FCC program expansion could ease Internet access for 6.4 million seniors
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 03, 2016
The Federal Communications Commission’s March 31 decision to expand its Lifeline program could help 6.4 million low-income seniors afford Internet access, according to one organization.
People in the news, June 11
By
Mallory Hackett
Jun 11, 2019
Appointments at Benchmark, Cadence Living, Capital One Healthcare, Collington, Fishman & Associates, GuideOne Insurance, Harrison Street, Integral Senior Living, LifeSpire of Virginia, Oakmont Senior Living,...
People in the news, Jan. 16
Jan 16, 2018
Promotions and appointments at Harmony Senior Services, Landmark Connect, LCS, Legend Senior Living, Regions Bank, Richfield Living and University Village.
Granger Cobb Institute Director Nancy Swanger, PhD, discusses building bridges to the future
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 27, 2023
Nancy Swanger, PhD, is the founding director of the Granger Cobb Institute for Senior Living and an associate professor in the School of Hospitality Business Management in the Carson College of Business...
Atria to acquire Holiday, Welltower to buy 86 properties for $1.6 billion
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 21, 2021
Atria Senior Living plans to acquire the management services division of Holiday Retirement as real estate investment trust Welltower acquires 86 Holiday owned and leased senior living communities for...
Building back occupancy will be a balancing act: speakers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 25, 2022
However long it takes, the process of building back occupancy will take new approaches, according to speakers at the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care Spring Conference.
Labor Department issues COVID vaccine requirement for companies with 100 or more employees
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 04, 2021
U.S. companies employing 100 or more workers must develop, implement and enforce a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, unless they adopt a policy requiring employees to choose to either be vaccinated...
Dining robot pilot project finds benefits for senior living employers, staff, residents
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 05, 2022
Faster service, improved employee safety and well-being, and enhanced employee recruitment, retention and morale were among the benefits realized in a 90-day pilot project testing the use of robot servers...
Florida assisted living and nursing home operators say they will avoid potential $1,000-per-day fines and loss of licensure after an appeals court Tuesday handed down a decision that emergency rules requiring...
$60 million lawsuit alleges memory care understaffing, false billing
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 11, 2017
Forty-five senior living communities in North Carolina have defrauded the state and federal governments of more than $60 million by submitting claims for personal care services that, based on staffing...