$261 million disbursed to assisted living providers via Provider Relief Fund in Phase 3
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 29, 2021
A total of $261 million in Phase 3 general distributions had been disbursed to assisted living providers from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Provider Relief Fund as of Dec....
State employee allegedly accepted bribes from ALFs in $1 billion fraud scheme
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 31, 2017
An employee of the agency that oversees the licensure of assisted living and skilled nursing facilities in Florida accepted bribes from facility owners, including one charged in a historic $1 billion healthcare...
Modest senior living cost growth presents marketing opportunity, experts say
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 23, 2019
Modest rate increases necessitated by imbalances in supply and demand offer senior living operators in some U.S. markets a marketing opportunity if they’re willing to change their thinking, according...
Financial effects of pandemic hitting senior living hardest now, members of Congress tell HHS
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 16, 2020
Senior living operators need “urgent financial resources” to fight the coronavirus pandemic, a bipartisan group of members of the House of Representatives told Health and Human Services Secretary Alex...
Reports make the case for HCBS over institutional care
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 18, 2018
Community-based long-term services and supports have the potential to increase Medicaid beneficiary satisfaction and save costs, and they’re becoming increasingly popular as an alternative to institutional...
ASHA to induct 4 into Senior Living Hall of Fame for 2020
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 06, 2020
Juniper Communities founder and CEO Lynne Katzmann, Ph.D.; the late founders of Koelsch Communities, Emmett and Alice Koelsch; and ProMatura Group founder Margaret Wylde, Ph.D., will be inducted into the...
Sunrise, Holiday, Capital come out on top in new J.D. Power senior living study
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 13, 2018
Sunrise Senior Living, Holiday Retirement and Capital Senior Living had the highest scores in the inaugural study of senior living conducted by J.D. Power, the consumer research company announced Monday.
Report is ‘new territory,’ GAO director says
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 06, 2018
A new report about federal oversight of Medicaid beneficiaries who live in assisted living communities is “new territory” for the Government Accountability Office, the report’s author...
Task force calls for big changes in assisted living, dementia care by 2020
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 31, 2018
Minnesota will have a new assisted living license and new dementia care certification in less than two years if Gov. Mark Dayton and state lawmakers follow the recommendations contained in a new report...
Senior living communities see 41% decrease in inquiries due to pandemic
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Lois A. Bowers
May 07, 2020
Senior living communities saw a 41% decrease in inquiries, a 27% decrease in initial tours and a 22% decrease in move-ins in April based on year-over-year averages, according to a new report.