$125,000 NIC study will assess demand for middle-market seniors housing
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 11, 2017
The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care is spending $125,000 to study the demand for middle-market seniors housing, the organization formally announced Monday. NIC CEO Robert G. Kramer...
Alligator attack suspected in senior living resident death
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 02, 2016
A South Carolina senior living community resident has died after apparently being attacked by an alligator. And the incident is not the first one in the United States this year involving a senior living...
Despite headlines, GAO report does not portend major changes for assisted living, industry leaders say
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 13, 2018
Some assisted living community operators understandably were concerned in February after the Government Accountability Office released a report about federal oversight of assisted living services offered...
DOJ: New task force efforts not limited to nursing homes
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 30, 2016
The 10 regional Elder Justice Task Forces announced by the Department of Justice on March 30 will focus on pursuing nursing homes that provide “grossly substandard” care to their residents,...
Report suggests ways to increase staff retention, productivity
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Lois A. Bowers
Dec 08, 2016
A new report released Thursday by the University of California, San Francisco, Health Workforce Research Center on Long-Term Care shares several steps that senior living organizations can take to try to...
States increasing regulatory requirements for assisted living, report says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 04, 2017
States gradually are increasing their oversight of assisted living communities, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Center for Assisted Living.
Brookdale woes drag down HCP portfolio performance
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 01, 2017
Brookdale Senior Living properties negatively affected the performance of HCP’s senior housing operating portfolio in the second quarter as the country’s largest senior living operator experienced...
Assisted living CEOs, administrators see pay increases in 2016
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 23, 2017
Assisted living CEOs/presidents and administrators both saw salary increases in 2016, but one of the positions experienced a greater increase, on average, according the 19th annual “Assisted Living...
Nursing Home Compare-like site for assisted living to launch next month
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 25, 2017
A new national database launching in October has the goal of making it easier for assisted living operators and capital providers to search for and compare communities from across the country.
McKnight’s Senior Living is a finalist for 4 ASBPE Awards
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 12, 2018
McKnight’s Senior Living is a finalist for four journalism awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors, the organization announced Thursday.