Florida’s ‘deadliest storm’ challenges some providers; others step in to help
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 30, 2022
Senior living providers in high-risk areas have coordinated resident evacuations and struggled with power outages as Hurricane Ian moved through Florida, whereas those in areas spared by the storm have...
Big senior living stories of 2022
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2022
Here are some of the major stories that affected senior living providers in 2022.
Court revives $35 million False Claims Act lawsuit against Brookdale
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 12, 2018
The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday reversed a federal court’s dismissal of a “whistleblower” lawsuit brought by a former Brookdale Senior Living employee who accused the company...
A new business model for assisted living?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 08, 2015
Will the future of assisted living see providers coordinating health and long-term care services to benefit their residents and save the healthcare system money? Healthcare policy researcher David Grabowski,...
45 impressive honorees, 3 CE sessions and you
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 20, 2020
Our virtual McKnight’s Women of Distinction Awards and Forum is only one week away! Anyone can attend, and there’s no admission fee, so please join us.
Brookdale takes ‘next step’ in pandemic in mandating staff vaccination: CEO
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 06, 2021
Brookdale Senior Living President and CEO Lucinda “Cindy” Baier announced a COVID-19 vaccination mandate for its approximately 35,000 workers during today’s second-quarter earnings call,...
People in the news, March 29
Mar 29, 2022
Appointments and promotions at Benchmark Senior Living, Blueprint, Brookdale Senior Living, CareTrust REIT, Friendship Retirement Community, Insight Senior Living, Integral Senior Living, LeadingAge PA,...
‘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...
People in the news, Nov. 9
By
Caroline Szachnowski
Nov 09, 2021
Appointments, promotions and other news at Benchmark Senior Living, Civitas Senior Living, Cypress Cove, The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, Everly Health, JSA Design, Morning Pointe Senior...
Senior living referral site accused of using manipulated reviews, listing communities providing substandard...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 17, 2024
A Washington Post analysis says that A Place for Mom recommends communities that have been cited and uses reviews that have been manipulated.