Aegis Living sued over staffing concerns; plaintiff’s firm also involved in Brookdale ADA lawsuit
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 04, 2018
A lawsuit against Aegis Living accuses the Bellevue, WA-based senior living community operator of putting its residents at risk of injury by insufficiently staffing communities and not informing residents...
ASHA launches Senior Living Hall of Fame, inducts six
Feb 08, 2018
The American Seniors Housing Association launched a new Senior Living Hall of Fame and inducted six industry veterans at its annual meeting.
Senior living mourns loss of Granger Cobb
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 24, 2015
“Pioneer,” “beloved” and “titan” are some of the words being used to describe the late senior living leader.
LTC Properties defers or abates $2 million in rent as operators feel ‘some stress’
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 02, 2022
Long-term care operators felt “some stress” in the first quarter as they continued to confront labor pressures and inflation, LTC Properties Chairman and CEO Wendy Simpson said Friday during the Westlake...
Big senior living stories of 2021
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2021
2021 began with the hope that the new COVID-19 vaccine being rolled out to assisted living communities and nursing homes would help control a pandemic that had caused so much illness, death, loneliness,...
Kindred relationship offers insights into Brookdale changes, Cafaro says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 15, 2017
Ventas’ focus when it comes to improving the return on its investment in Brookdale Senior Living is reminiscent of the real estate investment trust’s relationship with Kindred Healthcare, Ventas...
CVS, Walgreens complete first round of SNF immunizations, doling out more than 3 million COVID-19 vaccines
By
Amy Novotney
Jan 26, 2021
In increasingly positive news for the senior living and care industries, CVS Health and Walgreens have completed the administration of the first round of COVID-19 vaccine doses to skilled nursing facilities...
Senior living operator mandates COVID-19 booster shots for employees
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 10, 2021
A California-based senior living operator has announced a COVID-19 booster shot mandate for its employees, when one becomes available, “to ensure the continued protection of our residents and one another.”
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...
Southeast operators prepare for Hurricane Dorian
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 30, 2019
As much of the country prepared for a long Labor Day weekend, senior living operators in Florida and nearby states were preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Dorian.