Anthem making progress under LTC Properties’ watchful eye
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 11, 2018
Anthem Memory Care continues to make progress on community occupancy and leadership stability, LTC Properties’ Chairman, President and CEO Wendy Simpson said Thursday during a first-quarter 2018...
Federal effort ‘important first step’ but ‘far short’ of what’s needed to protect seniors against...
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 01, 2020
President Trump’s remark Thursday that seniors are being taken “very special care of” is “false,” and federal government efforts “far short of what’s needed to protect the most vulnerable...
CMS gives states 3 more years to comply with HCBS final rule
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Lois A. Bowers
May 09, 2017
States will have until 2022 to comply with a final rule regarding the provision of home- and community-based services to Medicaid beneficiaries, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Tuesday.
Where the Democratic presidential candidates stand on health insurance and long-term care
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 24, 2019
Should health insurers be required to cover long-term care? A New York Times survey of the Democratic candidates for president uncovers their views.
Brookdale hit with class-action lawsuit claiming understaffing, ADA violations
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 16, 2017
A set of disgruntled residents on Thursday filed what they believe could be the first class-action lawsuit against an assisted living operator to be brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Potential...
The 10 highest-ranking senior living operators in 2016
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Lois A. Bowers
Dec 06, 2016
SeniorAdvisor.com has released its Best of 2017 Awards, honoring those operators that have received high marks on the Austin, TX-based online ratings and reviews site in 2016. See the companies, states...
Vaccine mandates not scaring workers away, Sabra CEO says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 05, 2021
Labor issues are slowing the senior living and care industry’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, but operators should not spend much time worrying that they will lose workers if they implement...
Competition hurts Brookdale in third quarter
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 01, 2016
Misjudging the competition hurt Brookdale Senior Living financially in the third quarter, President and CEO Andy Smith said Tuesday during a third-quarter earnings call.
ADA applies to assisted living, judge says; Brookdale case continues
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 29, 2019
The Americans with Disabilities Act applies to Brookdale Senior Living’s assisted living communities in California, a federal judge ruled Friday in allowing a discrimination case against the country’s...
Good news, bad news on affordable housing front
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 22, 2016
There’s bad news and good news concerning affordable housing in the United States, according to speakers at a Wednesday press conference at which the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies released...