Report: Labor Department overtime threshold will be $35,000 … Assisted living residents on brink of losing Medicaid benefits … NLRB says nonmember objectors cannot be compelled to pay for union lobbying...
Capital CEO hopes to tune up financial performance with ‘SING’ strategy
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 01, 2019
Capital Senior Living’s strategy to improve the company’s operating performance includes replacing the chief operating officer, hiring a chief revenue officer, eliminating 250 non-caregiver positions...
MatrixCare, PharMerica ink agreement
Feb 28, 2019
Software company MatrixCare announced Wednesday that it has entered into a national pharmacy integration and electronic medication administration record agreement with senior living and long-term care...
Filling up nursing pipeline involves more than just students
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 27, 2019
When Ecumen launched its Ecumen Scholars program in 2015 to expose nursing students to senior living and long-term care through work experiences at Ecumen communities, it soon became apparent that nursing...
Sabra Health Care REIT ponders $1 billion acquisition pipeline
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 26, 2019
Sabra Health Care REIT’s acquisition pipeline has “increased pretty dramatically” and now stands at $1 billion, Chairman and CEO Rick Matros told participants on a Monday fourth-quarter and full-year...
Ensign Group announces changes at the top
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 22, 2019
The Ensign Group will have a new CEO, new president and new board chairman effective May 30, the Mission Viejo, CA-based company announced Thursday.
HR director pleads guilty to embezzling more than $700,000
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 28, 2017
The former director of human resources at an Illinois retirement community has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $700,000 from her employer by making unauthorized charges on two of the community’s...
Hand grenades found at assisted living community
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 27, 2017
Two hand grenades belonging to an assisted living resident in New York caused a scare Friday afternoon when they were discovered by staff members who reported them to the local police.
EEOC lawsuit settled by seniors housing provider for $30,000
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 26, 2017
An Ohio-based seniors housing operator will pay $30,660 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency has announced.
ABHOW, Beacon, be.group to have new name June 1
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 26, 2017
American Baptist Homes of the West, Beacon Communities and be.group collectively will be known as HumanGood effective June 1, the companies announced Friday.