Son hides in mother’s closet to catch senior living thief; executive director arrested
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 20, 2017
The executive director of a senior living community in Florida faces felony charges of burglary and grand theft after the son of a resident placed cameras in his mother’s apartment and then hid in...
HHS says new rule allows healthcare workers, organizations to honor religious and moral principles in...
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 03, 2019
Individual healthcare workers as well as healthcare organizations can decline to provide care that conflicts with their religious and moral beliefs or mission under a final rule issued Thursday by the...
A future that’s built on a solid foundation
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 01, 2017
American Seniors Housing Association President David Schless talks about the progress seniors housing has made — and the road ahead.
New Senior portfolio sees low COVID case count, positive trends for occupancy, move-ins
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 02, 2021
As its acquisition by Ventas looms, expected to close before the end of the year, New Senior Investment Group’s portfolio is experiencing low COVID-19 case counts and upward-trending occupancy.
3-year pilot to test wellness programming in senior housing
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 21, 2021
A three-year pilot project by two nonprofit senior living providers in New Jersey aims to gauge the ability of specialized programming to improve the health and well-being of affordable senior housing...
Promote flu vaccination among staff, residents, health officials say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 17, 2015
This year’s vaccine should be more effective than last year’s vaccine, health officials said at a Sept. 17 press conference, and senior living communities have an important role to play in...
Providers build a ‘nursing pipeline’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 17, 2016
Senior living providers are forging relationships with educational institutions to try to ensure sufficient numbers of professional caregivers for the future.
Assisted living costs up 11% over 5 years
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 10, 2016
Year-over-year costs for assisted living rose just 0.8% from 2015 to 2016, according to Genworth’s latest Cost of Care Study, but the picture doesn’t look as rosy when one takes the long view.
Good Samaritan explores merger in era of ‘unprecedented change’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 23, 2018
One of the country’s largest senior living operators may be on the verge of getting even bigger in an effort to meet the challenges of an era of “unprecedented change” in healthcare.
Save HCBS-related ACA provisions, LeadingAge and other advocacy groups tell Trump
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 11, 2017
Improving access to Medicaid home- and community-based services is a critical provision of the Affordable Care Act that has bipartisan support and should remain intact even if the healthcare law is repealed...