New senior living operator sets sights on Southeast
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 12, 2017
Josh Crisp says he felt an inner calling to provoke change and develop a new approach to senior living. On Monday, that calling revealed itself in the form of Solinity.
First ‘LGBT-affirming’ senior housing community opens in San Diego
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 01, 2018
The grand opening for San Diego’s first “LGBT-affirming” senior housing community, North Park Seniors, was Friday.
Older adults will outnumber children for first time in U.S. history in 2035, Census Bureau says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 20, 2018
Anyone with a calculator and knowledge of the widely held parameters of the baby boom generation could tell you that all baby boomers will have turned 65 by the end of the year 2029 or earlier. But a report...
Bill would strip assisted living operators of ability to sign death certificates
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 11, 2020
Assisted living communities and nursing homes no longer would have the authority to sign resident death certificates under a bill introduced in the Georgia General Assembly. Instead, long-term care facilities...
Two more plaintiffs join ADA lawsuit against Brookdale
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 20, 2017
Two additional plaintiffs have joined a lawsuit claiming that Brookdale Senior Living did not accommodate California residents’ disabilities and that understaffing led to their activities of daily...
Senior living braces for changes in 2020 as top challenges remain
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 02, 2020
As 2020 begins, the senior living industry is preparing for the changing needs and wants of current and future residents as workforce and occupancy issues continue to challenge operators, according to...
Washington on verge of becoming first state to offer public long-term care insurance program
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 22, 2019
Washington may become the first state to offer workers a long-term care insurance program into which they would pay to help offset assisted living and other costs.
Discrimination lawsuit brought against CCRC by lesbian couple is dismissed
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 18, 2019
A federal judge Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit against a Missouri continuing care retirement community that had been accused of discriminating against a lesbian couple by not allowing them to live there,...
Researchers use virtual reality to help develop dementia test
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 05, 2017
Scientists are asking the players of virtual reality games to play a free game to help them better understand dementia, with the goal of developing a diagnostic test. A mobile version is available, too.
CHI-Dignity merger on track to close by end of year after Vatican letter
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 22, 2018
The proposed merger of Catholic Health Initiatives, parent of CHI Living Communities, and Dignity Health to form the country’s largest nonprofit hospital system by revenue is on track to close by the...