Medicare Advantage revisions expand benefits to non-medical services and supplies … Eating more protein may not benefit older men … A hipper replacement for senior living? These sleek new apartments...
Senior living company, CEO on hook for $709,000 in wage law violations and penalties
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 09, 2019
A California senior living company and its former CEO are jointly liable for almost $709,000 in underpaid minimum wage, overtime and contract wages to 48 workers as well as other expenses and penalties,...
More news for Monday, Dec. 7
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 07, 2015
As aging population grows, so do robotic health aides … America’s largest retirement community is embracing healthcare driven by family doctors, not specialists … Through the fog of Alzheimer’s...
With growth plans brewing, Aegis Living looks to former Starbucks executive to fill president’s role
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 04, 2019
Aegis Living has hired former Starbucks executive Kris Engskov to serve as the company’s new president as it percolates growth plans to meet an expected increase in demand from baby boomers.
Report: Affordable housing with services cuts Medicaid costs, ED visits
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 02, 2016
Affordable housing paired with healthcare services significantly increases access to primary care and reduces emergency department visits while lowering Medicaid costs, according to new research.
New Census Bureau data show steady increase in prospective residents
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 20, 2018
Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday show a steady increase in the number of adults of the age when many start moving into senior living communities.
Fall death rate increasing 4.9% annually
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 08, 2017
The death rate from unintentional falls for adults aged 65 or more years has been increasing an average of 4.9% per year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
CMS’ spending requirement in HCBS rule ‘not the right approach,’ senior living advocates say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 06, 2023
A proposal that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says is meant to “support and stabilize the direct care workforce” in home- and community-based settings, if it becomes final, ultimately...
CDC: Life expectancy increases for some
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 20, 2016
A new data brief about life expectancy from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics arrives one week after a study that found that Americans are living longer but in poorer health.
2 women murdered in retirement community
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 22, 2016
Police in Surprise, AZ, have apprehended two suspects in the murder of two women who were shot and killed Feb. 8 in a retirement community there.