Texas power grid leaves some assisted living communities without power for days, raising questions for...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 16, 2024
Texas’ power grid struggled to get homes and business back online after Hurricane Beryl made landfall as a Category 1 storm last week, leaving some assisted living communities and nursing homes grappling...
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May 26, 2020
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CMS-proposed HCBS rules elicit request for extension of comment period from 5 associations
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 22, 2023
The executive directors of five national organizations are asking the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to extend by at least 30 days the comment periods for two proposed rules related to access...
Meet Kate Gilday, 2024 Rising Star honoree
By
Foster Stubbs
Jul 10, 2024
Kate Gilday, Administrator at Legacy Healthcare in Skokie, IL, is a Rising Star honoree in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
Ventas announces multipronged plan to ‘realize upside in senior housing’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 21, 2020
Chicago-based real estate investment trust Ventas is counting on $600 million in senior living community sales, increased capital expenditures, a new executive vice president, changes for the executive...
FDA delays decision on new Alzheimer’s drug
Mar 08, 2024
Instead of approving the new Alzheimer’s drug donanemab this month, as was expected, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will now require the experimental medication be scrutinized more closely...
May 25 hearing set in case of former Welltower executive going to HCP
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 16, 2017
A preliminary injunction hearing has been set for May 25 as real estate investment trust Welltower sues its former executive vice president and chief investment officer, Scott M. Brinker, alleging that...
State high court decisions keep COVID immunity in play but define scope
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 14, 2023
Connecticut’s highest court has offered a mixed ruling for a nursing home that sought dismissal of a wrongful death suit under a state provision limiting COVID-era liability. The rulings put senior...
Senior living groups oppose proposed overtime rule
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 08, 2015
Several organizations representing senior living providers have told the U.S. Department of Labor that they oppose a proposed rule that would extend Fair Labor Standards Act overtime protections to almost...
Ventas performs at high end of expectations in second quarter
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 08, 2022
The business performance of Chicago-based real estate investment trust Ventas during the second quarter was at the high end of expectations, Ventas Chairman and CEO Debra Cafaro said Friday during a second-quarter...