Senior living seeks additional relief in wake of passage of American Rescue Plan Act
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 11, 2021
Senior living industry leaders said Wednesday that they will continue to press the federal government for additional coronavirus relief — and urge owners and operators to do so, too — after the House...
ASHA urges governors to advocate for independent living residents in vaccine plans
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 08, 2021
Governors should urge the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to include independent living residents in the top priority group for COVID-19 vaccinations and should adjust their state COVID-19 vaccine...
President signs CARES Act with $2.2 trillion in COVID-19 relief, extends national shutdown to April 30
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 30, 2020
President Trump on Sunday extended the voluntary national shutdown related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) until April 30. The move followed his signing of the the $2.2 trillion “Coronavirus Aid,...
Overtime rule not ‘good business,’ groups say
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 18, 2016
The new overtime rule finalized by the Department of Labor on Wednesday “is not only the right thing to do; it’s good business,” Vice President Joe Biden told the crowd gathered at a...
AHCA/NCAL ‘cautiously optimistic’ about arbitration outcome
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 11, 2016
CMS’ proposed rule to limit the use of arbitration agreements was a source of angst for AHCA/NCAL members in 2015, but the organizations remain hopeful that CMS is considering member concerns before...
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,...
Senior Living Hall of Fame inducts 4 for 2023
Jan 06, 2023
Keren Brown Wilson, Noah Levy and Chuck and Karen Lytle are the 2023 inductees into the Senior Living Hall of Fame, the American Seniors Housing Association announced Thursday.
Joint effort aims to educate senior living executive directors about financial fraud
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 23, 2017
Four senior housing and care provider organizations have teamed up with the FINRA Investor Education Foundation to educate senior living executive directors about financial fraud and share resources that...
Quality, collaboration remain shared goals, battling associations say as they await decision on national...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 19, 2020
Quality remains a shared priority for two groups of senior living associations involved in a dispute over whether Argentum should be permitted to develop national standards for the industry through the...
Proposed $35,000 threshold for overtime pay ‘reasonable,’ provider groups say, but concerns remain
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 03, 2019
Industry groups representing senior living organizations say they generally support the federal government’s proposed salary threshold of $35,308 under which executive, administrative, professional and...