Ventas performs at high end of expectations in second quarter
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 08, 2022
The business performance of Chicago-based real estate investment trust Ventas during the second quarter was at the high end of expectations, Ventas Chairman and CEO Debra Cafaro said Friday during a second-quarter...
AlerisLife plans $14 million in cost cuts, $4 million in investments
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 05, 2022
Newton, MA-based AlerisLife will reduce costs by approximately $14 million and invest approximately $4 million under recommendations made by a consulting firm it hired, to “drive efficiencies and standardize...
Kimberly Lody to depart as Sonida CEO; Brandon Ribar to succeed her
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 04, 2022
Kimberly Lody is stepping down as CEO of Dallas-based Sonida Senior Living after holding the position since January 2019, the company announced Thursday morning.
Broadening the definition of ‘health’ could improve life quality, expectancy: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 03, 2022
Adopting a holistic framework for health that includes mental, social, spiritual and physical aspects could lead to gains in life expectancy and quality of life, according to a new report.
People in the news, Aug. 2
By
Nicole Blanchard
Aug 02, 2022
Appointments, promotions and other news from Epoch Senior Living, Erickson Senior Living, the Florida Senior Living Association, the Gerontological Society of America, Harbor Retirement Associates, LeadingAge...
‘First-ever’ legislation to end Parkinson’s disease introduced in House
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 01, 2022
A bipartisan bill that the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research is calling “the first-ever legislation solely devoted to ending Parkinson’s disease” has been introduced in the House...
New report contains surprises about best places to retire
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 01, 2022
Vermont is the best state — and Hartford, CT, is the best city — overall in the nation for senior living, according to a recent report examining quality-of-life factors for older adults.
People in the news, July 26
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Nicole Blanchard
Jul 26, 2022
Appointments, promotions and other news at American Healthcare REIT, CareTrust REIT, Civitas Senior Living, Dominion Senior Living, Emerald Communities, Franciscan Ministries, Heritage Ministries, LeadingAge...
Proposed rule would reinstate gender identity, sexual orientation protections in CMS regulations
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 25, 2022
Protections on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation would be reinstated in Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regulations under a proposed rule announced Monday by U.S. Department...
Provider groups decry ‘chronic underfunding’ as CMS introduces HCBS quality measures
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 22, 2022
The federal government’s introduction Thursday of quality measures for the home- and community-based services offered by assisted living and other providers comes in the midst of “longstanding, chronic...