Labor Department tells senior living operator that sales employees are nonexempt, deserve back wages
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 23, 2019
The operator of a Tennessee senior living community agreed to pay $81,008 in back wages and liquidated damages after the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division said the community’s sales...
Wage pressure continues
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 07, 2016
Two events that occurred in the past week are helping to ensure that staffing issues remain a top challenge for the senior living industry.
Lack of medication leads to death of resident with dementia, lawsuit maintains
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 30, 2017
Staff members at a Florida senior living community failed to give medication to a resident with Alzheimer’s disease for eight days, which ultimately led to her death, the woman’s daughter maintains...
2 dead, 1 injured in senior living shooting
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 24, 2016
A domestic dispute appears to have spilled into the workplace, resulting in the shooting deaths of two senior living community employees and the injury of another in Ohio.
New Merrill Gardens President Tana Gall shares plans, insights as company grows with Blue Harbor acquisition
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 20, 2019
As Tana Gall takes the reins at Merrill Gardens, she shares her thoughts and plans related to the future of the company and the senior living industry.
Five Star CEO says expansions, acquisitions on to-do list
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 02, 2016
The day after Five Star Quality Care received a critical letter from two investors, President and CEO Bruce Mackey told those listening to an earnings call that the interests of the company’s board...
Atria credits 98 percent employee COVID vaccination rate in part to mandate as operators take various...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Lois A. Bowers
May 07, 2021
Atria Senior Living announced a 98% COVID-19 vaccination rate among its almost 10,000 staff members on Thursday, crediting an employee mandate, on-site clinics and its Sleeve-Up initiative. The announcement...
HCP sets a course for the future as it reduces exposure to Brookdale
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 04, 2018
It may be several years before demand catches up with supply in senior housing, but HCP expects to outperform the competition through five major initiatives, Executive Vice President and Chief Investment...
Assisted, independent living ‘critical part’ of Ensign’s success in fourth quarter,...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 12, 2018
The Ensign Group saw the highest adjusted earnings per share in its history in the fourth quarter of 2017, and assisted living and independent living had much to do with it, Ensign President, CEO and Director...
NorthStar investor calls plans ‘farcical’
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 22, 2016
NorthStar Asset Management Group’s March 21 announcement that its board of directors had formed a special committee to consider ways to regain value for shareholders has been met with skepticism...