A pioneering program at an Arizona senior living community has enabled residents to learn new skills, strengthen bonds with family members and connect with staff members and fellow residents in new ways.
ABHOW, be.group merger complete
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 03, 2016
American Baptist Homes of the West and be.group have completed their merger, creating the largest nonprofit senior living provider in California and one of the largest in the country.
Capital Senior Living continues stock repurchase
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 14, 2016
Capital Senior Living will continue a stock repurchase program that allows the company to buy back up to $10 million of its common stock, the company announced Jan. 14.
Amazon announces HIPAA-compliant skills for Alexa, with senior living parent companies in the mix
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 05, 2019
Alexa, the Amazon virtual assistant increasingly found in senior living communities across the country, now is capable of transmitting and receiving protected health information, Amazon announced Thursday....
Insurance company to expand assisted living coverage as part of $4.85 million lawsuit settlement
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 13, 2018
CNA Financial Corp. is expected to expand its coverage of beneficiaries in assisted living communities in 11 states as part of a lawsuit settlement worth up to $4.85 million. The company was accused of...
NLRB proposes change to joint employer standard
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 14, 2018
A senior living operator or other employer would be defined as a “joint employer” of another company’s workers only if it “possesses and exercises substantial, direct and immediate control over...
Senior Housing Properties Trust on track to sell $900 million in assets by end of year, president says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 08, 2019
Real estate investment trust Senior Housing Properties Trust is on track to have $900 million in assets sold or under agreement to be sold by the end of the year, President and Chief Operating Officer...
McKnight’s announces first Hall of Honor inductees
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 14, 2019
The inaugural class of Hall of Honor inductees includes executive-level women who have made significant contributions to the senior housing and care field.
New SEC rule will make it harder to save for retirement, AARP says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 07, 2019
The Securities and Exchange Commission says its new standards of conduct for financial professionals will protect consumers and help investors “make an informed choice of the relationship best suited...
Assisted living may become ‘more consequential’ in health system, Welltower CEO predicts
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 30, 2018
Assisted living and memory care “may become more consequential” in the healthcare system, and the recent complex deal involving Welltower, ProMedica Health System and HCR ManorCare “is...