Average assisted living administrator salary tops $100,000
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 28, 2020
Salaries for assisted living administrators working in assisted living communities averaged $100,622 in 2019, an increase of 3.6% over 2018, when the average salary was $97,126, according to the 22nd annual...
Provider groups debate whether industry-developed standards would put operators at risk
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 03, 2020
Would industry-initiated national standards hasten or delay the federal regulation of senior living? Would they encourage or prevent lawsuits against operators? Major associations representing senior living...
Senior living braces for changes in 2020 as top challenges remain
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 02, 2020
As 2020 begins, the senior living industry is preparing for the changing needs and wants of current and future residents as workforce and occupancy issues continue to challenge operators, according to...
Big senior living stories of 2019
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 23, 2019
Here’s a look at some of the news that occupied many minds in senior living over the past year.
People in the news, Dec. 23
Dec 23, 2019
Appointments, promotions and awards at American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living, Belmont Village Senior Living, Brightview Senior Living, Cadence Living, Ecumen, Hammes, Hireology,...
ACHCA discontinues CALA, CNHA certification exams
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Lois A. Bowers
Dec 18, 2019
The American College of Health Care Administrators is discontinuing the exams for the certified assisted living administrator (CALA) and certified nursing home administrator (CNHA) credentials, the organization...
‘Whole rule must go’ — third judge tosses ‘conscience rule’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 20, 2019
A third judge has ruled for plaintiffs challenging a federal rule that would have allowed individual healthcare workers as well as healthcare organizations to decline to provide care that conflicted with...
Falls prevention is everyone’s responsibility — from care team to C-suite, speaker says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 16, 2019
From the CEO and the administrator — everyone is responsible for preventing falls and looking at what’s going on in the environment, what’s going on with residents, because they come in contact with...
Overtime rule elicits generally positive responses from provider groups, but concerns remain
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 25, 2019
The final overtime rule issued Tuesday by the Department of Labor garnered favorable comments from many industry groups representing senior living organizations and other long-term care providers, although...
CMS promises improved investigation and reporting of elder abuse in long-term care
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 19, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is working to address numerous recommendations from federal agencies to improve reporting, investigation and law enforcement notification of elder abuse, the...