Uber Caregiver launches insurance-covered service for older adults
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 21, 2024
Older adults may now be able to use their health plans to pay for rides to medical appointments and delivery of groceries through a new Uber Caregiver program being launched this summer.
Brookdale finds itself in the midst of another federal inquiry, this time about skilled nursing
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 07, 2024
The country’s largest senior living company on Sunday found itself the subject of an inquiry related to a new federal mandate for minimum staffing at nursing homes. Brookdale Senior Living President...
Brookdale to pay almost $1 million to settle Emeritus claims
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 22, 2016
Brookdale Senior Living will pay $979,000 to settle claims that Emeritus Senior Living, which it purchased in 2014, failed to refund to the U.S. government overpayments it received for Medicaid services.
Program trims visits to the ER
By
John O'Connor
Apr 01, 2016
A pilot program involving Brookdale Senior Living shows that non-skilled operators can improve care quality while beating nursing homes on price.
More news for Friday, Oct. 4
Oct 04, 2019
Brookdale Senior Living sends letter to stockholders … Land & Buildings reacts to Brookdale letter … Tennessee block grant experiment would boost federal funding, state Medicaid chief says
More news for Friday, Oct. 6
Oct 06, 2017
Best Buy bets on adults remotely monitoring their aging parents … Florida governor wants assisted living rules in constitution … Brookdale residents celebrate their movie productions at ‘aging...
More news for Wednesday, June 6
Jun 06, 2018
HCP provides update on transactions that reduce Brookdale exposure in portfolio … Report: Most Florida assisted living communities still don’t have generators … Verma unveils state Medicaid...
More news for Friday, April 14
Apr 13, 2017
Brookdale nurse supervisor alleges company owes wages … Friendship Retirement gunman sentenced to prison term … WSJ: Should Medicaid be converted to a block-grant program? … Detecting...
Brookdale to pay $3.25 million in 10-facility settlement over alleged illegal practices
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 15, 2022
Brentwood, TN-based Brookdale Senior Living has reached a $3.25 million settlement with the state of California in response to a legal action filed last year accusing Brookdale of lying to the Centers...
More news for Monday, Feb. 27
Feb 26, 2017
Capping Medicaid funding could hurt millions of poor seniors … Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s future likely in hands of court or legislature: CEO … Trump orders agencies to reduce regulations...