Labor Department issues independent contractor final rule
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 09, 2024
The Department of Labor this morning issued a final rule that will change how senior living companies and other employers determine who is an employee and who is an independent contractor.
People in the news, Jan. 8
Jan 09, 2024
Appointments, promotions and other news at Benchmark Therapies, Cape Retirement Community, Centerline Healthcare Partners, Claiborne Senior Living, Charter Senior Living, Erickson Senior Living, Integral...
UPDATED: LTC Properties sells, re-leases or transfers management of 35 Brookdale Senior Living communities
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 08, 2024
The REIT expects net proceeds of $23 million and an anticipated net gain of $17 million related to the property sales.
A chance for a fresh start, now or later
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 08, 2024
If you were hoping to make some New Year’s resolutions for 2024, don’t fret that it’s the second week of January already.
Friday is final deadline for 2024 Women of Distinction nominations
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 08, 2024
This Friday, Jan. 12, is the final nomination deadline for the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program. All submissions must be received by 11:59 p.m. ET.
We must prioritize lifelong learning for residents
By
Joseph Villanueva
Jan 08, 2024
Senior living communities should offer and ensure access to a wealth of opportunities for expanding the minds of their residents.
Regular hearing aid use linked to reduced mortality
Jan 05, 2024
The findings were seen in an analyses adjusted for demographics, hearing levels and medical history among adults with hearing loss.
AI-monitoring company offers training sessions to reduce assisted living residents’ stress about new...
By
Aaron Dorman
Jan 05, 2024
One company is offering training and Q-and-A sessions to help ease assisted living residents’ concerns about AI-enabled monitoring.
Chapman, Duker, Kramer are 2024 inductees into Senior Living Hall of Fame
Jan 05, 2024
The late George Chapman, along with Marilynn Duker and Robert G. Kramer, are the 2024 inductees into the Senior Living Hall of Fame, the American Seniors Housing Association announced Thursday.
Employers increasingly rely on older workers, Pew Research Center study finds
By
Adam Healy
Jan 05, 2024
The share of people aged 65 or more years who are employed has almost doubled in the past 35 years, according to a new report by the Pew Research Center.