A bill that would require assisted living communities to grant resident requests to install monitoring equipment in their rooms unanimously passed out of the Utah House of Representatives Feb. 12 and has...
Industry repeats call for resources as Congress members ask for assisted living COVID-19 case details
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Lois A. Bowers
May 05, 2020
Industry associations are supporting the transparency requested by three members of Congress who have asked 11 assisted living companies to detail their case counts and strategies related to COVID-19 —...
Sunrise, Holiday, Capital come out on top in new J.D. Power senior living study
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 13, 2018
Sunrise Senior Living, Holiday Retirement and Capital Senior Living had the highest scores in the inaugural study of senior living conducted by J.D. Power, the consumer research company announced Monday.
Nation’s second law for resident cameras in assisted living rooms gets closer
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 20, 2016
Utah could become only the second state to require that assisted living communities grant requests from residents or their representatives to operate or install cameras in resident rooms if a bill being...
‘Misleading’ report tied to federal bill with COVID-19-related requirements for assisted living,...
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 06, 2020
Assisted living communities would be required to report confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19 to federal, state and local health officials, as well as to residents and their families — and would have...
Effort would add ‘residents’ bill of rights’ to Florida constitution
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 22, 2018
The man behind a proposal that would add a “Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facility Residents’ Bill of Rights” to the Florida constitution says it is an effort to “establish a...
Assisted living ‘ignored’ in COVID-19 discussions, expert tells Senate Aging Committee
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Lois A. Bowers
May 22, 2020
Although assisted living communities are home to residents who “are completely just as vulnerable” as nursing home residents to COVID-19, “we sort of tend to ignore them in these situations” because...
Senior living communities see 41% decrease in inquiries due to pandemic
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Lois A. Bowers
May 07, 2020
Senior living communities saw a 41% decrease in inquiries, a 27% decrease in initial tours and a 22% decrease in move-ins in April based on year-over-year averages, according to a new report.
Brookdale hit with class-action lawsuit claiming understaffing, ADA violations
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 16, 2017
A set of disgruntled residents on Thursday filed what they believe could be the first class-action lawsuit against an assisted living operator to be brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Potential...
Residents’ increasing acuity drives need for talks, education, data collection
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 01, 2017
As shifting demographics and changing consumer preferences contribute to residents’ increasing acuity needs in assisted living communities, it’s critical to clarify with staff members what...