Following the promising results of a small pilot study, senior living provider Ecumen said it will be incorporating light therapy into a care program that emphasizes managing dementia without highly sedating...
Universities study robots to help senior living residents
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 15, 2017
Independent living and assisted living communities are serving as testing grounds as researchers try to develop robots that humans can trust and respond to as companions and caregivers. Researchers hope...
Save HCBS-related ACA provisions, LeadingAge and other advocacy groups tell Trump
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 11, 2017
Improving access to Medicaid home- and community-based services is a critical provision of the Affordable Care Act that has bipartisan support and should remain intact even if the healthcare law is repealed...
Providers build a ‘nursing pipeline’
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 17, 2016
Senior living providers are forging relationships with educational institutions to try to ensure sufficient numbers of professional caregivers for the future.
Brookdale sees 2.8 percent occupancy decline, but move-ins and online inquiries are up
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 06, 2020
Brookdale Senior Living experienced a 2.8% decline in occupancy from the end of the second quarter to the end of the third quarter but expects improvements as move-ins increase along with consumer confidence...
HHS, states should support senior living through $955 million in CARES Act grants announced Tuesday,...
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 22, 2020
Senior living deserves part of the $955 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act grants announced Tuesday by the Department of Health and Human Services, National Center for Assisted...
Missouri says ‘Show Me’ again with camera bills
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 31, 2017
Missouri residential care, assisted living, intermediate care and skilled nursing facilities would be required to grant resident requests to use electronic monitoring devices in their rooms, with certain...
2 Five Star shareholders urge peers to reject tender offer
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 07, 2016
Two Five Star Quality Care shareholders on Monday urged their fellow shareholders to reject a $3-per-share tender offer set to expire at midnight Friday, saying it is “grossly undervalued, fraught...
Repeal of the Affordable Care Act, reform of the Medicaid program to fund it through per capita caps or block grants, and cuts to affordable housing programs all are proposed as part of President Trump’s...
Class action lawsuit proceeds to trial
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 21, 2015
A class action lawsuit related to a 130-unit senior living community has been given a pretrial date of Dec. 11 or sooner.