Meet Kurt Merkelz, MD, 2024 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards ‘Setting the Standard’ honoree
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Jessica R. Towhey
May 09, 2024
Kurt Merkelz, MD, led the recent standardization of best practices throughout Compassus through the development of tools and procedures built into the organization’s interoperability platform. This effort...
Federal bill targeting private equity would have ‘chilling effect’ on assisted living investment,...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 07, 2024
Proposed federal legislation targeted increased transparency and accountability for private equity in healthcare, if passed, would have a “chilling effect” on future investment in assisted living and...
Brookdale finds itself in the midst of another federal inquiry, this time about skilled nursing
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Lois A. Bowers
May 07, 2024
The country’s largest senior living company on Sunday found itself the subject of an inquiry related to a new federal mandate for minimum staffing at nursing homes. Brookdale Senior Living President...
Residency should not determine access to emergency services, including lift assists, leaders say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 07, 2024
The senior living industry is pushing back against a Washington Post story about senior living providers’ use of 911 for lift assists, saying that where an older adult lives should not determine whether...
Esther Kamara-Conteh’s life has taken her from Sierra Leone in West Africa to New York and beyond.
Senior living providers must show their value to combat ‘new normal’ of negative scrutiny: speaker
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 02, 2024
As senior living providers adapt to the “new normal” of negative lay media attention and calls for federal oversight, they must step into the role of educator and share with lawmakers and others how...
Senator seeks more than $853M for affordable senior housing
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 02, 2024
Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) is circulating a letter among his colleagues on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development urging support for an investment in Department...
Meet Steven Littlehale, 2024 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards ‘Business Partner’ honoree
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Jessica R. Towhey
May 01, 2024
The role of chief innovation officer suits Steven Littlehale as perfectly as his bow ties are affixed each time out. His education and training, clinical experience and leadership have led to measurably...
All signs point to ‘more robust’ senior living market, LTC Properties CEO says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 01, 2024
“The seniors housing and care industry is on a promising upturn after setbacks related to COVID,” Westlake Village, CA-based real estate investment trust LTC Properties Chairman and CEO Wendy Simpson...
Senior living ‘on the precipice of this defining moment,’ Argentum CEO says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 30, 2024
The senior living industry sits “on the precipice of this defining moment with significant challenges but also tremendous opportunities” to tell its story and help millions of older adults “live...