DOJ alleges $40 million Medicare fraud scheme tied to assisted living, nursing homes
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 05, 2022
A $40 million Medicare fraud scheme involving assisted living communities and nursing homes includes the submission of thousands of false claims across several states over six years, according to the Department...
Diversified Healthcare Trust senior living portfolio on path to stabilization: CEO
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 05, 2022
Diversified Healthcare Trust’s second-quarter results showed continued and encouraging recovery for the senior living portfolio, President and CEO Jennifer Francis said during Thursday’s earnings call.
Up to 80 percent of older adults unable to afford 4 years of assisted living: study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 20, 2023
Up to 80% of older adults have modest assets and would be unable to afford four years in an assisted living community or more than two years of nursing home care, according to a new study.
Pandemic challenges send large nonprofit CCRC into bankruptcy
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 13, 2023
One of the nation’s largest nonprofit continuing care retirement communities is citing pandemic losses in filing for bankruptcy as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a ripple effect on the senior...
Proposed overtime rule is ‘bad policy’ that senior living providers cannot absorb, groups say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 09, 2023
A new overtime rule proposed by the federal government would worsen workforce issues for senior living providers and create unintended consequences for workers and residents, according to industry advocacy...
Florida tops WalletHub’s ‘2021 Best States to Retire’ list
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 27, 2021
Deciding where to retire can be as difficult as deciding when to retire, thanks to the effect of the pandemic on retirement accounts and savings.
Increasing minimum wage would worsen assisted living workforce challenges, not fix them, coalition says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 02, 2023
A California bill that proposes increasing the minimum wage to $25 for direct care workers and support staff members has plenty of opponents, including senior living industry advocates.
Invesque thrusts more prominently into senior living with active portfolio
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 12, 2021
Invesque Chairman and CEO Scott White said it’s been a busy year with active portfolio management as the company continues its push into the seniors housing sector through strategic transitions, dispositions...
LTC Properties expects ‘hard, long, positive’ year
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 17, 2023
2022 was a “hard, long, positive” year for LTC Properties, and Chairman and CEO Wendy Simpson anticipates much of the same in 2023. She made the prediction Thursday on the Westlake Village, CA-based...
Outreach, advocacy, education keys to solving workforce issues, Argentum says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 16, 2022
Heightened outreach, advocacy and education will be keys to addressing workforce shortages in senior living, according to Argentum.