AlerisLife names interim CEO to replace Katie Potter, begins operational review
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Lois A. Bowers
May 02, 2022
AlerisLife (formerly Five Star Senior Living) announced Monday morning that Katie Potter has resigned as president and CEO and that Chief Financial Officer Jeff Leer has been appointed to succeed her on...
Philip Esformes sentenced to 20 years in prison in healthcare fraud case
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 12, 2019
Former Florida assisted living and skilled nursing facility owner Philip Esformes has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in a case that the federal government continues to describe as “the...
Provider boosts cybersecurity infrastructure, training after 2 ransomware attacks
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 29, 2021
Cincinnati-based Episcopal Retirement Services said that it is implementing additional safeguards to its existing cybersecurity infrastructure and enhancing employee cybersecurity training after experiencing...
Providers seek more information on how medical cannabis legislation applies to assisted living
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 05, 2019
As a bill designed to expand access to medical cannabis heads for potential signing, associations representing assisted living operators are looking for guidance on whether it applies to assisted living...
Senior living executive settles in $3.9 million SEC fraud case
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 12, 2017
A South Carolina businessman has settled with the Securities and Exchange Commission after being charged in January in a $3.9 million fraud case for allegedly diverting investor funds meant to buy or renovate...
A final rule issued Tuesday by the Federal Trade Commission will prohibit employers across the country from using noncompete agreements in most instances.
People in the news, May 21
May 21, 2019
Welltower EVP Mercedes Kerr has been named president of Belmont Village Senior Living. And promotions and appointments at Benchmark Senior Living, Charles E. Smith Life Communities, Friendship Village,...
Pets offer health benefits but also have drawbacks, finds poll of older adults
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 04, 2019
Pets can help older adults cope with mental and physical health challenges, but they also can lead to challenges of their own, according to newly released results of a national poll.
SEC charges senior living executive with fraud, freezes assets
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 23, 2017
A South Carolina businessman has been charged with fraud and has had his assets frozen after the Securities and Exchange Commission alleged that he diverted funds raised from investors to buy or renovate...
Home healthcare faces Supreme Court labor decision, proposed CMS cuts
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 27, 2016
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to a rule requiring home health agencies to pay workers minimum wage and overtime, and CMS proposed reducing Medicare payments to home health agencies...