HUD announces $115 million in grants for affordable senior housing projects
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 23, 2024
The federal government has announced the availability of $115 million in grants to develop and improve affordable senior housing for low-income older adults.
Philip Esformes pleads guilty to healthcare fraud, sentenced to time served
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 22, 2024
Former assisted living community and nursing home owner Philip Esformes pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud on Thursday and received a sentence of time served, ending a case the federal government at one...
Brookdale Senior Living CEO: ‘Too soon to tell’ outcome of Senate inquiry
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 22, 2024
Brookdale Senior Living’s leader said Wednesday she is confident in the company’s priorities in the face of growing scrutiny of the industry by the lay media and policymakers.
Approaching retirement, Parkinson takes trip down memory lane, shares insights into road ahead for assisted...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 21, 2024
Mark Parkinson paused briefly Tuesday to reflect on his tenure at the helm of AHCA/NCAL and share his thoughts on what the future holds for assisted living.
People in the news, Feb. 20
Feb 20, 2024
Appointments, promotions and other news at Clearwater Living, Emerald Communities, Health Dimensions Group, LeadingAge Minnesota, Lenbrook, Lutheran Social Ministries of Maryland, Miles & Stockbridge,...
Black and Hispanic older adults in ‘Forgotten Middle’ are ‘worst off’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 16, 2024
Trends in home ownership and equity, income, health and other issues indicate that millions of middle-income Black, Hispanic or rural older adults may not have the financial resources they need to pay...
Alleged worker, prospect discrimination results in lawsuits, penalties for assisted living communities...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 16, 2024
Nine assisted living communities in Georgia and California are facing legal scrutiny over allegations that they discriminated against employees and prospective residents.
Ventas expects ‘unprecedented demand,’ has $300 million senior living pipeline, execs say
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 16, 2024
With expectations of “unprecedented demand” for senior living in 2024 and subsequent years due to the rapidly growing population of older adults, Ventas is actively working on an investment pipeline...
2023 laid groundwork for sustained performance, outsized growth in 2024: Welltower CEO
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 15, 2024
2023 was a year of “solid execution” across the board for Welltower and a record year in capital deployment, laying the groundwork for a sustained level of performance and continued outsized growth...
Senior living leaders ask lawmakers to increase Medicaid reimbursement rates for assisted living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 15, 2024
As assisted living providers struggle to provide services to Medicaid home- and community-based services beneficiaries, industry leaders from two states are asking lawmakers to bump up reimbursement rates...