More coronavirus relief may come before end of year, senator says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 20, 2020
Congress may pass another coronavirus relief bill before the end of the year, Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) said Thursday at the American Seniors Housing Association’s Chairman’s Circle virtual event.
Capital Senior Living makes moves to improve financial position
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 07, 2020
Capital Senior Living plans to transfer operations and ownership of 18 senior living communities to Fannie Mae, the company announced Thursday. The move follows several steps Capital announced in May “to...
Senior living occupancy reaches new record low of 78.8 percent in first quarter: NIC
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 08, 2021
Occupancy at U.S. senior living communities — independent living and assisted living combined — reached a record low of 78.8% in the first quarter, according to new NIC MAP data released today. The...
FDA authorizes Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccine boosters for all adults
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 19, 2021
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday amended the emergency use authorizations for both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, authorizing use of a single booster dose for everyone...
Bad news: Pandemic’s effects ‘far from over’; Good news: $126.1M CCRC deal is ‘some of best real...
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 10, 2021
The bad news is that pandemic’s effects on senior living “are far from over,” CareTrust REIT Chairman and CEO Greg Stapley said Friday. The good news, however, is that the $126.1 million portfolio...
Assisted living operators need PPE and testing, should report COVID-19 data to federal government, House...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 26, 2020
Congress should take “immediate steps” to get needed personal protective equipment to assisted living communities, nursing homes, home- and community-based settings and other places where older adults...
Despite record-setting occupancy drop, pandemic could offer ‘silver lining’ for senior living, NIC...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 16, 2020
Independent living and assisted living communities saw their largest occupancy drops on record in the third quarter of 2020, according to data released Thursday by the National Investment Center for Seniors...
Federal effort ‘important first step’ but ‘far short’ of what’s needed to protect seniors against...
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 01, 2020
President Trump’s remark Thursday that seniors are being taken “very special care of” is “false,” and federal government efforts “far short of what’s needed to protect the most vulnerable...
3 members of Congress give 11 assisted living CEOs until Friday to detail their COVID-19 strategies
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 04, 2020
Senior living operators may not be receiving the personal protective equipment that nursing homes have been promised by the federal government to fight COVID-19, but now they may be receiving a level of...
Earn continuing education credits at McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 27, 2021
The McKnight’s Women of Distinction program will return for its third year this May 18 and 19.