New law requires training to prevent LGBT discrimination in assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 07, 2018
Workers at assisted living communities in Massachusetts will be required to undergo training on the prevention and elimination of discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity under a...
12 weeks of bereavement leave may be on tap for New York workers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 03, 2018
New York employers would be required to give all employees 12 weeks of paid time off if a close relative dies, under a bipartisan bill awaiting Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s signature.
Independent living administrators in CCRCs see 1.43% salary increase, survey reveals
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 18, 2018
Independent lining administrators in CCRCs saw an average pay increase of 1.43% in 2018, according to the “Continuing Care Retirement Community Salary & Benefits Report 2018-2019” issued by...
Weather not a major factor in retirement happiness, rankings suggest
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 13, 2018
Financial security and a sense of community may be more important to satisfaction in retirement than factors such as weather, say the experts behind new rankings released Thursday.
LCS closes on $300 million equity seniors housing programmatic joint venture
Jul 13, 2018
Des Moines, IA-based LCS says it has closed on a $300 million equity seniors housing programmatic joint venture that will acquire and develop senior living communities.
Dementia care managers in CCRCs see 2.75% bump in pay, survey says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 12, 2018
Memory care unit managers in continuing care retirement communities, also known as life plan communities, saw an average pay increase of 2.75% in 2018, according to the “Continuing Care Retirement...
Former American Senior Communities vendor sentenced in fraud case
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 11, 2018
The fifth and last defendant was sentenced Tuesday for his role in the $19.4 million fraud, kickback and money-laundering scheme that previously led to prison terms for four others associated with American...
Two more sentenced in American Senior Communities fraud scheme
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 10, 2018
Two more defendants were sentenced Monday for their roles in a $19.4 million fraud, kickback and money-laundering scheme that previously led to prison terms for two former American Senior Communities executives.
Provider groups call for immediate implementation of RAISE Family Caregivers Act
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 06, 2018
The American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living, LeadingAge and 72 other national organizations, in a June 28 letter, urged Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to begin...
Greenspring plows through blizzard
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 28, 2016
Much of the Northeast is now recovering from record snowfall, but during the storm, more than 200 staff members at one CCRC stayed overnight to support the more than 2,000 residents on campus.