Report: Sunrise drops $30 million lawsuit alleging discrimination in zoning
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 17, 2020
Sunrise Senior Living reportedly is dropping the $30 million lawsuit it filed in July against the the town council of Vienna, VA, alleging that the body discriminated against older adults and people with...
New Coronavirus Briefing e-newsletter shares content from McKnight’s and sister brands
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 17, 2020
To keep business leaders informed of developments related to the pandemic, Haymarket Media, the global business information company that is the parent company of McKnight’s Senior Living and McKnight’s...
People in the news, March 17
Mar 17, 2020
Appointments and promotions at Carolina Meadows, Masonic Villages, Methodist Retirement Communities, Youngstown Area Jewish Federation and more.
Federal government ‘in second inning’ of coronavirus relief, official says
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 16, 2020
The federal government is “in the second inning” of providing relief related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Treasury Sec. Steven Mnuchin said at a Saturday press conference. Here’s the...
CDC protocol, prioritization of senior living needed, Argentum tells federal government
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 16, 2020
The federal government should clarify protocols that assisted living communities and states should take when residents have symptoms of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and should take other steps to...
COVID-19 will be topic of bonus McKnight’s Online Expo session Thursday
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 16, 2020
A sixth session, “Understanding and addressing COVID-19,” has been added to the McKnight’s Spring Online Expo line-up of free webinars. The one-hour webinar will be offered this Thursday at 2:30...
Connected Living app adds coronavirus information
Mar 16, 2020
Connected Living is updating its free public app to provide real-time updates about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to senior living staff members, residents and families. It will include information...
Affinity COVID-19 response efforts include a place to stay for at-risk staff
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 13, 2020
Affinity Living Group is closing its more than 160 communities to all visitors and vendors to protect the health of its more than 7,000 residents as U.S. cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) proliferate....
Provider takes EEOC findings ‘very seriously,’ agrees to pay $450,000, train employees, to settle...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 13, 2020
A Washington state senior living operator said it has taken several steps to reinforce a core value of the company, that all people should be treated with dignity and respect, after an employee accused...
Invesque seeks to divest non-core assets, create efficiencies in 2020
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 13, 2020
Invesque plans to “opportunistically divest non-core assets and redeploy capital with our preferred partners” in 2020, Chairman and CEO Scott White said Thursday. The healthcare real estate company...