California raid shines spotlight on assisted living wage and hour violations
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 07, 2016
The owner of several residential care facilities for the elderly continued to violate wage and hour rules while on probation for similar offenses, officials say. It’s the latest case of several in...
Bacon, Erickson, Vick to join ASHA Senior Living Hall of Fame in 2022
Jan 12, 2022
Brenda Bacon, John Erickson and Steven Vick will be inducted into the American Seniors Housing Association Senior Living Hall of Fame later this month at the organization’s annual meeting in Phoenix,...
NAHB names winners for 2016 Best of 55+ Housing Awards
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 21, 2016
The National Association of Home Builders named its 2016 Community of the Year and presented 85 gold- and silver-level awards as well as five awards for innovation Jan. 19 during its International Builders’...
Carrot or stick?
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 17, 2021
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s incentive to encourage COVID vaccination may be the biggest, but he’s not the only state or city official trying to entice residents to get the shot. And government...
61 indictments allege scams against 15,000 seniors and others
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 27, 2016
Fifty-six individuals and five call centers have been charged for allegedly scamming more than 15,000 seniors and others in the United States out of hundreds of millions of dollars, the Justice Department...
WesleyLife, Genesis partner to develop senior living communities
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 17, 2019
WesleyLife and Genesis Health System will join forces in a new entity to develop senior living communities to serve eastern Iowa and western Illinois, the organizations announced Wednesday.
Invesque ends year with more than $440 million in acquisitions
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 15, 2019
As real estate investment company Inveque prepares to end 2019 having executed on more than $440 million in acquisitions, company executives said Thursday they are looking at a “very robust” pipeline...
30 senior living organizations recognized for delivering ‘exceptional experiences’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 26, 2020
Thirty senior living and care organizations have been recognized as winners in NRC Health’s second annual Employee Approved Awards and Customer Approved Awards, the healthcare consumer data and content...
State employee allegedly accepted bribes from ALFs in $1 billion fraud scheme
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 31, 2017
An employee of the agency that oversees the licensure of assisted living and skilled nursing facilities in Florida accepted bribes from facility owners, including one charged in a historic $1 billion healthcare...
Lifetime Achievement Award winner Patricia Will answers important questions
Jul 05, 2022
2022 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Lifetime Achievement Award winner shares the words she lives by, the biggest surprise of her career, advice for people considering careers in long-term care,...