President signs CARES Act with $2.2 trillion in COVID-19 relief, extends national shutdown to April 30
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 30, 2020
President Trump on Sunday extended the voluntary national shutdown related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) until April 30. The move followed his signing of the the $2.2 trillion “Coronavirus Aid,...
COVID relief package passes Senate without amendment to help senior living, but ‘forward progress’...
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 08, 2021
An attempt to include direct aid to senior living operators in the American Rescue Plan Act failed in the Senate on Saturday, but the effort represents “forward progress” as the industry continues...
Five Star considers selling communities to address financial woes
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 15, 2018
Five Star Senior Living may sell some of its senior living communities or repurpose units within communities to help solve financial issues that cast “substantial doubt on our ability to continue as...
LeadingAge leaders share a plan for ‘turbulent times’
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 31, 2017
The past year has been one of “natural disasters and political upheaval,” LeadingAge President and CEO Katie Smith Sloan told those attending Monday’s general session at the LeadingAge...
Speakers: Integrating health services into assisted living presents opportunities, challenges
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 10, 2016
Assisted living operators that pursue offering health services to their residents will be confronted with risks, but they also will face potential rewards, said speakers during a 2016 NIC Spring Investment...
CEAL report latest effort to aid providers in evolving healthcare environment
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 14, 2016
A new report from the Center for Excellence in Assisted Living is designed to help communities improve quality and increase value in the evolving healthcare system. The project falls under one of the four...
Ventas CEO: Hurricanes reveal the value of senior living
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 15, 2017
Though challenging to operators — and everyone — as they are occurring, natural disasters such as hurricanes get older adults and their families thinking about the benefits of living in a senior living...
CEOs: Staff correctly to avoid acuity-related issues
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Lois A. Bowers
May 15, 2016
Senior living operators that have defined their target populations and maintain that focus are more likely to avoid acuity creep challenges that can lead to trouble for their companies and make a bad name...
A different way to support the senior living industry
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 06, 2021
Scott Tittle joined VIUM Capital as a managing director and the national lender’s first head of government relations and external affairs in September after serving as executive director of the National...
Big senior living stories of 2022
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2022
Here are some of the major stories that affected senior living providers in 2022.