Pressure ulcers lead to manslaughter charge for ALF owner
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 15, 2016
The owner of a Florida assisted living facility has been arrested for aggravated manslaughter, a first-degree felony, in connection with her treatment of a resident’s pressure ulcers.
The Department of Health and Human Services is extending until Aug. 28 the deadline for eligible state Medicaid providers, including assisted living operators, to apply for monies from the Coronavirus...
Assisted living operators get second chance at Provider Relief Fund money
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 29, 2022
Some assisted living providers previously denied financial aid from the federal government for their COVID-19-related expenses or lost revenue now may be eligible to receive payments from the Provider...
Avamere, IBM partner to study how to reduce readmission rates
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 27, 2017
Senior living company Avamere is hoping that a six-month study with IBM reveals factors that affect 30-day hospital readmission rates among its residents and patients and improves care at its senior living...
Where independent living inventory growth is strongest
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 24, 2018
Seven metropolitan areas account for approximately one-third of the inventory growth in independent living over the past year, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
From lay media to social media, people are questioning assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 22, 2024
TikTok is the latest medium generating attention for the assisted living industry, and not necessarily the good kind of attention.
Poll: Medicare-for-all not a top healthcare priority for the public
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 25, 2019
Enacting Medicare-for-all or repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act rank lower on the public’s healthcare agenda for Congress than other issues, according to a new poll.
Collins, McCain express concerns about Graham-Cassidy, call for bipartisan effort
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 25, 2017
As the Graham-Cassidy bill to repeal and replace Obamacare heads toward a hearing, a televised debate and a possible vote this week, two Republican senators have expressed serious concerns about it, calling...
Company’s 10 assisted living communities go into receivership in Nebraska
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 27, 2018
Ten assisted living communities and 21 nursing homes across 19 counties in Nebraska were put into receivership Friday after the state Department of Health and Human Services learned that their owner did...
CDC updates report on assisted living community characteristics
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 05, 2019
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics sheds light on the characteristics of the 28,900 assisted living and similar residential care...