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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
How “Life and Death in Assisted Living” Was Reported
The investigation took FRONTLINE and ProPublica to seven states over 14 months, and included an examination of more than 100 lawsuits against Emeritus over the last decade.
July 30, 2013
For Assisted Living Industry, a Media Strategy to Thwart Federal Oversight
In a talking points memo, Emeritus, the country's largest assisted living company, seeks to highlight the company's compassion and deride any need for greater regulation out of Washington.
July 30, 2013
Life & Death in Assisted Living: "They're Not Treating Mom Well"
When the ambulance crew arrived, about 8:20 p.m., Joan Boice was in the TV lounge, face-down on the carpet. But no one at the assisted living facility could say precisely how the accident had occurred.
July 30, 2013
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Life and Death in Assisted Living
FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate assisted living in America.
July 30, 2013
Who’s Looking Out for Seniors?
Over the past several years, the assisted living industry has evolved relatively unchecked, with no federal regulation and limited state supervision. And the industry is fighting to keep it that way.
July 29, 2013
Mass Murders Captivated Online User Believed To Be Adam Lanza
Adam Lanza edited Wikipedia mass killer pages, wrote of bullet "fetish" according to authorities.
June 30, 2013
Adam Lanza's Pediatric Records Reveal Growing Anxiety
In September of his eighth-grade year, Adam Lanza was wracked by anxiety, his mother told doctors.
June 29, 2013
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Rape in the Fields
Lowell Bergman investigates the hidden reality of rape on the job for immigrant women working in America’s fields, farms and factories.
June 25, 2013