Hurricane responses in senior living are ‘very, very hard decisions,’ researchers learn
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 21, 2019
A University of South Florida study into evacuation versus sheltering-in-place decisions at assisted living communities and skilled nursing facilities in response to hurricanes won’t be complete until...
Ventas CEO: Hurricanes reveal the value of senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 15, 2017
Though challenging to operators — and everyone — as they are occurring, natural disasters such as hurricanes get older adults and their families thinking about the benefits of living in a senior living...
Florida assisted living and nursing home operators say they will avoid potential $1,000-per-day fines and loss of licensure after an appeals court Tuesday handed down a decision that emergency rules requiring...
Fires force California senior living communities to evacuate
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 28, 2019
Senior living organizations with communities in certain parts of California put their disaster preparedness plans into action over the weekend as wildfires spread.
Wildfires endanger California senior living communities again
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 06, 2017
Wildfires came roaring back to California this week, less than two months after senior living operators in the state encountered blazes that put in motion emergency response plans, damaged or destroyed...
Planning for emergencies and disasters in senior living communities
By
Stan Szpytek
Jun 17, 2024
Safe and effective emergency operations within a senior living community are a combination of identifying all potential threats and perils as well as having a reliable incident management system in place...
Atria in spotlight as staff members carry out Irma response plan
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 13, 2017
Atria Senior Living was in the public eye Monday night as TV talk show host Jimmy Kimmel interviewed actress Kristen Bell against a backdrop of residents who had been evacuated to the hotel where she was...
Emergency planning: Prepare for the potential consequences of adverse incidents in senior living
By
Stan Szpytek
Mar 04, 2024
As assisted living communities and other senior living communities continue to refine their emergency planning protocols, a critical step in the process is to consider the consequences resulting from the...
CEO shares Hurricane Katrina memories, lessons
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 27, 2015
United Methodist Retirement Communities President and CEO John Thorhauer experienced Hurricane Katrina firsthand. Ten years later, he shares how the storm continues to affect his personal and professional...
Size helps Brookdale in natural disasters, CEO says, but financial effects linger
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 08, 2017
Hurricanes, wildfires, generators, HCP and metrics of success were among the topics that executives of Brookdale Senior Living discussed with shareholders and analysts Tuesday on a third-quarter earnings...