A pioneering program at an Arizona senior living community has enabled residents to learn new skills, strengthen bonds with family members and connect with staff members and fellow residents in new ways.
Assisted living operators need PPE and testing, should report COVID-19 data to federal government, House...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 26, 2020
Congress should take “immediate steps” to get needed personal protective equipment to assisted living communities, nursing homes, home- and community-based settings and other places where older adults...
‘Joint employer’ rule will have ‘particularly negative impact on senior living,’ senators say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 27, 2023
The National Labor Relations Board’s new “joint employer” rule will have a “particularly negative impact on senior living arrangements,” the top Republican member of the Senate Special Committee...
People in the news, March 10
Mar 10, 2020
Promotions and appointments at Acts Retirement-Life Communities, Edgewood Healthcare, Kendal Corp., Lifespace Communities, Lutheran Social Ministries of Maryland, Masonic Homes of Kentucky, Moorings Park,...
LTC Properties expects to ‘dig deep’ for transactions; older buildings, senior apartments of interest
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 24, 2020
For 2020, “early indications show that we will have to dig deep to find the kinds of transactions that best benefit our shareholders,” Westlake Village, CA-based LTC Properties’ Chairman, Chief Executive...
What you can do to prevent fraud
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 02, 2015
Scams against older adults increasingly are receiving attention from the government and the media. Senior living communities can help residents through a new program.
Missouri says ‘Show Me’ with camera bills
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 16, 2016
In a move that would give new meaning to Missouri’s nickname of the “Show Me State,” a lawmaker there is sponsoring three bills that would require long-term care facilities to honor resident...
People in the news, Nov. 2
By
Caroline Szachnowski
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 02, 2021
Appointments, promotions and other news at Arrow Senior Living, Cardinal Ritter Senior Services, CFP Living, Eppstein Uhen Architects, Garden View Assisted Living, Grand Traverse Pavilions, Java Group,...
Ecumen will ‘stay the course’ under new CEO Shelley Kendrick
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 10, 2019
Don’t expect extreme changes when Shelley Kendrick assumes the role of president and CEO at one of the country’s largest nonprofit senior housing and services providers, Ecumen, effective Feb. 4.
Former LeadingAge Board Chair, Ecumen CEO Kathryn Roberts remembered as ‘transformational leader’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 18, 2021
Industry professionals are remembering former LeadingAge Board of Directors Chair and Ecumen President and CEO Kathryn Roberts, Ph.D., as a “transformational leader” as well as a visionary, a mentor...