Two events that occurred in the past week are helping to ensure that staffing issues remain a top challenge for the senior living industry.
More than 17,000 could be affected by data breach at American Senior Communities
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 21, 2017
An email phishing scheme has compromised the personal information of American Senior Communities’ current employees as well as some former employees, the company said. More than 17,000 people are...
Lack of medication leads to death of resident with dementia, lawsuit maintains
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 30, 2017
Staff members at a Florida senior living community failed to give medication to a resident with Alzheimer’s disease for eight days, which ultimately led to her death, the woman’s daughter maintains...
2 dead, 1 injured in senior living shooting
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 24, 2016
A domestic dispute appears to have spilled into the workplace, resulting in the shooting deaths of two senior living community employees and the injury of another in Ohio.
Senior living organizations not aggressive investors, Ziegler poll finds
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 22, 2016
Most senior living organizations have formal investment policies, and most of those policies favor a balanced mix of investments or lower-risk investments rather than aggressive approach to investment,...
New Florida senior living community will incorporate protections from hurricanes, rains
Jul 22, 2019
Meridian Senior Living’s first community in Southwest Florida, opening this fall, will feature advanced protection from hurricanes, according to the company.
People in the news, July 26
Jul 26, 2016
Appointments involving Avanti Senior Living, Hebrew SeniorLife, Lancaster Pollard, Legend Senior Living, Life Care Services, Scott-Farrar at Peterborough and more.
Brookdale’s home health and hospice business takes $15 million hit in third quarter due to pandemic
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 06, 2020
Revenue in Brookdale Senior Living’s Health Care Services segment, which includes home care and hospice, was flat compared with the second quarter but down 20% year-over-year, Brookdale President and...
McKnight’s Women of Distinction class of 2024 welcomes 15 Rising Stars
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 13, 2024
Fifteen women working in senior living, skilled nursing or home care are being announced today as Rising Stars and will be feted May 14 as part of the sixth annual McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards,...
New Merrill Gardens President Tana Gall shares plans, insights as company grows with Blue Harbor acquisition
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 20, 2019
As Tana Gall takes the reins at Merrill Gardens, she shares her thoughts and plans related to the future of the company and the senior living industry.