Although Ventas grabbed headlines for two actions outside of the senior housing sector in 2015, the REIT remains committed to senior living, Chairwoman and CEO Debra Cafaro told investors in a Feb. 12...
Tittle: No time for assumptions about assisted living regulation
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 16, 2017
Las Vegas — The state of affairs in the nation’s capital puts assisted living in a strong position to maintain regulation at the state level, National Center for Assisted Living Executive Director...
CCRC tests 8-hour pay for 6-hour day
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 03, 2018
A Virginia continuing care retirement community is launching a program it hopes will help attract and retain full- and part-time certified nursing assistants in a competitive market.
Justice Department healthcare fraud recoveries top $2.4 billion in FY 2017
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 02, 2018
Settlements with Life Care Centers of America and eClinicalWorks marked two of the largest healthcare fraud-related recoveries by the federal government in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, the Justice...
Senior living continues to see job growth, although rate is slowing
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 05, 2017
The senior living industry has been among the top industries for post-recession job creation, and employment in the industry continues to increase, although the overall rate of growth is slowing, according...
OSHA: Employers can be cited more than five years after an employee injury
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 03, 2017
Employers that do not make and maintain accurate records of employee injuries and illnesses can be cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for up to six months after the five-year record-retention...
Labor costs driving up resident fees: survey
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 30, 2016
Labor costs are the primary driver for monthly fee increases charged to residents of not-for-profit senior living communities, according to a new poll by speciality investment bank Ziegler.
Government expects to recover $1.9 billion for 2016 Medicaid fraud cases
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 06, 2017
The federal government expects to recover almost $1.9 billion from Medicaid fraud, abuse and neglect cases that were settled or for which judgments were issued in 2016, according to new data released Monday.
Top senior living concerns are recruiting, retaining, paying, survey says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 12, 2018
Staffing and labor issues by far are the biggest concerns of senior living chief financial officers responding to a recent poll by specialty investment bank Ziegler.
Labor Department increases monetary penalties for violations
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 04, 2018
The Department of Labor issued a final rule Tuesday that details increases in civil penalties due to inflation, as required by federal law.