House tax bill foes decry potential effects on seniors’ medical costs, housing
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 10, 2017
Advocates for senior living and affordable housing have expressed opposition to H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, proposed by Republicans in the House of Representatives, because it eliminates the medical...
Take risks, ABHOW CEO David Ferguson advises
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 16, 2015
Four months after announcing his organization’s intentions to merge with be.group, ABHOW President and CEO David Ferguson offers some advice for colleagues on the nonprofit side of senior living...
U.S. News launches ‘Best Senior Living’ program
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 07, 2021
U.S. News & World Report has launched a “Best Senior Living” initiative with the goal of releasing inaugural listings for consumers in the first quarter of 2022. The program will cover individual...
51 percent of tweets about dementia contain stigma: study
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 13, 2017
Fifty-one percent of tweets by private users of Twitter accounts contain comments that are stigmatizing when they mention dementia or the people who have it, according to a recently published study.
Capital One named top lead arranger in healthcare finance
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 11, 2016
Capital One has been named the top lead arranger for healthcare leveraged loans up to $1 billion in size. Going into 2016, some seniors housing customers are expressing anxiety about short-term growth,...
Labor Department issues COVID vaccine requirement for companies with 100 or more employees
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 04, 2021
U.S. companies employing 100 or more workers must develop, implement and enforce a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, unless they adopt a policy requiring employees to choose to either be vaccinated...
CareWorx raises $17 million in private equity funding
Mar 21, 2018
Global managed services provider and senior care technology company CareWorx has closed a $17 million round of funding from California-based Kayne Partners.
Eclipse Senior Living to cease operations after Ventas moves 90 communities to new managers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 05, 2021
Lake Oswego, OR-based Eclipse Senior Living will cease business management operations in 2022 after 90 senior living communities it manages for real estate investment trust Ventas are transitioned to new...
Brookdale, Senior Lifestyle, Life Care Services top J.D. Power 2020 Senior Living Satisfaction Study
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 11, 2020
The consumer insights company ranks assisted living/memory care and independent living providers and also shares additional findings about satisfaction in senior living communities based on almost 5,000...
Sloan takes the stage at LeadingAge
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 02, 2015
Incoming President and CEO Katie Smith Sloan addressed attendees at a general session Monday that also included remarks by author Atul Gawande, M.D., and new board chair Kathryn Roberts as well as the...