$625,000 stipend will continue work to alter perceptions of aging, dementia
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 05, 2016
Anne Basting’s work to improve older adults’ quality of life and change perceptions related to aging and dementia recently received a big boost in the form of a $625,000 “genius grant”...
Senior living rebounds as investor interest grows: JLL report
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 01, 2022
With the pandemic in the rearview mirror and increased investor interest, the senior living market is in full recovery mode, according to JLL’s latest investor survey, released Thursday.
Providers seek $450 million from PA stimulus funds to cover pandemic costs
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 26, 2021
Senior living associations in Pennsylvania are lobbying legislators for $54 million for assisted living and personal care providers from the American Rescue Plan stimulus funding to the state. The ask...
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.
COVID relief package needs to address pandemic ‘dangers’ to older adults, provider group says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 16, 2021
LeadingAge is stepping up calls on Congress to adopt a COVID relief package addressing the dangers that the pandemic poses to senior living residents and other older adults.
‘Take flu out of the equation,’ get vaccinated during pandemic, public health officials advise
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 02, 2020
Concerned about a dual outbreak of influenza and COVID-19 this winter, public health officials recommended Thursday that long-term care workers and residents — and others — “take flu out of the equation”...
Almost a third of nation’s workforce earns less than $15 an hour, research shows
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 25, 2022
New research from Boston-based Oxfam America indicates that 51.9 million workers, 31.9% of the nation’s workforce, earn less than $15 an hour.
Aegis Living marks 20 years with big plans for the future
Aug 03, 2017
Aegis Living is marking its 20-year anniversary this summer with a new headquarters, a forecast of physical and financial growth, and new recognition from Glassdoor.
Meet Carole Burnell, Hall of Honor inductee
By
Liza Berger
Jun 26, 2020
Carole Burnell, vice president of operations for Capital Senior Living, is a member of the 2020 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Hall of Honor.
Assisted living increasingly a lawsuit target, attorney says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 18, 2016
Plaintiffs’ attorneys increasingly are looking at assisted living communities as potential lawsuit targets, Neville Bilimoria, a partner with the health law practice group of Duane Morris LLP in...