Intended benefits of workplace wellness plans appear elusive
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 22, 2018
Workplace wellness plans appear to have little effect on employees health or absenteeism or on employer healthcare costs, according to preliminary results of a new study.
Senior living needs units, investment — fast — but has ‘undeniable sense of optimism’
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 08, 2024
With a projected need for 200,000 additional senior living units by next year, inventory and investment isn’t set to keep pace with the growing demand, Lisa McCracken, head of research and analytics...
Act prioritizes fight against Alzheimer’s disease with state plan
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 12, 2023
South Carolina’s adoption of a state Alzheimer’s plan is a “step forward,” according to senior living advocates.
Worker’s paradise
By
John Andrews
Dec 01, 2015
Low-income seniors shouldn’t have to settle for cheap, cookie-cutter housing as their only independent living option, say the folks who developed the Cottages at Cathedral Square, a new 32-unit residential...
Long-term care in the mix as states respond to Supreme Court’s gun control decision
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 28, 2022
Calling the right to carry a concealed weapon a “recipe for tragedy,” New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) on Friday pledged to expand a state list of locations where firearms cannot be carried to include...
New assessment tool aims to improve dialysis experience for patients
By
Diane Eastabrook
Mar 31, 2021
A new tool assessing patient experience could encourage more Americans with kidney disease to dialyze at home.
Lawmakers move to repeal senior living industry COVID-19 immunity provision
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 15, 2020
New York lawmakers have introduced legislation to hold senior living communities accountable “for harm and damages incurred” during the COVID-19 pandemic by repealing a blanket immunity law that shielded...
M and A activity is hot, with private equity, large home care firms driving deals, finance leaders say
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 05, 2021
Demographics, a global pandemic and potential changes in tax laws are the tailwinds driving strong merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in home care and hospice for the foreseeable future. That was the...
As Enlivant recovers from pandemic, Sabra to decide whether to exit portfolio, CEO says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 24, 2021
Sabra Health Care REIT will make a decision about its joint venture with TPG Real Estate, through which it has a 49% stake in a portfolio of dozens of Enlivant senior living communities, later this year,...
Attorney general references senior living provider in announcing new Religious Liberty Task Force
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 31, 2018
A group of nuns that operates senior living homes across the United States figured prominently Monday when Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a new task force charged with ensuring that Justice Department...