Brookdale spends $71 million to fight COVID-19, sees crisis as leadership opportunity
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 12, 2020
Although COVID-19 has had significant effects on the senior housing industry as a whole, Brookdale Senior Living sees the crisis as an opportunity to lead, President and CEO Cindy Baier said Tuesday.
Brookdale keeps COVID cases under 1% but sees occupancy decline, calls for government aid
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 07, 2020
Less than 1% of residents at the country’s largest senior living operator have tested positive for COVID-19, but the virus has still affected occupancy rates, according to Brookdale Senior Living...
3 members of Congress give 11 assisted living CEOs until Friday to detail their COVID-19 strategies
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 04, 2020
Senior living operators may not be receiving the personal protective equipment that nursing homes have been promised by the federal government to fight COVID-19, but now they may be receiving a level of...
Senate leader promises coronavirus relief this week as U.S. cases, deaths increase and senior living...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 18, 2020
As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spreads in the U.S. and senior living companies face increasing challenges, the Senate on Tuesday did not vote on a relief bill passed by the House. Senate Majority...
Healthcare quarantines spur staffing concerns
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 12, 2020
As nursing homes, assisted-living centers and other senior living communities across the country work overtime prepping to prevent the spread of the coronavirus among its residents and staff, operators...
Big senior living stories of 2019
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 23, 2019
Here’s a look at some of the news that occupied many minds in senior living over the past year.
More news for Friday, Oct. 4
Oct 04, 2019
Brookdale Senior Living sends letter to stockholders … Land & Buildings reacts to Brookdale letter … Tennessee block grant experiment would boost federal funding, state Medicaid chief says
Supreme Court declines to review Brookdale Senior Living case
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 20, 2019
The Supreme Court on Monday turned down a request by Brookdale Senior Living to review a case, first brought in 2012, that alleges fraudulent Medicare billing of approximately $35 million by the country’s...
People in the news, Jan. 2
Jan 02, 2019
Appointments, promotions and departures at the Arbor Co., Atlas Senior Living, Brookdale Senior Living, Charter Senior Living, Green Courte Partners / True Connection Communities, Juniper Communities,...
Big senior living stories of 2018
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 21, 2018
Here’s a look at some of the news that occupied many minds in senior living over the past year.