CNN: 16,000+ cases of sexual abuse in long-term care facilities reported since 2000
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 22, 2017
More than 16,000 cases of sexual abuse have been reported in nursing homes and assisted living communities since 2000, according to a report published by CNN on Wednesday.
Consumer education important
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 28, 2016
A conversation with a reader last week got me thinking some more about the importance of being accurate and precise in the language we use. In fact, the health of the senior living industry depends on...
Senior living takes ‘left behind’ message to White House, community near you
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 20, 2021
A senior living advocacy campaign with messages that may be familiar to many on Capitol Hill is about to reach higher — to the White House — and wider — to state policymakers and the front yards...
Changing perceptions of aging through art
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 01, 2016
MacArthur Fellow Anne Basting discusses her plans to change perceptions related to aging.
Industry mourns senior housing and care veteran Tony Mullen, NIC co-founder
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 14, 2018
Senior living industry leaders are remembering Anthony James “Tony” Mullen as a trailblazing, passionate advocate of seniors housing and care as well as a good friend. Mullen died Saturday...
President signs CARES Act with $2.2 trillion in COVID-19 relief, extends national shutdown to April 30
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 30, 2020
President Trump on Sunday extended the voluntary national shutdown related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) until April 30. The move followed his signing of the the $2.2 trillion “Coronavirus Aid,...
Analysis: Affordable senior housing becoming harder to find
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 02, 2016
A new analysis finding that it is becoming more difficult for older adults to afford housing has been released just as HUD announces a proposed rule and the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passes...
Falls prevention is everyone’s responsibility — from care team to C-suite, speaker says
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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...
Provider groups debate whether industry-developed standards would put operators at risk
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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...
‘Misleading’ report tied to federal bill with COVID-19-related requirements for assisted living,...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 06, 2020
Assisted living communities would be required to report confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19 to federal, state and local health officials, as well as to residents and their families — and would have...