As COVID-19 booster shots become available to all adults, operators encourage workers to get them, ponder...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 22, 2021
As COVID-19 vaccination booster shots open up to all U.S. adults, senior living industry leaders tell McKnight’s Senior Living that they continue to encourage their employees to get the shots and will...
National Health Investors amends Holiday Retirement lease, with eye toward long term
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 07, 2018
National Health Investors has restructured the lease agreement for the 25 Holiday Retirement communities in its portfolio in an effort to position the properties for long-term success, the real estate...
Assisted living gets a break on EPA hazardous waste pharmaceutical rule
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 14, 2019
Assisted living communities can breathe a sigh of relief now that Environmental Protection Agency Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler has signed the agency’s final rule regarding the disposal of hazardous...
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.
Activist shareholder again calls for Brookdale Senior Living to consider separating real estate, operations
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 17, 2019
Activist shareholder Land & Buildings on Tuesday repeated the recommendation that Brookdale Senior Living sell assets or separate its real estate and its management company into two separate companies...
Brookdale Senior Living announces annual meeting date, prepares for proxy contest
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 19, 2019
Brookdale Senior Living’s annual meeting will be Oct. 29, the company said in a Wednesday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of definitive proxy materials that include arguments to shareholders...
Five Star, Senior Housing Properties Trust announce restructuring deal
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 02, 2019
Five Star Senior Living and Senior Housing Properties Trust (SNH) will enter into new management agreements for 261 senior living communities that Five Star leases and operates as part of a restructuring...
CMS issues reg requiring COVID-19 vaccination for long-term care workers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 04, 2021
Long-term care and other healthcare facilities that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs must develop COVID-19 vaccination policies for their workers by Dec. 5, and all eligible workers must...
Feds raid office of purported senior living developer, allege fraud
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 06, 2017
The FBI and Department of Homeland Security raided the offices of a purported senior living community developer on Wednesday, alleging a multimillion dollar scheme to defraud the federal government through...
Pennant puts acquisitions on hold for senior living but not home health, hospice
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 26, 2021
In the midst of a “challenging operating environment” for senior living, The Pennant Group does not plan to allocate capital for acquisitions in the sector in the near term “as our leaders focus...