Excess mortality adds to the toll of the COVID-19 pandemic
Mar 11, 2022
Between Jan. 1, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2021, 18.2 million people were estimated to have died worldwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tax bill update: Corporate tax tweak, reprieve for PABs?
By
John O'Connor
Dec 14, 2017
It’s looking like the new corporate tax rate designation will be 21% rather than 20%, as Republican House and Senate negotiators rushed to finalize a tax deal Wednesday.
Overtime rule not ‘good business,’ groups say
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 18, 2016
The new overtime rule finalized by the Department of Labor on Wednesday “is not only the right thing to do; it’s good business,” Vice President Joe Biden told the crowd gathered at a...
Meet Lori Alford, Hall of Honor inductee
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 09, 2019
Lori Alford, chief operating officer of Avanti Senior Living, is a member of the 2019 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Hall of Honor.
Brookdale Senior Living says a potential class-action lawsuit over alleged unfair trade practices and alleged failure to provide promised services at its North Carolina assisted living facilities is without...
Woman gets 18 months after taking funds for ALF that never opened
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 08, 2016
A Tennessee woman who obtained state funds to renovate a home she said would become an assisted living facility but then used the money to upgrade the building for her daughter and herself has been sentenced...
Waterton acquires controlling interest in Pathway to Living
Jan 25, 2019
Real estate investor and operator Waterton has acquired a controlling interest in senior living community owner and operator Pathway to Living, Waterton announced Thursday.
New ‘Traditions’ in memory care
By
John Andrews
Feb 01, 2016
Oakmont of Santa Clarita intends to raise the bar for memory care in senior living by establishing new “Traditions” at its recently completed property north of Los Angeles.
California’s ‘Master Plan for Aging’ offers strategies for attracting home caregivers
By
Joe Jancsurak
Feb 19, 2021
California’s Department of Aging recently released a 10-year “Master Plan for Aging.” The blueprint aims to guide state and local governments, the private sector and charitable organizations toward...
Care needs greatest determinant of senior living search length
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 14, 2016
An older adult’s care needs have the greatest effect on the length of time that he or she, or family members, will spend searching for a senior living community, according to new data being released...