Senior living, home most frequent destinations after hospital discharge of Medicare beneficiaries
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 29, 2021
Assisted living communities, retirement communities and homes remain the most frequent destinations for Medicare beneficiaries after inpatient hospital stays, according to the 2021 AHHQI Home Health Chartbook...
Median loss to fraud higher for adults in their 80s than for any other age group: FTC
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 01, 2021
Adults 80 or older who made fraud reports to the Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Sentinel Network, or who had reports made on their behalf, lost a median of $1,300 to fraud in 2020, according to...
More employers attending to wellness of workers caring for elderly relatives
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 27, 2021
Senior living employees see to the physical and mental wellness of residents every work day. And some of you continue such efforts at home, where you care for aging parents or other relatives. A new survey...
ASC’s former CEO sentenced to 9.5 years in federal prison for role in $19.4 million fraud scheme
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 02, 2018
Former American Senior Communities CEO James Burkhart was sentenced Friday to 9 1/2 years in prison for his role in what U.S. Attorney Josh J. Minkler described as a “massive fraud, kickback and...
5 senior living trends for 2018
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 02, 2018
What does the new year hold for senior living? I recently spoke with an industry expert to gain her perspective.
Healthcare peers still top long-term care workers in flu vaccination
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 29, 2017
More long-term care workers than not are getting vaccinated against the flu, but they are less likely than other healthcare workers to get the shot, according to new data released Thursday by the Centers...
Policy, workforce issues focus of Argentum events this week
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 11, 2017
Argentum members will be concentrating on governmental and staffing issues affecting senior living operators and residents this week as the organization holds a Public Policy Institute, Fly-in and Workforce...
Dominion counts on profit-sharing to woo, keep executive directors
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 25, 2017
Dominion Senior Living is adapting Chick-fil-A’s employment approach to senior living, banking on the belief that executive directors who “own” the experience at their communities will...
Credentialing program off to solid start
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Lois A. Bowers
May 01, 2017
Argentum Board Vice Chairman and Senior Living Certification Commission Board Chairman Tim Buchanan talks about the benefits of certification, the commission’s plans for the future, and Legend Senior...
Welltower ‘cautiously optimistic’ about senior housing for 2019
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 13, 2019
Recent portfolio performance and demographic trends have Welltower executives feeling hopeful about senior housing for 2019, they told investors and analysts Tuesday.