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What $11K a Month Gets You
in Assisted Living: Very Little

longform

May 11, 2025 9:30 AM CDT

What $11K a Month Gets You in Assisted Living: Very Little

Writer recounts how premium prices didn't get her father a premium experience

(Newser) - When Laura Fraser and her sisters determined their 96-year-old father needed to move into assisted living, they found a place that was "good on paper." It was near family, he'd have a private room with a mountain view, and it "seemed nice." A room...

ALF Probe Examines 'the Rock We Don't Want to Look Under

Alarming Issue at Homes
for Seniors: Fatal Wanderings

LONGFORM

Dec 25, 2023 4:55 PM CST

Alarming Issue at Homes for Seniors: Fatal Wanderings

'Washington Post' counts near 100 deaths at assisted-living facilities

(Newser) - Living in an assisted-living facility isn't cheap, running an average of $6,000 a month, but families are willing to pay that to ensure their loved ones are well cared for and safe. That safety part is now under scrutiny, however, after a Washington Post investigation that has found...

Lawsuit: Woman, 97,
Froze to Death in View of
Facility's Security Cameras

Jan 26, 2023 12:15 PM CST

Lawsuit: Woman, 97, Froze to Death in View of Facility's Security Cameras

Her body wasn't found until more than 5 hours after she wandered outside, lawsuit says

(Newser) - The family of Mary Jo Staub paid $1,500 extra for heightened care for the 97-year-old at an assisted living facility in Colorado, a lawsuit states. But despite a warning to staff from one of her daughters that she was confused and hallucinating, she froze to death in full view...

Elderly Couple
Escapes Facility
Thanks to Morse
Code Skills

Elderly Couple Escapes Facility Thanks to Morse Code Skills

Husband and wife with dementia, Alzheimer's were found on street 2 blocks from assisted living unit

(Newser) - On March 2, someone spotted an elderly man and woman wandering the streets of Lebanon, Tenn., and it was soon determined they'd somehow escaped the memory unit of their assisted living facility. Once the pair—a husband and wife who have dementia and Alzheimer's—were safely returned, curious...

Cops: Woman, 92, Killed Son Over Move to Nursing Home

Cops: Son Wanted Her in
Assisted Living. She Killed Him

Jul 4, 2018 6:19 AM CDT

Cops: Son Wanted Her in Assisted Living. She Killed Him

92-year-old Anna Blessing allegedly hid pistols in her robe

(Newser) - A 92-year-old Arizona woman who didn't want to move to a nursing home might be spending the rest of her days in prison instead. Police say Anna Blessing told them she had been contemplating her 72-year-old son's plans to put her in assisted living for several days before...

Big Problem:
Explicit Photos
of Nursing Home
Residents

investigation

Dec 21, 2015 2:30 PM CST

Big Problem: Explicit Photos of Nursing Home Residents

Social media may be contributing to a rise in cases

(Newser) - An elderly nursing home resident sits on a toilet with her pants below her knees. A 97-year-old woman is struck lightly in the face with a nylon strap by a nursing home assistant as the woman cries out, "Don't!" Elderly residents of a care facility are coached...

The Truth Behind
Assisted Living

'sadness beyond words'

Jul 14, 2012 4:15 PM CDT

The Truth Behind Assisted Living

Martin Bayne describes the loneliness of watching friends die

(Newser) - Life in assisted living facilities is more sad, existential, and draconian than most of us care to realize, writes Martin Bayne in the Washington Post . An eight-year veteran of assisted living, 62-year-old Bayne is wheelchair-bound with young-onset Parkinson’s disease. But the former journalist can write achingly about his experiences:...