‘broke down.’

For more than a decade, Zeke Turner built a reputation as a whirling dervish in the nursing-home business, building scores of senior-care facilities and vowing to shake up an industry he said had become tired and complacent. Read the full story.

May 11 2016

INALA

Larry Cohen of Capital Senior Living National Honoree

Larry Cohen of Capital Senior Living was the National Honoree at the 2018 Alzheimer’s Association Brain Ball. He dedicated the award to the caregivers of Capital Senior Living. See Larry’s video about what the award means to him.

May 11 2016

INALA

Hepatitis A outbreak spreads from Kentucky to Southern Indiana to Central Indiana

The hepatitis A outbreak that spread from Kentucky to southern Indiana has reached the Indianapolis area with a few Central Indiana cases included in the 77 cases confirmed this year. Read full story here.

Mar 31 2016

INALA

Your Need-to-Know Alzheimer’s Statistics: State of Indiana

Alzheimer’s takes a devastating toll – currently, over 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, making it the 6th leading cause of death in the United States. View the below infographic for insight on the impact of Alzheimer’s in the state of Indiana. To view ...