Our society has some work to do before it realizes the vision that LeadingAge President and CEO Katie Smith Sloan relayed at the organization’s recent annual meeting: An America freed from ageism....
Operator to pay $86,486 to resolve alleged overtime violations
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 06, 2018
The owners of four California assisted living facilities will pay $86,486 to 19 employees to resolve overtime violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Department of Labor has announced.
A solution to family caregiving challenges?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 05, 2015
An overheard conversation, a report on family caregiving and messages of NIC National Conference speakers converge in my brain.
Assisted living manager faces ID theft, fraud, abuse charges
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 11, 2016
The manager of a Maryland assisted living facility faces charges of identity theft, bank fraud, elder abuse and operating an unlicensed assisted living facility.
3 takeaways from the LeadingAge-CEMO Executive Compensation Study
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 18, 2015
The 2015 LeadingAge-CEMO Executive Compensation Study provides insights into succession planning, incentive pay and gender differences in pay and title.
98-year-old senior living resident to set record as commencement speaker
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 09, 2015
When Frances Bartlett Kinne, Ph.D., takes this stage Saturday during Jacksonville University’s commencement ceremony, she will become the oldest person to deliver a keynote address at a master’s...
Design briefs, June 2020
Jun 09, 2020
RiverWoods Durham, Atria Highland Park and The Springs at Lake Oswego.
ASHA launches second phase of consumer campaign to build confidence in industry
Oct 29, 2020
The American Seniors Housing Association announced Wednesday that it has begun the second phase of a public relations campaign promoting the senior living industry in the midst of the pandemic.
Stun gun factors in neglect sentence for assisted living owner
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 02, 2016
An assisted living operator, sentenced for neglect, told a court that she was aware that employees were hitting, kicking and using a stun gun on a male resident because he would not listen to them or would...
Legionnaires’ bacteria found in community’s water supply
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 15, 2015
A Jacksonville, FL, senior living community planned to decontaminate its water system Aug. 14 after two residents fell ill with pneumonia caused by the bacteria associated with Legionnaires’ disease.