Two California assisted living communities lose licenses
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 21, 2016
Two communities that reportedly had accumulated many citations have lost their licenses. One operator had felony convictions, and another evicted a resident without advance notice, according to the state’s...
Woman charged with killing grandmother at retirement community
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 17, 2016
An Oregon nurse has been charged with murdering her 92-year-old grandmother in a retirement community after allegedly confessing to a counselor.
38 senators call for more Alzheimer’s funding
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 16, 2018
Thirty-eight senators have asked leaders of the Senate Committee on Appropriations and its Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education to make increased funding for Alzheimer’s...
Committee to study, issue report on assisted living facilities
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 13, 2018
The Nebraska legislature voted 26-13 on Wednesday to create a special committee to study assisted living facilities where residents primarily have diagnoses of mental illness.
Assisted living generator rule stalls in Florida House
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 01, 2018
A rule requiring assisted living communities in Florida to have backup generators has stalled in the state House of Representatives due to concerns about costs that operators could incur.
Georgia bill would require tougher long-term care worker background checks
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 16, 2018
More thorough background checks would be required of all Georgia assisted living community owners, workers with direct access to residents and applicants for jobs with duties that would put them in direct...
10 ALF owners sentenced for accepting kickbacks
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 20, 2017
Ten Miami-Dade County assisted living facility owners have received sentences of federal prison time or home confinement for accepting healthcare kickbacks, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.
Advocates bring attention to affordable housing
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 28, 2017
Most eyes on Washington may be focused on healthcare reform, but advocates for seniors and seniors housing ensured that affordable housing received some attention, too, on Tuesday, holding a rally in Upper...
Bill would increase fines for noncompliant assisted living communities
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 16, 2017
A bill introduced in Virginia, if passed as written, would increase the amount in civil penalties that assisted living communities would face for not complying with the terms of their licenses.
10 oldest counties named by Census Bureau
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 23, 2016
The only U.S. county in which a majority of the population was aged 65 or more years in 2015 remained unchanged from 2014, according to new U.S. Census Bureau population estimates released Thursday.