New law requires disclosure of referral relationships
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 24, 2019
A new law in Colorado requires agencies that are paid to refer prospective residents to assisted living communities to disclose to consumers their business relationships with communities and the fact that...
Commonwealth Senior Living to be acquired by Invesque for $340.4 million
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 24, 2019
The agreement includes 20 private-pay senior living communities in two states.
Podiatrist to pay $966,000 for fraudulent assisted living billing
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 22, 2019
An Arizona podiatrist has been sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to pay $965,985 in restitution to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services after he admitted submitting false claims for...
Assisted living licensure a step closer to reality in Minnesota
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 17, 2019
Senior living organizations, regulators and consumer advocates on Tuesday finalized an agreement about licensing assisted living facilities for the first time in Minnesota, completing a two-year process.
Pennsylvania CCRC rebuilding after fatal fire
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 20, 2019
Barclay Friends broke ground this month on a new assisted living and memory care building to replace one that was destroyed in a five-alarm fire in November 2017 in which four residents died.
Survey: Combination independent living / assisted living communities most desirable type of senior housing...
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 16, 2019
Eighty-eight percent of respondents to a recent survey ranked combined independent and assisted living communities (with or without memory care) as a “very desirable” or “extremely desirable” investment.
34 senior living organizations recognized for providing ‘outstanding experience’
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 14, 2019
Thirty-four senior living and care organizations have been recognized as winners in NRC Health’s first Customer Approved Awards and Employee Approved Awards, the healthcare consumer data and content...
Justice Department accuses affordable housing company of access issues at 82 complexes in 12 states
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 13, 2019
A developer, builder and manager of affordable senior housing and other apartment complexes did not comply with the Fair Housing Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act when designing and constructing...
More than 1,000 rally for affordable senior housing
May 09, 2019
More than 1,000 elected officials, policymakers and affordable housing providers and residents showed their support for housing assistance for older adults by attending LeadingAge’s Senior Housing NOW...
Computers increasingly lure older adults to sedentary life, risking health
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 24, 2019
An increasing percentage of Americans aged 65 or more years have been spending time sitting at computers, despite public health messages that such inactivity increases the risk of diabetes, heart disease,...