Argentum asks government to address ‘regulatory overreach’ by NLRB
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 16, 2017
Congress and the new administration should prioritize addressing the “regulatory overreach” that has occurred via the National Labor Relations Board for the past eight years, Argentum President...
COVID impact on senior living on track to reach $17 billion, ASHA says, requesting relief
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 12, 2020
As the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic on senior living is on track to reach $17 billion annually, providers need more funds to cover additional expenses and lost revenue, and they need new...
Pandemic not dampening desire for luxury retirement living
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 21, 2020
A pandemic is not preventing Moorings Park Grande Lake in Naples, FL, from opening and continuing to attract interest. “We have closed over $77 million in sales during the last two weeks,” a Moorings...
Windsor Healthcare, Charlie’s Place capture Gold in McKnight’s Technology Awards
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 02, 2018
An internally developed app to foster family engagement, and the use of technology designed to improve resident quality of life, were the focus of Gold Award winners in the Marketing and Activities categories,...
Report: Pricing, sales activity declines could come in 2016
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 12, 2016
Concerns related to overbuilding could lead to declines in pricing and sales activity in some senior housing markets in 2016, predicts Integra Realty Resources.
FDA approves a new flu drug for first time in almost 20 years
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 30, 2018
The FDA’s approval of a new flu treatment preceded the release of independent study results indicating that only 41% of U.S. older adults have been vaccinated this year. Antiviral drugs are not a...
Operators need $100 billion to cover COVID costs, industry group says
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 22, 2020
Assisted living and skilled nursing providers need $100 billion from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Provider Relief Fund to cover the “enormous costs associated with protecting...
Independent living hot with investors: report
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 11, 2016
Independent living offers the biggest opportunity for investment in seniors housing, according to the latest CBRE Seniors Housing & Care Investor Survey, released Tuesday.
COVID-19 has ‘disproportionate effect’ on long-term care: study
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 24, 2020
As the House of Representatives passed a $484 billion bill with new COVID-19-related funding, a study published Thursday by the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that COVID-19 has had a “disproportionate...
Older adults’ location preferences similar to general population until they reach their 80s
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 17, 2023
Adults aged 75 or more years — often the point at which senior living providers start thinking of them as prospective residents — generally are attracted to the same destinations to live as people...