A federal judge has permanently dismissed a lawsuit in which a former employee accused Brookdale Senior Living and subsidiaries of submitting approximately $35 million in fraudulent Medicare claims for...
HUD allocates $219 million to states for Housing Trust Fund in FY 2017
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 19, 2017
State funding levels for the $219 million that will be allocated by the Department of Housing and Urban Development for affordable housing via the national Housing Trust Fund in fiscal year 2017 were approved...
How the interest rate hike could affect seniors housing
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 15, 2017
The Federal Reserve’s decision on Wednesday to increase its benchmark rate by 25 basis points for the second time in three months could affect seniors housing in several ways, according to NIC Chief...
MACPAC: ‘Disturbing’ that most of $15 billion in coronavirus relief for Medicaid providers not released...
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 28, 2020
Only $2.2 billion of the $15 billion in coronavirus relief funding announced in June for eligible Medicaid providers, including assisted living operators, had been paid to eligible providers as of Sept....
Poll: Half of approved senior living providers still waiting for Provider Relief Fund aid
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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...
Multi-tiered licensing system proposed for assisted living communities
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 30, 2019
Assisted living communities in Minnesota would be licensed via a new multi-tiered system under a proposal that state Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm shared during a state senate hearing last week.
ADA applies to assisted living, judge says; Brookdale case continues
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 29, 2019
The Americans with Disabilities Act applies to Brookdale Senior Living’s assisted living communities in California, a federal judge ruled Friday in allowing a discrimination case against the country’s...
Capital Senior Living says new CEO Kimberly Lody is ‘right leader at right time’
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 09, 2019
Kimberly S. Lody has been appointed president and CEO of Dallas-based Capital Senior Living Corp., effective immediately, the company announced Tuesday morning. Read our exclusive interview.
Speaker shares tips to prevent and address bullying in senior living
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 10, 2018
If the response of attendees at a Tuesday session at the AHCA / NCAL annual meeting is any indication, bullying is prevalent in senior living.
New Senior puts half of assisted living / memory care portfolio under the microscope
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 06, 2019
New Senior Investment Group is scrutinizing 50% of the assisted living / memory care communities in its portfolio in an effort to improve the quality and performance of the portfolio, CEO Susan Givens...