Think you’re protected by an arbitration agreement? You may be mistaken
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 07, 2022
A recent California Court of Appeals decision regarding arbitration agreements is putting senior living operators in the state on notice about who signs those agreements.
Plan to address housing, homelessness includes $3 billion to acquire, renovate senior living communities
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 21, 2021
California’s $12 billion funding package to address housing and homelessness in the state includes $3 billion for the Health and Human Services Agency to create “clinically enriched behavioral health...
White House topline funding requests include $180 million for new affordable senior housing
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 12, 2021
A $9 billion increase in federal funding to increase the supply and improve energy efficiency in affordable senior housing as well as to end homelessness are part of a White House discretionary funding...
Lamar Odom sells recently launched senior living referral service to ZNest
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 12, 2023
Odom Senior Care, launched this summer by two-time NBA champion Lamar Odom to help older adults and their families find residential senior living, has been acquired by online senior living lead generator...
Health plans ‘like a deer in headlights’ when it comes to addressing dementia costs: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 13, 2023
A new report on how health plan leaders view Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias reveals that despite awareness of skyrocketing costs, health plans are “like a deer in headlights,” unsure how...
Lagging independent living portfolio drags down double-digit growth in assisted living: Ventas
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 07, 2023
Ventas’ assisted living portfolio saw strong double-digit growth in the second quarter, and actions are being taken to improve performance in a lagging independent living segment, Chairman and CEO Debra...
Second defendant agrees to pay $2.25 million to settle fraud charges against long-term care investment...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 09, 2020
The second defendant in a scheme to defraud investors in the Orthodox Jewish community who invested in assisted living communities and nursing homes throughout the Midwest has settled his case with the...
Senior living community cited in first-of-its-kind transgender discrimination case
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 16, 2022
A Maine senior living community discriminated against a transgender woman in refusing her a room due to her sexual orientation, according to the state’s human rights panel.
Dropping of mask mandates has benefits for residents, staff, employers, provider groups say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 06, 2023
Senior living advocates in Oregon are greeting the state’s dropping of mask mandates in healthcare settings with relief, saying that it could lead to improved resident and staff satisfaction as well...
Education program for residents could serve as national partnership model
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 19, 2022
It’s back to school season for residents of a Virginia retirement community, with a program that could serve as a national model for senior living providers.