Life and Death in Assisted Living
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Elderly, At Risk and Haphazardly Protected
A ProPublica and FRONTLINE examination of the multibillion-dollar assisted living industry reveals a mishmash of minimal state regulation and no involvement by federal officials.
October 29, 2013
The Deaths and Disappearance that Haunt Assisted Living
These three deaths, an alleged sexual assault, and a senior's disappearance, are among the more than two dozen cases of questionable care uncovered by FRONTLINE and ProPublica at the nation's largest assisted living provider.
August 1, 2013
Life and Death in Assisted Living: "Close the Back Door"
Potentially lethal bed sores were spreading across Joan Boice's body, and Emerald Hills workers were trying to improvise help.
August 1, 2013
Emeritus Note to Staff: Send. Forward. Oops.
In a passionate call to arms mistakenly sent to ProPublica, an Emeritus spokesman calls on employees to take to the web to blunt any negative impact from FRONTLINE and ProPublica's investigation into the assisted living industry.
July 31, 2013
Life & Death in Assisted Living: "A Sinking Ship"
Joan Boice had spent just 19 days in a California assisted living facility when she developed a pressure ulcer on her foot.
July 31, 2013
Is Assisted Living Safe for Your Parents? - Live Chat Transcript
Join us for a live chat about “Life and Death in Assisted Living” with the filmmakers, Eric Boice and Cheryl Morgan. Our guest questioner is Richard Eisenberg, a senior editor at Next Avenue.
July 30, 2013
Have a Tip To Share About Assisted Living?
Have you ever worked in the assisted living or sent a loved one to stay in an assisted living facility? If so, FRONTLINE and ProPublica want to hear from you.
July 30, 2013
Seven Questions To Ask When Searching for Assisted Living
In most states, it can be simpler to search for restaurant reviews on Yelp than it is to locate ratings and reviews for a local assisted living facility.
July 30, 2013
Catherine Hawes: Assisted Living is a "Ticking Time Bomb"
Unless reforms are made, the assisted living industry is on course for a surge in preventable deaths, warns an expert on aging and long-term care at Texas A&M University.
July 30, 2013
Granger Cobb: At Emeritus, Care and Safety Outweigh Profits
“If we can’t adequately care for the resident, we shouldn’t have them," says the president and CEO of the nation's largest assisted living provider.
July 30, 2013
Mark Parkinson: Assisted Living Regulation is No "Panacea"
The free market, not regulation, will have the greatest influence on safety and quality of care in assisted living, says the president and CEO of the American Health Care Association.
July 30, 2013
Patricia McGinnis: Get the For-Profit Model Out of Senior Care
The for-profit model in assisted living offers little, if any hope, for better quality care, says the executive director of California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform.
July 30, 2013