Despite headlines, GAO report does not portend major changes for assisted living, industry leaders say
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 13, 2018
Some assisted living community operators understandably were concerned in February after the Government Accountability Office released a report about federal oversight of assisted living services offered...
Nursing Home Compare-like site for assisted living to launch next month
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 25, 2017
A new national database launching in October has the goal of making it easier for assisted living operators and capital providers to search for and compare communities from across the country.
Brookdale woes drag down HCP portfolio performance
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 01, 2017
Brookdale Senior Living properties negatively affected the performance of HCP’s senior housing operating portfolio in the second quarter as the country’s largest senior living operator experienced...
Kramer: NIC transition will ‘focus my passion’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 30, 2017
As Robert Kramer prepares to pass the CEO baton to Brian Jurutka at the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care, both discuss the organization’s past and future in this exclusive interview.
Holiday management transition hurting occupancy, New Senior says
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 07, 2017
Holiday Retirement’s transition from live-in property managers to more traditional executive directors has negatively affected occupancy at its communities, New Senior Investment Group executives...
$125,000 NIC study will assess demand for middle-market seniors housing
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 11, 2017
The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care is spending $125,000 to study the demand for middle-market seniors housing, the organization formally announced Monday. NIC CEO Robert G. Kramer...
CCRCs ‘ideal candidates’ for ACOs, AMDA says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 19, 2017
Following the passage of resolutions at its annual conference, AMDA will advocate for continuing care retirement community participation in an accountable care organization initiative and for an integrated...
ACA replacement would harm providers, caregivers, elderly, groups say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 07, 2017
Long-term services and supports providers, Medicaid beneficiaries and professional caregivers would suffer if the bill that Republicans in the House of Representatives proposed Monday to replace the Affordable...
Elopement in assisted living: Not common, but costly
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 03, 2016
Resident elopement may not happen often, but when it does, it may cost assisted living communities a lot of money, according to a newly released analysis of claims data.
Alligator attack suspected in senior living resident death
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 02, 2016
A South Carolina senior living community resident has died after apparently being attacked by an alligator. And the incident is not the first one in the United States this year involving a senior living...
