Anti-fraud efforts must include senior living, hearing witness says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 15, 2017
Efforts to stop or prevent the financial exploitation of older adults should include assisted living and continuing care retirement communities, as well as personal care and nursing homes, because residents...
Older adults lose $835 million in 2019 internet scams, FBI says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 28, 2020
More than 68,000 adults over age 60 lost a total of more than $835 million in 2019 in internet scams, according to the FBI. The amount represents a substantial increase over the $649 million loss reported...
6 tips for effective crisis communication
By
Courtney Malengo, APR
Nov 27, 2017
In senior living, we have plans to mitigate disasters, address corporate compliance, handle elopement and assure quality. What plans do we have in place for crisis communication and reputation management?
Feds sue to seize $30 million in properties owned by purported senior living developer
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 30, 2017
Federal prosecutors are suing to seize nine properties, worth a total of $30 million, that they say a purported senior living community developer bought with proceeds from a multimillion dollar scheme...
ASC’s former CEO sentenced to 9.5 years in federal prison for role in $19.4 million fraud scheme
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 02, 2018
Former American Senior Communities CEO James Burkhart was sentenced Friday to 9 1/2 years in prison for his role in what U.S. Attorney Josh J. Minkler described as a “massive fraud, kickback and...
Attorneys general seek to expand search for Medicaid abuse and neglect cases
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 11, 2017
Thirty-eight attorneys general asked Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D., Wednesday for a policy change that would allow them to investigate and prosecute a wider range of abuse and neglect...
Former president of assisted living management company pleads guilty to $59 million check-kiting scheme
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 26, 2020
The former head of a healthcare management company that operates assisted living communities pleaded guilty to bank fraud Tuesday for carrying out a $59 million check-kiting scheme on banks in two states.
Median loss to fraud higher for adults in their 80s than for any other age group: FTC
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 01, 2021
Adults 80 or older who made fraud reports to the Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Sentinel Network, or who had reports made on their behalf, lost a median of $1,300 to fraud in 2020, according to...
New technologies can protect adults from fraud: reports
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 02, 2016
New technologies can help protect older adults from fraud, according to two reports recently published by the World Economic Forum.
IRS impersonation scams top complaint to Senate Aging Committee fraud hotline for fourth year
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 17, 2019
For the fourth consecutive year, in 2018, IRS impersonation scams were the top type of scams reported to the Senate Special Committee on Aging’s fraud hotline, according to the committee, which released...