COVID-19 leads NIC founder Bob Kramer to start new company to ‘rethink aging’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 22, 2020
Bob Kramer transitioned from CEO of the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care in mid-2017, becoming senior adviser to the organization he had co-founded in 1991. At the time, starting a...
Hear COVID-19 lessons from around the world on Wednesday
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 19, 2020
Senior living speakers from Singapore, France and other countries will share the lessons they have learned and will discuss how they are managing after the peak of the coronavirus pandemic in a free webinar...
More news for Monday, Oct. 3
Oct 03, 2022
Former Aegis Living president launches new mental healthcare delivery company for older adults … Life expectancy tool may improve quality of life for those with dementia … Artificial intelligence could...
New COVID-19 ‘heat map’ will arm providers in fight for PPE and testing, AMDA says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 29, 2020
Two associations behind a new “heat map” that visually conveys the prevalence of COVID-19 within assisted living communities and nursing homes across the country say it should help providers make the...
COVID-19 and senior care will be topic of March 25 webinar
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 18, 2020
Get up-to-the-minute information about the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and its effects, and learn evidence-based ways to protect residents from serious harm, at a free webinar on Wednesday,...
Act’s passage means more masks for healthcare workers fighting COVID-19, government says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 20, 2020
President Trump may or may not use the Defense Protection Act to compel the production of personal protective equipment that provider groups say are needed by healthcare workers treating those with coronavirus...
Speakers: Integrating health services into assisted living presents opportunities, challenges
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 10, 2016
Assisted living operators that pursue offering health services to their residents will be confronted with risks, but they also will face potential rewards, said speakers during a 2016 NIC Spring Investment...
Alzheimer’s cure would result in assisted living losses of $16 billion in annual revenues, 110,000...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 17, 2019
A “novel, simple and fast-acting” cure for Alzheimer’s disease would be a “medical miracle” but would result in a loss of $16.3 billion in annual revenues for the assisted living industry, according...
Assisted living operator involved in record-breaking $1.3 billion healthcare fraud takedown
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 13, 2017
A Florida home health agency paid kickbacks to the owner of three assisted living communities and others in exchange for referrals that resulted in more than $3 million in fraudulent Medicare payments,...
Tittle: No time for assumptions about assisted living regulation
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 16, 2017
Las Vegas — The state of affairs in the nation’s capital puts assisted living in a strong position to maintain regulation at the state level, National Center for Assisted Living Executive Director...