Flu initiative results in ‘significant reductions’ in illness, deaths, Capital Senior Living...
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 28, 2018
Capital Senior Living’s first national public health initiative to better protect residents from the effects of the flu resulted in “significant reductions in infections, hospitalizations and...
Brookdale, Welltower top ASHA 50 lists, which see changes for 2021
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 24, 2021
The top three senior living operators and top three owners remained unchanged from 2020 as the American Seniors Housing Association released its ASHA 50 lists for 2021 on Wednesday. But the top 10 saw...
Prioritize senior living resident needs in COVID-19-related funding plans, ASHA tells Congress
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 06, 2020
Congress should prioritize the needs of senior living and nursing home residents in any funding efforts related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), American Seniors Housing Association President...
House tax bill foes decry potential effects on seniors’ medical costs, housing
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 10, 2017
Advocates for senior living and affordable housing have expressed opposition to H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, proposed by Republicans in the House of Representatives, because it eliminates the medical...
5 items for senior living’s 2022 to-do list
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 10, 2022
The leaders of five organizations active in the senior living space recently shared with me their insights on the biggest challenges facing the industry. Culled from their comments is a list of action...
Industry ‘steps up advocacy’ and sees priorities funded in $2 trillion COVID-19 relief package passed...
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 26, 2020
Senior living industry advocates said Wednesday they were pleased that their calls and letters had an impact on the $2 trillion stimulus package passed in the Senate. The legislation includes many of the...
Big senior living stories of 2018
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 21, 2018
Here’s a look at some of the news that occupied many minds in senior living over the past year.
Consumer education important
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 28, 2016
A conversation with a reader last week got me thinking some more about the importance of being accurate and precise in the language we use. In fact, the health of the senior living industry depends on...
‘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...
Caregiver pay in the balance as advocacy groups size up proposed spending requirements
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 17, 2023
As assisted living provider advocacy groups try to influence federal home- and community-based services-related policy, their comments are joined by thousands of others, some in agreement with industry...