Bipartisan legislation would add LGBT protections to civil rights laws
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 14, 2019
Bipartisan legislation reintroduced Wednesday in the Senate and the House of Representatives, if passed, would amend existing federal civil rights laws to explicitly prohibit discrimination on the basis...
Seniors increasingly working in gig economy, study notes
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 05, 2016
Many senior living residents who order a car through new ride-hailing options from Uber and Lyft may find a fellow older adult behind the steering wheel. An increasing number of seniors are supplementing...
FDA authorizes Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccine boosters for all adults
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 19, 2021
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday amended the emergency use authorizations for both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, authorizing use of a single booster dose for everyone...
CCRC asks court to drop case alleging LGBT discrimination
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 18, 2018
A Missouri continuing care retirement community accused of discriminating against a married lesbian couple by denying them admission has asked a federal court to dismiss the case.
Elopement in assisted living: Not common, but costly
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 03, 2016
Resident elopement may not happen often, but when it does, it may cost assisted living communities a lot of money, according to a newly released analysis of claims data.
Bad news: Pandemic’s effects ‘far from over’; Good news: $126.1M CCRC deal is ‘some of best real...
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 10, 2021
The bad news is that pandemic’s effects on senior living “are far from over,” CareTrust REIT Chairman and CEO Greg Stapley said Friday. The good news, however, is that the $126.1 million portfolio...
Low scam awareness may predict later dementia diagnosis
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 22, 2019
An older adult’s low awareness of scams may be an indicator that he or she may receive a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or mild cognitive impairment in the future, according to the results of a new...
Man faces 20 years, $30,000 fine for assisted living stabbing
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 27, 2016
A man has pleaded guilty to first-degree assault, a felony, for stabbing a man in the chest at an assisted living community in Crookston, MN. The crime carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison...
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...
Despite record-setting occupancy drop, pandemic could offer ‘silver lining’ for senior living, NIC...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 16, 2020
Independent living and assisted living communities saw their largest occupancy drops on record in the third quarter of 2020, according to data released Thursday by the National Investment Center for Seniors...