Five Star Senior Living warned of potential stock exchange delisting
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 24, 2018
Five Star Senior Living executives are monitoring the bid price of common shares of the company’s stock after being threatened with delisting by Nasdaq, the company said in a late Tuesday filing with...
Proposed bill addresses parallel senior living, child care workforce shortages through intergenerational...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 19, 2023
Legislation targeting the twin senior and child care workforce shortages was introduced Friday to address the epidemic of loneliness by fostering intergenerational connections.
A temporary reprieve?
By
John O'Connor
Dec 01, 2016
A new federal rule that would have disallowed arbitration agreements during resident admissions has been put on hold, at least for now.
Survey: Voters support increased funding, government support of long-term care industry in response to...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 13, 2020
A national online survey on the COVID-19 effects on assisted living communities and nursing homes found that voters believe the government has failed to support long-term care facilities, and that these...
HUD faces $6 billion in cuts in proposed budget
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 09, 2017
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development could face a budget cut of as much as $6 billion, affecting low-income seniors, developers of affordable housing and others, under the fiscal year 2018...
OSHA seeks feedback on potential workplace violence rule in healthcare settings
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 09, 2023
Residential care facilities are among the stakeholders the federal government is seeking input from on a possible future workplace violence prevention rule in healthcare and social assistance settings.
Florida increases state funding for Alzheimer’s disease to $51 million
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 23, 2021
Florida is increasing its funding for Alzheimer’s and dementia funding by more than $12 million, bringing the state’s total commitment to more than $51 million for the 2021-2022 fiscal year.
Provider shares ‘telewellness playbook’ to address resident mental health
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 26, 2022
As resident mental health and well-being top the list of challenges for affordable senior housing providers, one operator is sharing its playbook on a successful telewellness program.
With industry ‘in midst of recovery,’ LTC Properties has near-term $100 million pipeline
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 01, 2021
Westlake Village, CA-based LTC Properties has a “near-term pipeline” valued at more than $100 million as the long-term care industry is “firmly in the midst of a recovery,” executives said Friday...