Major home care organization calls for vaccine mandate
By
Liza Berger
Aug 23, 2021
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Monday urged mandatory vaccinations among healthcare staff in all settings.
Meet Susan Ryan, Hall of Honor inductee
By
Chloe Konrad
Jul 16, 2021
Susan Ryan, senior director, The Green House Project, Linthicum, MD, is in the 2021 class of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction as a Hall of Honor inductee.
American Healthcare REIT properties ‘generally performed well’ in Q3, exec says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 22, 2023
American Healthcare REIT’s properties “generally performed well” in the third quarter, President and CEO Danny Prosky wrote in a letter to investors that was filed Monday with the Securities and...
LeadingAge members turn the heat up on Congress to pass $400B care infrastructure plan
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 20, 2021
Nonprofit senior care providers demand Congress “reverse outdated Medicaid policies from the 1960s” to rebuild the nation’s senior service sector.
Former Assisted Living Concepts CEO requests Supreme Court review
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 08, 2016
Former Assisted Living Concepts CEO Laurie Bebo, accused of fraud by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, is trying to take her case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
IRS scams top complaint to Senate Aging Committee fraud hotline for third year in a row
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 08, 2018
For the third consecutive year, in 2017, IRS impersonation scams were the top type of scams reported to the Senate Special Committee on Aging’s fraud hotline, according to the committee, which released...
Midterm election results take Medicaid cuts off agenda for Congress, advocates believe
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 08, 2018
The outcome of the federal midterm elections makes it less likely that Medicaid funding cuts will be on the agenda for the next Congress, organizations representing senior living operators believe. Concerns...
Brain game could help older adults remain independent longer
Oct 28, 2015
A computer brain game can help older adults strengthen prospective memory, a type of memory is crucial for planning, everyday functioning and independent living, according to an international team of scientists.
Federal efforts to strengthen care economy fall short for senior living, advocates say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 19, 2023
President Biden’s executive order on strengthening the care economy, although well-intentioned, does not offer adequate solutions for long-term care in part because it does not support assisted living...
AHCA/NCAL wants long-term care residents, staff vaccinated against COVID by March 1
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 08, 2020
Governors and public health officials should ensure that residents and employees of long-term care facilities are prioritized before everyone else for COVID-19 vaccination and that they receive both doses...