Nina Chamlou is a writer, interviewer and storyteller from Portland, Oregon. She covers technology, healthcare, psychology, mental health and social justice issues. Her motto is that useful info ...

At Austin House in Cottonwood, there was little time for introductions. So when caregiver Susan Severe met her newest resident in the winter of 2021, a co-worker simply told her, "He's not nice." She ...

Throughout 2023, The Arizona Republic published a series of investigative stories revealing just how broken Arizona's long-term care and residential facilities system is. Arizonans responded with ...

The latest ValuePenguin study finds just 16 states provide four or more nurse staffing hours per resident daily despite higher federal recommendations. Three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, staffing ...

The new rules follow a yearlong series of stories by The Arizona Republic exposing widespread violence in assisted living facilities.

PHOENIX — Arizona ranks in the middle of the pack for senior health. The state ranks 23rd best in the United Health Foundation’s rankings for people over the age of 65. That’s down from 18th place ...

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is seeking an immediate takeover of the troubled Heritage Village assisted living facility in Mesa, alleging that its current owners and managers endangered ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Dozens of families are left scrambling this Thanksgiving weekend after a senior living facility informed them their loved ones must move out soon, which means finding movers and a ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Valley families are left scrambling this Thanksgiving week after a senior living facility lost its license to treat people in assisting living and memory care. People with loved ...

An independent living operator has found a new way to differentiate itself in the market — by partnering with a winery on a private-label wine.

Nearly one-quarter of Arizona’s medical marijuana licenses are held by individuals over 60. Yet the right to be administered marijuana and marijuana-derived medicines in Arizona’s assisted living ...

Jennifer Wirth is a professional writer and SEO specialist with a focus on health, wellness, parenting and beauty. She holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering and is passionate about ...