Court revives $35 million False Claims Act lawsuit against Brookdale
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 12, 2018
The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday reversed a federal court’s dismissal of a “whistleblower” lawsuit brought by a former Brookdale Senior Living employee who accused the company...
A new business model for assisted living?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 08, 2015
Will the future of assisted living see providers coordinating health and long-term care services to benefit their residents and save the healthcare system money? Healthcare policy researcher David Grabowski,...
Brookdale takes ‘next step’ in pandemic in mandating staff vaccination: CEO
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 06, 2021
Brookdale Senior Living President and CEO Lucinda “Cindy” Baier announced a COVID-19 vaccination mandate for its approximately 35,000 workers during today’s second-quarter earnings call,...
‘Misleading’ report tied to federal bill with COVID-19-related requirements for assisted living,...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 06, 2020
Assisted living communities would be required to report confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19 to federal, state and local health officials, as well as to residents and their families — and would have...
‘Whistleblower’ suit against Brookdale can continue, court says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 03, 2016
A federal appeals court has revived part of a “whistleblower” lawsuit against Brookdale Senior Living in which the company was accused of improperly billing for assessments as well as submitting...
Healthpeak president: Senior living turnaround ‘not there yet’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 13, 2020
Market dynamics will improve in senior living in 2020, but it’s too soon to say the industry has turned around from recent financial and occupancy challenges, Healthpeak President and Chief Investment...
The challenge of making quality job No. 1
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 01, 2017
Ascension Living’s new chief medical officer is striving to make things better. McKnight’s Senior Living spends a few minutes with Kevin O’Neil, M.D.
As COVID-19 booster shots become available to all adults, operators encourage workers to get them, ponder...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 22, 2021
As COVID-19 vaccination booster shots open up to all U.S. adults, senior living industry leaders tell McKnight’s Senior Living that they continue to encourage their employees to get the shots and will...
Welltower hopes Brookdale gets ‘back to the basics’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 26, 2018
Welltower executives said that they hope Brookdale Senior Living can focus on fundamentals now that the company has announced turnaround plans that include a management shake-up in the wake of the rejection...
Meet Cindy Baier, Hall of Honor inductee
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 24, 2020
Cindy Baier, president and CEO of Brookdale Senior Living, is a member of the 2020 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Hall of Honor.