First-ever index will measure treatment of LGBTQ residents in senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 15, 2019
Elder advocacy group SAGE and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation today are announcing plans for what they believe is the first-ever nationwide tool to assess how well senior living and other long-term...
Bipartisan legislation would add LGBT protections to civil rights laws
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 14, 2019
Bipartisan legislation reintroduced Wednesday in the Senate and the House of Representatives, if passed, would amend existing federal civil rights laws to explicitly prohibit discrimination on the basis...
23 states, cities, municipalities sue federal government over ‘conscience rule’
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 23, 2019
A coalition of 23 states, cities and municipalities filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the federal government for a final rule that allows individual healthcare workers as well as healthcare organizations...
Exclusive interview: CLC CEO discusses how the senior living industry needs to change
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 16, 2021
Jill Vitale-Aussem became president and CEO of Christian Living Communities in November after almost three years at The Eden Alternative, where she held the same titles. But she previously had spent approximately...
New Enlivant CEO seeks to build on strong foundation
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 31, 2021
Dan Guill officially becomes CEO of Enlivant tomorrow. In this exclusive interview, he talks about his short-term and long-term goals, COVID-19 vaccination mandates, succession planning, the importance...
Gender pay gap less pronounced for caregivers than for some other jobs, Census Bureau says
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Lois A. Bowers
May 23, 2018
A gender pay gap exists in caregiver positions, but it is not as great as the gap between men’s and women’s wages in some other professions, according to recently released data from the U.S....
Meet Jaclyn Pritchett, Rising Star honoree
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 29, 2020
Jaclyn Pritchett, vice president, human resources – field operations, Brookdale Senior Living, Brentwood, TN, is in the 2020 class of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction as a Rising Star.
Age discrimination persists, EEOC report concludes
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 27, 2018
Although the Age Discrimination in Employment Act has helped bring equality and fairness to the workplace for older employees over the past 50 years, age discrimination persists based on outdated and unfounded...
Address racial, gender inequality to increase pipeline of direct care workers: report
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 09, 2017
Gender and racial disparities among direct care workers could be contributing to the difficulty of attracting new candidates for such jobs, according to a new report that PHI released Wednesday.
Lesbian resident’s discrimination case back in court
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 08, 2018
A lawsuit claiming that an Illinois senior living community failed to protect a lesbian resident from harassment, discrimination and violence from fellow residents because of her sex and sexual orientation...