Good Samaritan explores merger in era of ‘unprecedented change’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 23, 2018
One of the country’s largest senior living operators may be on the verge of getting even bigger in an effort to meet the challenges of an era of “unprecedented change” in healthcare.
Bill to protect seniors from financial exploitation heads to Senate
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 31, 2018
The Senior $afe Act, a bipartisan bill with the goal of helping to protect older adults from financial exploitation and fraud, unanimously passed in the House of Representatives on Monday and is expected...
63 percent of long-term care providers wait up to 4 days for COVID-19 test results
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 02, 2020
Eighty-seven percent of assisted living communities and nursing homes participating in a new survey said it is taking two or more days for them to obtain the results of COVID-19 tests of staff members....
People in the news, Jan. 22
Jan 22, 2019
Appointments at Erickson Living, Prorize and Remedi SeniorCare.
Save HCBS-related ACA provisions, LeadingAge and other advocacy groups tell Trump
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 11, 2017
Improving access to Medicaid home- and community-based services is a critical provision of the Affordable Care Act that has bipartisan support and should remain intact even if the healthcare law is repealed...
$60 million Medicare fraud scheme involved assisted living communities, federal officials allege
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 01, 2017
Assisted living communities were provided remuneration, including certified nursing assistants to staff their facilities, for their participation in a $60 million Medicare fraud scheme for which 16 individuals...
New Aegis Living community pilots wellness program, incorporates nature into design
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 20, 2021
Aegis Living’s newest assisted living and memory care community opens today in Bellevue, WA, with a design that incorporates components of nature and with the pilot-testing of a wellness program for...
List of companies requiring employee vaccination for COVID-19 growing
By
Lois A. Bowers
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 29, 2021
As leaders in other industries begin dipping their toes in the COVID-19 vaccination mandate waters, the list of senior living providers that have that requirement is growing.
First 3 senior living communities earn J.D. Power certification
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 21, 2019
The first three senior living communities to earn J.D. Power’s Senior Living Community Certification have been announced.
Brookdale Senior Living’s HealthPlus care coordination program expands to more communities
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 10, 2023
Brookdale Senior Living’s test of a value-based care coordination program for residents delivered “extremely promising” results, and the program now is being rolled out to additional communities,...