Assisted living ‘ignored’ in COVID-19 discussions, expert tells Senate Aging Committee
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 22, 2020
Although assisted living communities are home to residents who “are completely just as vulnerable” as nursing home residents to COVID-19, “we sort of tend to ignore them in these situations” because...
Provider groups dispute judge’s claim that senior living is unsafe during pandemic
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 31, 2020
A provider organization in Texas is educating residents, families and the general public about the relative safety of senior living communities and nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic after a public...
President signs CARES Act with $2.2 trillion in COVID-19 relief, extends national shutdown to April 30
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 30, 2020
President Trump on Sunday extended the voluntary national shutdown related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) until April 30. The move followed his signing of the the $2.2 trillion “Coronavirus Aid,...
Capital Senior Living still has ‘going concern’ concerns
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 10, 2020
Occupancy challenges brought on by the coronavirus pandemic continue to raise “substantial doubt” about Capital Senior Living’s “ability to continue as a going concern,” the company said in a...
Sabra: Consumer ‘pandemic fatigue’ hurting senior living occupancy
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 09, 2020
Operating during the coronavirus pandemic has become the “new normal” for senior housing providers, with infection control protocols and restrictions that can be adapted based on local and state regulations...
Capital Senior Living incurs $1.4 million in COVID costs in third quarter
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 06, 2020
Capital Senior Living said it incurred approximately $1.4 million in COVID-related costs in the third quarter, making its 2020 COVID-related cost total to date $4.6 million. Total operating expenses for...
Despite record-setting occupancy drop, pandemic could offer ‘silver lining’ for senior living, NIC...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 16, 2020
Independent living and assisted living communities saw their largest occupancy drops on record in the third quarter of 2020, according to data released Thursday by the National Investment Center for Seniors...
Despite headlines, GAO report does not portend major changes for assisted living, industry leaders say
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 13, 2018
Some assisted living community operators understandably were concerned in February after the Government Accountability Office released a report about federal oversight of assisted living services offered...
Ventas ‘killed a lot of brain cells’ devising Brookdale lease restructuring, CEO says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 30, 2018
Real estate investment trust Ventas has agreed to restructure its Brookdale Senior Living leases “to give Brookdale support and stability while it executes its operational turnaround under its new...
Memory care ‘fiercest’ area of competition for Five Star, CEO says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 22, 2018
Memory care has been the “fiercest” area of competition in private-pay senior living over the past year, Five Star Senior Living President and CEO Bruce Mackey said Wednesday during a fourth...