Senior living seeks additional relief in wake of passage of American Rescue Plan Act
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 11, 2021
Senior living industry leaders said Wednesday that they will continue to press the federal government for additional coronavirus relief — and urge owners and operators to do so, too — after the House...
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Feb 22, 2021
New law grants COVID-19 civil liability protections to long-term care operators in Indiana … Kentucky eases visitation restrictions on assisted living, personal care and independent living communities,...
Philip Esformes has 20-year sentence in fraud case commuted by President Trump
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 23, 2020
In one of two cases with assisted living connections, President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of Philip Esformes, the former assisted living and skilled nursing facility owner who was sentenced...
Pandemic reveals why some organizations are ‘Best Workplaces’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 11, 2020
As with all things in senior living this year, the coronavirus influenced employee perceptions of their employers, and in turn, senior living organizations’ rankings in Fortune’s third annual lists...
AHCA/NCAL wants long-term care residents, staff vaccinated against COVID by March 1
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 08, 2020
Governors and public health officials should ensure that residents and employees of long-term care facilities are prioritized before everyone else for COVID-19 vaccination and that they receive both doses...
Capital Senior Living still has ‘going concern’ concerns
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 10, 2020
Occupancy challenges brought on by the coronavirus pandemic continue to raise “substantial doubt” about Capital Senior Living’s “ability to continue as a going concern,” the company said in a...
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...
Brookdale’s home health and hospice business takes $15 million hit in third quarter due to pandemic
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 06, 2020
Revenue in Brookdale Senior Living’s Health Care Services segment, which includes home care and hospice, was flat compared with the second quarter but down 20% year-over-year, Brookdale President and...
Poll: Half of approved senior living providers still waiting for Provider Relief Fund aid
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 03, 2020
Almost half of the Argentum members who have applied and been approved for federal Provider Relief Fund monies to help with their coronavirus pandemic-related expenses have not received the aid yet, according...
Omega Healthcare Investors and Maplewood Senior Living hope to open their Manhattan high-rise assisted living and memory care community “as soon as possible,” Omega Chief Corporate Development Officer...