Appointments, promotions and news at American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living, Bowman Place at Olde Bedford, Bridges by EPOCH at Hingham, Commonwealth Senior Living, Five Star...
Workforce issues loom large as 2019 begins, leaders say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 02, 2019
Workforce issues will continue to be a dominant challenge in the senior living industry in 2019, according to leaders of several organizations representing providers. But they are entering the new year...
Assisted living communities totaling 99 were among 590 long-term and post-acute care providers in 48 states that have earned 2019 Bronze – Commitment to Quality Awards from the American Health Care Association...
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,...
Frontline workers must be priority for COVID-19 resources, groups say; Juniper to test all residents,...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 03, 2020
The safety and well-being of frontline workers in senior living and skilled nursing must be prioritized in order to ensure that older adults receive the care they need and that the spread of COVID-19 is...
As $2 trillion Build Back Better Act heads to Senate, senior living industry seeks more
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 22, 2021
Characterization of the Build Back Better Act, passed 220-213 by the House of Representatives on Friday morning, varies among industry leaders depending on which areas they are focused on. One point on...
Provider groups debate whether industry-developed standards would put operators at risk
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 03, 2020
Would industry-initiated national standards hasten or delay the federal regulation of senior living? Would they encourage or prevent lawsuits against operators? Major associations representing senior living...
People in the news, June 25
By
Mallory Hackett
Jun 25, 2019
Appointments, promotions and honors at the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living, CiminoCare, Florida Assisted Living Association, Greystone, Heron’s Key, Legend Senior...
Irma, Harvey show how senior living exemplifies ‘family’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 11, 2017
The appropriateness of this year’s National Assisted Living Week theme, “Family is Forever,” is evident as the senior living industry recovers from Hurricane Harvey and faces Hurricane...
Senior living operators wrestle with ‘holiday leave’ guidelines amid pandemic
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 23, 2020
As coronavirus cases continue to increase throughout the country, senior living communities and other long-term care settings, and organizations that represent them, are wrestling with the implications...