Long-term care operator Diversicare to be acquired by DAC Acquisition
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 27, 2021
Brentwood, TN-based Diversicare Healthcare Services will be acquired by New York-based retirement assets manager DAC Acquisition, the company announced Friday morning. The transaction is expected to close...
Labor Department appeals overtime injunction
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Lois A. Bowers
Dec 01, 2016
The Department of Labor on Thursday appealed a Nov. 22 temporary injunction that put on hold a final rule that would have extended overtime eligibility to more than 4 million workers. The action came on...
Conquering ageism is LeadingAge’s new vision, Sloan says
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 30, 2016
LeadingAge’s new vision is to “permanently change the image of aging in our society,” the organization’s president and CEO, Katie Smith Sloan, told those attending the opening general...
Flu vaccination up among LTC workers, down among older adults
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 29, 2016
The good news, public health officials said at a press conference Thursday, is that influenza vaccination is up among those working in long-term care settings. The bad news is that one-third of adults...
Program engages residents with technology
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 05, 2016
A pioneering program at an Arizona senior living community has enabled residents to learn new skills, strengthen bonds with family members and connect with staff members and fellow residents in new ways.
Ombudsman rule doesn’t go far enough, group says
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 07, 2016
A newly effective federal rule should improve efficiency and consistency in state long-term care ombudsman programs as intended, but it doesn’t go far enough, maintains one organization representing...
Bill could spare 5 million seniors from tax increase
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 05, 2016
A bipartisan bill that would maintain the medical expense tax deduction for older adults at 7.5% of adjusted gross income would spare at least 5 million seniors from a tax increase in 2017, according to...
Argentum meeting to feature one big change
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 17, 2016
Recent attendees of the Argentum Senior Living Executive Conference will notice a big scheduling change at this year’s meeting, set for May 9 to 12 in Denver. President and CEO James Balda offers...
Antipsychotics study proves value of reduction efforts, leaders say
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 22, 2015
Findings of a new study on the use of antipsychotic medications reinforce the necessity of initiatives aimed at reducing the off-label use of the drugs, researchers and industry representatives say. More...
Value-based care, data collection are future focus areas for assisted living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 02, 2023
DENVER—Assisted living is a “very important” part of the care continuum and isn’t going away, but one area of focus for the future, even among private-pay operators, should be population health...