Here’s a look at some of the news that occupied many minds in senior living over the past year.
Omega Healthcare Investors commits to senior living investment
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 04, 2021
With a franchise of “fantastic” operating partners, Omega Healthcare Investors CEO Taylor Pickett said Tuesday that he expects to see the company’s investment in senior living “climb over time.”
Granddaughter sues community over resident’s alligator-attack death
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 22, 2017
The granddaughter of a 90-year-old senior living community resident who died last year after apparently being attacked by an alligator is suing the community for wrongful death.
Earnings call wrap-up: Senior living operators and REITs prep for post-pandemic growth
By
Amy Novotney
Feb 26, 2021
Amid a flurry of fourth-quarter and year-end earnings reports released this week, several senior living operators and real estate investment trusts announced moves aimed at harnessing long-term growth,...
Resident found on bus died of hyperthermia complications, coroner says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 15, 2016
Complications of hyperthermia were responsible for the death of an 84-year-old senior living resident whose body was found on her community’s travel bus the day after she went on an outing with fellow...
COVID-19 puts senior living on federal policymakers’ radar — and that’s a good thing, panelists...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 23, 2020
The reality of senior living’s relationship with federal policymakers in the COVID-19 era is simple, according to a session panelist at the virtual Argentum Senior Living Executive Conference — “We...
People in the news, August 3
By
Caroline Szachnowski
Aug 03, 2021
Appointments, promotions and other news at the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living, Benchmark Senior Living, Brookdale Senior Living, Jefferson’s Ferry, John Knox...
Industry news, Aug. 19
By
Phil Brahm
Aug 19, 2016
News about Aldersgate Healthcare, Arbor Co, Blake Management Group, Brookdale Senior Living, Buckner International, Civitas Senior Living, CR Properties, MedCore Partners, National Lutheran Communities...
US Senate launches investigation of assisted living after lay media reports about safety, staffing, pricing
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 17, 2024
The US Senate Special Committee on Aging is launching a review of the assisted living industry following recent articles in the Washington Post, which reported on the deaths of residents who wandered from...