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Brookdale, the nation's leading operator of assisted living homes, uses an algorithm to set staffing levels at facilities. Managers have warned the system leaves senior homes dangerously short-staffed. Latest in our Memory Inc series: wapo.st/3voaVMU w/ Christopher Rowland

A vital The Washington Post editorial on dangerous neglect in assisted living, based on our findings about deadly walkaway deaths in assisted living.

The dementia crisis is here. Better training can’t wait. wapo.st/3NA11NS

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State law makes a difference for residents of assisted-living facilities. One study, for instance, showed a 6% decrease in dementia patients' risk of hospitalization each month when states started mandating staff-to-resident ratios.

A look at how those laws vary across states.

WaPo weighs in today with a disturbing & exhaustive look at hundreds of deaths in assisted living facilities across the nation. The investigative team, led by Christopher Rowland & Steven Rich & colleagues, analyzed 160,000 state inspection reports. washingtonpost.com/business/inter…

Exclusive: Over the last five years, more than 2,000 people have wandered away from assisted-living and dementia-care units or been left unattended outside, according to an exhaustive search by The Washington Post.

Nearly 100 people died — though the exact number is unknowable

After seeing video of a 97 yo woman freezing to death while banging on the locked doors of her upscale assisted living home, I needed to understand why no one came to help. What Christopher Rowland and I found is troubling: A $34B industry rampant with neglect
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