Sunrise Senior Living Inc., the largest assisted living chain in the United States, faces a delisting from the New York Stock Exchange after missing a deadline to file an earnings report.

A long-term care reference tool released Tuesday takes into account new market forces that are shaping the future of long-term care.

A new House bill introduced Thursday would provide dual eligibles living in assisted living facilities with the same co-pay coverage under Medicare Part D as nursing home residents.

Loan volume in the seniors housing and care sector rose by $20.5 billion in the third quarter of 2007, according to a recent report by the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing and Care Industry. That is a positive sign for the sector as growth has stalled across the housing spectrum.

A new survey of assisted living facilities finds that the vast majority of their residents receive help with their medications from staff members.

Amyloid inhibitors, once considered the secret to preventing Alzheimer's, have been found to be ineffective in the treatment or prevention of the disease, a new study has found. According to senior study author Brian Shoichet, a chemist at the University of California, San Francisco, researchers experimenting with amyloid inhibitors "should stop."

The American Society for Healthcare Environmental Services (ASHES) and the Association for Linen Management (ALM) announced a pricing program for the benefit of members in both organizations. According to the agreement, ALM and ASHES will offer special discounted pricing levels for products and services to members of the other organization. This agreement will allow members of ALM to purchase products and services offered by ASHES at a discounted rate and vise versa.

Alpharma has announced the availability of the Fletcor Patch. The adhesive patch delivers medication directly to the pain site, offering a safe and effective alternative to widely used nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, according to the firm.

The nation's top lawmakers are learning more about new monitoring, personal health record and brain fitness technologies for seniors during a special briefing and demonstration today.Senators from the Special Committee on Aging; the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee; and the Medical Technology Caucus are hosting the event to discuss and explore what type of support is needed to promote technological advances that can help our nation's aging population.

Tanita's PW-630U wheelchair scale is designed to make it easy for residents to get on the scale and be stable. The durable, portable unit is equipped with wheels, allowing caregivers to bring the scale wherever elderly or wheelchair-bound residents are. Other features include body mass index, an integrated thermal printer, memory, recall and RS-232 output so data can be captured electronically.