Brookdale had big plans: To become the first senior living operator with a national brand. But a troubled purchase and other headaches keep getting in the way.
Mammal meeting
Jan 18, 2017
Jenny Bond, a resident at Brookdale Meridian Temple in Temple, TX, recently fulfilled a wish when she helped feed and care for an elephant at the Houston Zoo. Read more, and find out how to submit your...
How to avoid causing a hazard, being cited over a storage issue in senior living
By
Stan Szpytek
Nov 08, 2021
Storage issues within the built environment of senior living communities have challenged management teams for as long as those types of properties have been in existence. The need for additional equipment,...
$3 trillion HEROES Act passes in House with provisions for senior living, but Senate prospects dim
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 18, 2020
Although it remains to be seen whether the HEROES Act reaches the president’s desk, five provisions of the original or House-passed bill have a chance of becoming law, according to one source. Read other...
Countering the illusion of communication
By
Courtney Malengo, APR
Jun 26, 2017
We all hear that communication is important, but what do we do about it? Here are some tips to enhance communication mindfulness.
Take shivers out
By
John Andrews
May 15, 2017
For many residents, the thought of bath time is cause for panic or alarm. But bathing doesn’t have to be that way if providers supply the right approach, environment and products.
Government underinvestment responsible for aging services infrastructure decline: LeadingAge CEO
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 29, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light “decades of state and federal underinvestment in our aging services infrastructure,” Katie Smith Sloan, president and CEO of LeadingAge, wrote in an opinion...
FDA questions strength of Johnson & Johnson booster shot data
Oct 13, 2021
The agency says a key test used by the company to measure immune response from booster shot six months after the original shot was likely not sensitive enough.
You may not like what the NIC’s middle-market study reveals
By
John O'Connor
Apr 13, 2017
It’s very possible the real payoff of the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care study of middle-market demand for seniors housing may be the reality check it delivers. And here, I’m...
2 senior living operators found in violation of Fair Labor Standards Act
Nov 30, 2015
Fair Labor Standards Act violations are costing a Florida senior living operator almost $290,000 and a California operator almost $190,000.