Sunrise Senior Living extends brand with Sunrise Villa communities
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 01, 2017
McLean, VA-based Sunrise Senior Living has rebranded seven of its urban California communities under the name of a new brand extension, Sunrise Villa, the company announced Monday.
AHCA/NCAL Silver Quality Award assisted living recipients triple from last year
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 10, 2017
Twenty-seven assisted living communities have earned the 2017 Silver – Achievement in Quality Award this year from the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living. That’s...
Caregiver arrested for moving resident bed away from call cord
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 29, 2017
A caregiver at a Georgia senior living community has been charged with reckless conduct after she allegedly moved the bed of a resident with dementia away from his call cord so he could not use it to request...
$2.5 million class action lawsuit settlement involving senior living payment practices receives initial...
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 08, 2017
A $2.5 million settlement of a class action lawsuit alleging that a senior living operator violated state law by allegedly requiring employees to accept their final wages via ATM cards and blank checks...
Senior living resident won’t be charged in death of fellow resident
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 03, 2017
A 77-year-old resident of a Virginia assisted living community will not be indicted for an incident that resulted in the death of a fellow resident, state authorities have announced.
Eversound expands to 18 states; further growth planned
Dec 12, 2016
Senior living communities in 18 states now are using Eversound wireless group listening technology, according to the company’s co-founder and CEO.
Police investigate senior living resident assault, death
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 16, 2016
Police in Alexandria, VA, are investigating an assault at a senior living community that resulted in the death of a resident. The alleged attacker also reportedly was a resident.
254 senior living communities named ‘Caring Stars’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 15, 2016
Caring.com has released its list of “Caring Stars 2017,” and 254 senior living communities made the cut. Sixty-seven communities also have been named “Caring Super Stars” for having...
NIC launches new data initiative
Feb 10, 2016
The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care has launched a new initiative to track and report aggregated data on seniors housing actual rents using a standard file format with standard field...
ASHA launches consumer campaign
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 28, 2016
The American Seniors Housing Association has launched a new consumer campaign, “Where You Live Matters,” designed to educate older adults and their families about housing options to help them...