Federal judge certifies subclasses in Brookdale class action lawsuit; trial set for January
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 29, 2024
A long-running California class action lawsuit filed against Brookdale Senior Living will go forward early next year after a judge granted a motion to certify three community-based subclasses in the case.
Clif Porter sees ‘huge’ opportunities and ‘some level of trepidation’ for assisted living as...
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 29, 2024
As Clif Porter prepares to become the next president and CEO of the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living, he sees good things ahead for assisted living providers, but he...
Ensign ‘excited’ about acquisitions; Healthpeak CCRCs have ‘pretty good first half’
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 29, 2024
The Ensign Group and Healthpeak Properties detailed second-quarter 2024 earnings results on Friday calls with investors and analysts.
4 Ascension Living properties sold to Prime Healthcare in ‘historic’ deal
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 26, 2024
Four Ascension Living senior living and care properties in Illinois will be sold to Ontario, CA-based Prime Healthcare along with nine Ascension hospitals and associated physician practices in The Prairie...
Trilogy Health Services to expand, build properties in 4 Midwest states
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 26, 2024
Louisville, KY-based Trilogy Health Services on Thursday announced plans to develop or expand its senior living or skilled nursing offerings in four Midwest states: Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio.
Artificial intelligence doesn’t beat doctors in diagnosing medical issues based on images, study reveals
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 26, 2024
An artificial intelligence model solved quiz questions testing doctors’ abilities to diagnose conditions based on images and text summaries accurately. However, it made mistakes when trying to describe...
Affordability is the missing piece of senior living recovery: experts
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 26, 2024
The state of the senior living sector is strong, having “weathered the black swan event of COVID,” but the real need lies in addressing the gap in affordable senior housing, according to one expert.
ICT leads the way in tech investments, survey finds
By
John O'Connor
Jul 25, 2024
Where are senior living organizations making their most pronounced technology spend? Information and communication technology infrastructure leads the way.
Long-term care pharmacies launch campaign to protect access for residents
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 25, 2024
A coalition representing the nation’s long-term care pharmacies is launching a new campaign to raise awareness of the “potentially devastating” consequences of new drug pricing policies on the industry...
New laws prioritize support for residents living with dementia
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 25, 2024
Several states are moving forward with laws and initiatives to support people with dementia and their caregivers.