SBA clarifies how to handle outstanding PPP loans amidst mergers and acquisitions
By
Amy Novotney
Oct 09, 2020
As merger and acquisition activity continues to pick up within senior housing after a significant drop-off during the COVID-19 pandemic’s earliest days, some buyers and sellers have been struggling with...
No men allowed: Operator opens women-only dementia unit
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 26, 2022
Des Moines, IA-based Via Health Services is set to open a women-only dementia unit this month at its Fleur Heights campus in Des Moines. It is the first of its kind for long-term care facilities in the...
Encompass Health CEO: Referrals from elective surgeries are rebounding, but skilled nursing referrals...
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 26, 2021
“Green shoots in the trend of elective procedures” are providing the momentum to return the home healthcare business to near pre-pandemic levels by the second half of this year, Encompass Health CEO...
Supreme Court denies former Assisted Living Concepts CEO’s petition
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 28, 2016
Former Assisted Living Concepts CEO Laurie Bebo cannot challenge in federal court the constitutionality of the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission’s use of an administrative law judge while a proceeding...
Fraud case will proceed at SEC, court rules
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 25, 2015
A former senior living executive must wait until an in-house process at the Securities and Exchange Commission is complete before bringing a constitutional challenge in the fraud case against her, a federal...
Litigation-related expenses increasing for employers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 08, 2024
Employers faced greater litigation — and higher related expenses — last year than the previous year and are likely to face similar issues this year, due to increased regulations, class action suits...
State considers moratorium on nursing home construction, expansion
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 02, 2023
Legislation being considered in Iowa would place a six-month moratorium of the construction and expansion of nursing homes. The bill also would give Medicaid payers more power in recovering funds from...
Big senior living stories of 2022
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2022
Here are some of the major stories that affected senior living providers in 2022.
Senior living providers plan COVID-19 booster clinics in advance of federal recommendations
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 23, 2021
As the senior living industry awaits today’s scheduled vote by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on how to implement COVID-19 booster...
Operators better prepared to manage next pandemic: LTC Properties CEO
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 02, 2020
The senior living and care industry has faced considerable challenges related to COVID-19, but operators now have better tools and a better understanding of how to manage in the pandemic, LTC Properties...