5 takeaways from Brookdale’s appearance at the Nashville Investment Conference
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 14, 2019
Brookdale Senior Living executives shared the company’s efforts to improve move-ins, resident satisfaction and employee retention when they appeared Wednesday at the 2019 Nashville Investment Conference....
Senior living operators respond to, prepare for natural disasters
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 26, 2020
A Cedar Rapids, IA, senior housing company is offering temporary shelter to senior community members affected by a recent derecho storm. Meanwhile, tropical storms, hurricanes and wildfires are affecting...
Program trims visits to the ER
By
John O'Connor
Apr 01, 2016
A pilot program involving Brookdale Senior Living shows that non-skilled operators can improve care quality while beating nursing homes on price.
Fall conference season: A new, virtual reality
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 21, 2020
Our professional and personal lives have been upended in ways we would not have imagined a year ago. Some conferences have been canceled, and others have been rescheduled and moved online. But fall conference...
People in the news, Feb. 2
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 02, 2021
Appointments, promotions and news at Accolade, AMDA–The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, ATI Physical Therapy, Atria Senior Living, Discovery Senior Living, Genacross Lutheran Services,...
Brookdale to pay $3.25 million in 10-facility settlement over alleged illegal practices
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 15, 2022
Brentwood, TN-based Brookdale Senior Living has reached a $3.25 million settlement with the state of California in response to a legal action filed last year accusing Brookdale of lying to the Centers...
People in the news, Oct. 5
By
Caroline Szachnowski
Oct 05, 2021
Appointments, promotions and other news at Anthem Memory Care, Bell PR and Marketing, Bellwether Enterprise, Brookdale Senior Living, Erickson Senior Living, Friendship Health, Koelsch Communities, LeadingAge,...
Pandemic highlights senior living’s ‘integral’ role in reducing social isolation: ASHA issue brief
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 25, 2022
The social opportunities ingrained within senior living settings uniquely position communities to reduce isolation and promote connection among older adults, according to a new report.
Wildfires destroy, force evacuations at California senior living communities
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 11, 2017
Several senior living communities have been evacuated, and at least one has been destroyed, as wildfires continue to burn across parts of California.
Brookdale faces SNF lawsuit from coalition including Biden’s pick for HHS secretary
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 16, 2021
A lawsuit filed Monday accuses Brookdale Senior Living of lying to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to inflate the star ratings awarded to some of its skilled nursing facilities. The legal...