Affordable housing advocates ‘thrilled’ with omnibus provisions
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 01, 2017
An omnibus spending act released Monday by lawmakers “sends a clear message that keeping HUD-assisted homes online is as much as a priority for Congress as it is for the 1.7 million older adult households...
Employees will benefit from bike-sharing program, Atria hopes
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 05, 2017
Atria Senior Living is one of 10 companies sponsoring a new bicycle-sharing program in its headquarters city of Louisville, KY, and the city’s mayor says that the program will play an important role...
Blake Management Group will expand outside of Southeast under joint venture
Oct 05, 2018
Blake Management Group expects to add 10 resort-style senior living communities to its portfolio over the next five years through a new joint venture with LifeCare Properties.
Granger Cobb Institute receives $100,000 pledge
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 05, 2019
Education programs at the Granger Cobb Institute for Senior Living at Washington State University will benefit from a $100,000 donation that Bend, OR-based real estate marketing optimization company G5...
GAO to CMS: Keep a closer eye on HCBS programs during pandemic
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 14, 2021
The General Accounting Office is recommending the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services pay closer scrutiny to temporary changes to home-and-community-based services during public health emergencies...
Technology company unveils monitoring device
By
Meredith Beirne
Aug 13, 2018
JNL Technologies has announced the launch of a wearable Wander Monitoring Transmitter meant to provide discreet protection for residents who need it.
Reducing racial disparities could ease pressure on long-term care: study
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 09, 2016
Pressures on the long-term care delivery system caused by the aging of the population could be offset in part by determining how to reduce disability-related racial disparities that cause blacks to depend...
Ensign Group has another record quarter, despite ongoing pandemic
By
Amy Novotney
Feb 05, 2021
The Ensign Group announced record operating results for the fourth quarter, reporting diluted earnings per share of 82 cents and $3.06 for the quarter and year, respectively.
Senior living prospects undaunted by COVID-19 pandemic: survey
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 11, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has not diminished prospective residents’ interest in moving to a senior living community, with on-site access to care and services and socialization among the main perceived benefits,...
Healthcare, real estate and the Stanley Cup
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 14, 2019
Debra A. Cafaro, chairman and CEO of real estate investment trust Ventas Inc. recently spent a few minutes answering questions for McKnight’s Senior Living about the middle market, sustainability and...