Aegis Living gambles on uncommon perk to foster employee loyalty
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 03, 2017
Eight employees of Aegis Living are going to be especially happy Wednesday afternoon. That’s the day their Redmond, WA-based employer is announcing the winners of its Dream Big Lottery. Last year’s...
Brookdale CEO ‘hamstrung’ by board, says shareholder who recommends changes
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 10, 2018
Brookdale Senior Living’s board has “hamstrung” President and CEO Cindy Baier in her efforts to maximize shareholder value, activist investor Jonathan Litt said Thursday. He singled out...
Analysis: Affordable senior housing becoming harder to find
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 02, 2016
A new analysis finding that it is becoming more difficult for older adults to afford housing has been released just as HUD announces a proposed rule and the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passes...
Brookdale asks court to reconsider False Claims Act ruling, and two ‘friends’ file briefs...
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 05, 2018
Brookdale Senior Living is asking the full 6th Circuit Court of Appeals to review a June 11 ruling by a three-judge panel of the court that revived a False Claims Act case against the company that originated...
Brookdale CEO envisions a smaller company
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 06, 2018
The country’s largest senior living operator could reduce the number of communities in its portfolio by 20% over the next two or three years, Brookdale President and CEO Lucinda “Cindy”...
Brent Weil is definitely up to the job
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 14, 2018
The new vice president of workforce development at Argentum is tackling the field’s biggest challenge. Read our exclusive interview with him.
Four current or former residents join ADA lawsuit against Brookdale Senior Living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 30, 2018
Four current or former assisted living residents of Brookdale Senior Living communities added their names on Thursday to the lawsuit accusing the company of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act...
$484 billion COVID-19 relief bill contains $75 billion for PPE, but will senior living see any of it?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 22, 2020
The $484 billion funding package passed by the Senate Tuesday afternoon to provide relief from the effects of COVID-19 contains $75 billion for personal protective equipment and other resources for hospitals,...
$102.2 billion in COVID-19 relief needed for senior living and other providers, CEO tells Congress
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 09, 2020
The work of nonprofit health and human service organizations with more than 500 employees, including senior living providers, is threatened unless Congress provides more than $102.2 billion in relief in...
NHI CEO: ‘Not out of the woods’ with senior housing
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 21, 2020
National Health Investors is “in much better shape as we enter 2020” compared with 2019, which the Murfreesboro, TN-based real estate investment trust started “in a much more defensive posture than...