Argentum asks government to address ‘regulatory overreach’ by NLRB
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 16, 2017
Congress and the new administration should prioritize addressing the “regulatory overreach” that has occurred via the National Labor Relations Board for the past eight years, Argentum President...
COVID impact on senior living on track to reach $17 billion, ASHA says, requesting relief
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 12, 2020
As the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic on senior living is on track to reach $17 billion annually, providers need more funds to cover additional expenses and lost revenue, and they need new...
Federal court will rehear senior living operators’ RICO lawsuit claims against unions
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 18, 2022
A federal court panel announced Thursday that it will reexamine a senior living and care operator’s racketeering lawsuit against local labor unions after a previous decision was vacated.
Pandemic not dampening desire for luxury retirement living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 21, 2020
A pandemic is not preventing Moorings Park Grande Lake in Naples, FL, from opening and continuing to attract interest. “We have closed over $77 million in sales during the last two weeks,” a Moorings...
Medicare payment changes aim to boost at-home kidney care and dialysis
By
Joe Jancsurak
Nov 04, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says that a new final rule will improve the determination process for an add-on payment adjustment to incentivize innovative dialysis equipment while supporting...
Canadian extradited to U.S. in $27 million ransomware case affecting senior living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 14, 2022
A Canadian national indicted in 2020 in a $27 million ransomware fraud case affecting the senior living industry recently was extradited to the United States to face those charges.
‘We can no longer ignore this’: Affordable long-term care is urgent priority, panelists say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 10, 2020
The nation’s population is aging, and with 70% of Americans aged 65 or more years requiring long-term care at some point, access to affordable care is becoming an urgent priority, according to panelists...
Windsor Healthcare, Charlie’s Place capture Gold in McKnight’s Technology Awards
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 02, 2018
An internally developed app to foster family engagement, and the use of technology designed to improve resident quality of life, were the focus of Gold Award winners in the Marketing and Activities categories,...
Report: Pricing, sales activity declines could come in 2016
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 12, 2016
Concerns related to overbuilding could lead to declines in pricing and sales activity in some senior housing markets in 2016, predicts Integra Realty Resources.
To attract home care employees, treat them like healthcare workers, expert says
By
Diane Eastabrook
Mar 31, 2021
The pandemic highlighted the numerous challenges the home care industry faces as the U.S. population ages, Robert Espinoza, PHI vice president of policy for the nonprofit PHI, which tracks the direct care...