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Focus on Senior Living and Retirement

A report from the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services found that nursing homes are falsely diagnosing patients with schizophrenia to administer sedation drugs. (Depositphotos)
Mar 19, 2026

Nursing homes falsely label patients schizophrenic to sedate them, OIG says

A report found that U.S. nursing homes falsely diagnose schizophrenia to mask antipsychotic drug use in dementia patients, compromising care.

Area senior living communities weave technology into resident’s daily lives as a way to help support their care as well as their ability to connect with others. (Submitted photo)
Mar 19, 2026

Senior living communities use AI, tech to help with care, engagement

Maryland retirement communities are using apps, telemedicine and AI to improve seniors' health, safety and social connections.

For a variety of reasons, more seniors are caring for their partners with long-term health challenges, according to a 2025 report from the National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP. (Depositphotos)
Mar 18, 2026

Why more seniors are being asked to care for their partners — alone

Senior spouses increasingly provide full-time care for partners facing financial, emotional and physical challenges as lifespans lengthen.

A partnership between Assisted Rehab Inc. and Springwell Senior Living is bringing onsite rehabilitation services to its residents at the Mount Washington community. (Submitted photo)
Mar 17, 2026

New partnership brings onsite rehab therapy to Baltimore senior campus

Springwell Senior Living is partnering with Assisted Rehab to provide onsite physical, occupational and speech therapy at its Mount Washington community in Baltimore.

The Brightview Homeland project has begun with demolition and clearing of the site next to the Notre Dame of Maryland University campus. When completed in 2028, it will be a combination of 170 independent living, assisted living and memory care residences. (Submitted photo)
Mar 13, 2026

Project integrating higher education and senior living gets underway in MD

Brightview Homeland, a senior living community, will open in 2028 next to Notre Dame of Maryland University's Baltimore campus integrating seniors and students.

Michael Davis was named to lead T. Rowe Price's new Global Retirement Strategy Team, which deepens the firm's relationship with retirement clients. (Submitted photo)
Feb 29, 2024

Q&A: Michael Davis leading new T. Rowe Price team focused on retirement

Michael Davis was chosen to lead T. Rowe Price's new Global Retirement Strategy Team focusing on deepening the firm’s relationship with retirement clients.

Carmel Roques, secretary of the Maryland Department of Aging, is drawing on her extensive experience in aging services to lead the Longevity Ready Maryland Initiative that aims to recalibrate societal perspectives on aging. (The Daily Record file photo)
Feb 27, 2024

Longevity Ready Maryland aims to provide a blueprint for aging

Sixteen percent of Marylanders are over the age of 65, and that number will continue to grow.

Lutheran Social Ministries of Maryland has implemented a variety of measures to reduce the carbon footprint at many of their facilities. Some of those improvements include installing solar panels. (Submitted photo)
Feb 27, 2024

Maryland senior living communities working to go green

Many senior communities in Maryland are taking steps to become more sustainable and climate-friendly.

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Feb 26, 2024

Peabody musicians-in-residence program enriches lives of seniors, musicians alike

Student musicians are living in Baltimore-area retirement communities through the Peabody Institute’s musician-in-residence program.