Bill would permanently block rule allowing providers to deny care based on religious beliefs
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 13, 2019
Three members of Congress planned to introduce a bill Tuesday that would permanently block a federal rule that allows healthcare workers and organizations to decline to provide care that conflicts with...
Diversity ‘even more critical’ in senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 12, 2019
Companies operating in senior living increasingly are taking steps to make their boards and C-suites look more like the customers they serve and the workers who serve them. It’s a smart and welcome...
Employees sue senior living operator for libel, slander after wildfire evacuation
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 08, 2019
Four former employees and a current employee of Oakmont Senior Living are suing the Windsor, CA-based operator, saying they “sustained severe injuries” to their personal and professional reputations...
Community to face appeal of lesbian resident’s discrimination case dismissal
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 23, 2017
Lambda Legal said it will appeal a federal court’s dismissal of a lawsuit claiming that an Illinois senior living community failed to protect a lesbian resident from harassment, discrimination and...
Reducing racial disparities could ease pressure on long-term care: study
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 09, 2016
Pressures on the long-term care delivery system caused by the aging of the population could be offset in part by determining how to reduce disability-related racial disparities that cause blacks to depend...
LGBT adults worry about abuse, neglect in senior living as they age: survey
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 28, 2018
Worries about potential neglect, abuse, access to services and harassment in assisted living communities and other long-term care settings are common among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender adults,...
New HHS division will allow discrimination against LGBT residents, advocates say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 19, 2018
Federal officials say a new division in the Department of Health and Human Services will protect the rights of healthcare workers who object to providing certain types of care on moral or religious grounds....
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.
9 steps to strengthen age diversity and inclusion in the workplace
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 10, 2020
As senior living organizations work to become more diverse, a new survey shares encouraging news about multigenerational workforces and anti-ageism efforts among various types of employers around the world....
Meet Vassar Byrd, Hall of Honor inductee
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 07, 2020
Vassar Byrd, CEO of Rose Villa, Portland, OR, is a member of the 2020 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Hall of Honor.