Education programs at the Granger Cobb Institute for Senior Living at Washington State University will benefit from a $100,000 donation that Bend, OR-based real estate marketing optimization company G5...
Catering serves up revenue, referrals for senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 19, 2016
Catering is an untapped source of revenue and referrals for many senior living operators, according to Cornerstone Affiliates Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Daniel S. Ogus. He shared...
New Senior completes $640M acquisition
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 19, 2015
New Senior Investment Group has completed its previously announced $640 million acquisition of 28 independent living properties from affiliates of Holiday Retirement, the real estate investment trust announced.
AlerisLife plans $14 million in cost cuts, $4 million in investments
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 05, 2022
Newton, MA-based AlerisLife will reduce costs by approximately $14 million and invest approximately $4 million under recommendations made by a consulting firm it hired, to “drive efficiencies and standardize...
Caregiver arrested for moving resident bed away from call cord
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 29, 2017
A caregiver at a Georgia senior living community has been charged with reckless conduct after she allegedly moved the bed of a resident with dementia away from his call cord so he could not use it to request...
Taking work seriously
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 01, 2016
Have you heard the one about the woman whose hair caught on fire as she was blow-drying it? Or the one about the person whose clothes — all of them — were stolen?
NLRB’s new ‘joint employer’ rule to go into effect April 27
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 26, 2020
The National Labor Relations Board is issuing its “joint employer” final rule today, reverting to the standard that the board used for several decades before the the 2015 decision in the case Browning-Ferris...
Senior living community considering options after jury awards $5.5 million to resident who fell
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 27, 2020
A Los Angeles area senior living community is considering its options after a jury awarded $5.5 million to a resident who reportedly fell, broke her neck and sustained head trauma while being walked down...
Some seniors now can use Amazon Alexa for medication management tasks
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 03, 2019
Some senior living residents and other users of Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant are now able to review prescriptions and set medication reminders by using their pharmacy prescription information, as...
Seniors housing a ‘best bet’ for investors: report
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 17, 2018
Several factors are converging to make seniors housing one of the “expected best bets” for investors this year, according to a new report.