Employee jailed after colleague reports ‘lap dance’ with 100-year-old resident
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 21, 2017
An employee of an Ohio senior living community was jailed on Friday after a colleague reported that the woman had simulated a “lap dance” with a 100-year-old male resident with dementia. Cellphone...
Investors Real Estate Trust plans 2017 exit from seniors housing
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 01, 2016
Investors Real Estate Trust plans to complete its exit from the seniors housing arena in 2017 when $236 million in sales agreements for 27 properties close, the real estate investment trust announced late...
NAHB names finalists for 2016 Best of 55+ Housing Awards
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 07, 2015
Independent and assisted living communities as well as CCRCs are among the finalists selected from entries representing projects, marketing efforts, lifestyle offerings and corporate and individual efforts...
3 states dominate top spots on Best Places to Retire list
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 10, 2018
Pennsylvania, Florida and Texas cities dominate the top 10 spots on U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 Best Places to Retire list, released Wednesday.
$60 million Medicare fraud scheme involved assisted living communities, federal officials allege
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 01, 2017
Assisted living communities were provided remuneration, including certified nursing assistants to staff their facilities, for their participation in a $60 million Medicare fraud scheme for which 16 individuals...
NCAL to recognize four senior living professionals
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 16, 2015
Four assisted living professionals will receive awards from the National Center for Assisted Living at NCAL Day this fall as part of the annual meeting the organization holds with the American Health Care...
Masonic Villages selects William Kingsbury as next CEO
May 16, 2019
He will begin Dec. 1, succeeding Joseph E. Murphy, who is retiring after having been a senior executive at the organization since 1983.
Late resident’s family sues after elopement-related death
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 18, 2017
The family of a deceased former senior living community resident is suing the Michigan community where she lived, claiming negligence and carelessness because she eloped and died from hypothermia.
Report: Communities in 4 states dominate in well-being
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 23, 2016
When it comes to well-being, communities in four states dominate, according to a new report from Healthways Inc. and Gallup.
Moldy dentures, confined residents lead to indictments
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 27, 2017
The owner and a worker at a Maryland assisted living facility where inspectors allegedly found moldy dentures as well as residents — some tied to chairs — locked in their rooms without access to food,...