Attorneys working in senior living discuss the benefits of pre-dispute arbitration agreements and share tips for operators creating or reworking theirs.
Supreme Court arbitration ruling allows employers to prohibit class action lawsuits by workers
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 22, 2018
Private companies can include arbitration clauses in employment contracts to prohibit employees from filing class action lawsuits against them to fight perceived federal wage and hour and other labor law...
5 big issues in senior living in 2016
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 29, 2016
Looking back on our coverage of the senior living industry and the issues that affected it in 2016, several common themes emerge. Five are detailed in this year-end review.
Operators seek resolution to these issues in the new year
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 03, 2017
Several regulatory issues remain unresolved for senior living operators as 2017 begins.
Virginia resolution could lead to regulation of independent living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 22, 2018
The Virginia Department of Social Services would study independent living communities to see whether state regulation and oversight would “help to ensure that residents … are adequately protected”...
Community ordered to pay family $587,000 after resident falls, dies
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 28, 2016
A Washington senior living community was ordered to pay the family of a former resident almost $587,000 after the 97-year-old woman fell and died several months later.
Operators’ liability claim costs expected to increase 6% in 2019: report
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 22, 2018
General and professional liability claims costs for long-term care operators are projected to increase by 6% in 2019, according to the findings of an analysis recently released by professional services...
Arbitration ban: AHCA sues CMS, NCAL worries about states
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 17, 2016
The American Health Care Association filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the legality of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ recently issued ban on pre-dispute arbitration agreements in...
Arbitration agreements, resident actions mean wildfire lawsuit should be tossed, operator says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 28, 2018
The existence of arbitration agreements is one of 34 reasons that a lawsuit alleging that a senior living community abandoned residents during an October wildfire should not proceed, according to the community...
Brookdale staffing not based on resident needs, lawsuit maintains
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 06, 2017
Brookdale Senior Living misleads prospective residents and their families by indicating that it uses its resident assessment system to tailor care to residents’ needs and to staff its communities...