Labor Department seeks input on overtime rule changes as pilot program continues
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 28, 2018
The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division will hold several listening sessions around the country to gather feedback and ideas related to its planned update of the federal overtime pay rule,...
Senior living association recommends overtime changes to Labor Department
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 02, 2017
The Labor Department should base increases in the minimum salary threshold used to determine overtime pay on the 20th percentile for salaried employees in the lowest paid geographic region of the country,...
Nominations due today for McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 31, 2019
Today is the final deadline for submission of nominations to McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
Seema Verma confirmed as CMS administrator
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 13, 2017
Former health policy consultant Seema Verma was confirmed as administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Monday by a 55-43 vote in the Senate.
Invesque moving Greenfield properties to Commonwealth, Heritage
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 16, 2019
Invesque is moving 13 Greenfield Senior Living communities to other operators, company executives announced Thursday on the healthcare real estate company’s second-quarter earnings call.
HCP hunts for new CEO after Lauralee Martin exits
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 11, 2016
Lauralee Martin has left real estate investment trust HCP, where she was president and CEO, the company announced Monday.
GE forecasts long-term care policy rate increases of $1.7 billion
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 08, 2019
General Electric expects long-term care insurance policy premium increases of $1.7 billion through 2028, executives said Thursday during a “teach-in” for analysts and investors.
Brookdale in ‘seventh inning’ of portfolio pruning, CEO says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 07, 2018
Brookdale Senior Living is in the “seventh inning” of trimming the size of its portfolio through community sales and lease terminations, CEO Lucinda “Cindy” Baier said Tuesday on the company’s...
Brookdale making progress but has ‘a significant amount of work ahead,’ CEO says
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 09, 2018
In the first quarter and beyond, Brookdale Senior Living made progress on the turnaround strategy it announced in February, “but we have a significant amount of work ahead of us,” CEO Lucinda...
Senior living represented on MA governor’s Aging Council
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 16, 2017
The CEOs of Benchmark Senior Living and Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly are two of 24 people named to a new group tasked with developing a plan to improve public and private efforts to support...