At this time a year ago, we still were unsure what the coronavirus would mean for the industry, for the country or for us personally. Now, effects are clear, even if we still don’t know all of the answers.
$60 million lawsuit alleges memory care understaffing, false billing
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 11, 2017
Forty-five senior living communities in North Carolina have defrauded the state and federal governments of more than $60 million by submitting claims for personal care services that, based on staffing...
Senior living executive settles in $3.9 million SEC fraud case
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 12, 2017
A South Carolina businessman has settled with the Securities and Exchange Commission after being charged in January in a $3.9 million fraud case for allegedly diverting investor funds meant to buy or renovate...
LTC moves last Thrive community to Affinity as it looks to diversify operator base
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 12, 2019
LTC Properties has completed the transition of all of its Thrive Senior Living communities to other operators, executives said Friday on the Westlake Village, CA-based real estate investment trust’s...
A $60 million lawsuit alleging understaffing and fraudulent billing at 45 senior living communities in North Carolina “is an erroneous interpretation of Medicaid reimbursement in the state,”...
Affinity COVID-19 response efforts include a place to stay for at-risk staff
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 13, 2020
Affinity Living Group is closing its more than 160 communities to all visitors and vendors to protect the health of its more than 7,000 residents as U.S. cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) proliferate....
Brookdale ‘still well ahead’ of others on Argentum list of largest senior living providers for 2019
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 05, 2019
Despite a 15% reduction in units over the past year, Brentwood, TN-based Brookdale Senior Living is “still well ahead of the rest of the pack,” holding onto the No. 1 spot on Argentum’s new list...
‘Red means med’
Apr 17, 2019
Affinity Living Group has launched a new initiative aimed at reducing medication errors. Find out more, and learn how to submit your photos!
Largest senior living providers in 2017 named by Argentum
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 15, 2017
This year’s list features 115 companies with a total of almost 550,000 independent living, assisted living and memory care units.
Gathering and giving
Dec 21, 2016
As 2016 comes to a close, senior living residents and staff have been donating toys and their time and enjoying holiday gatherings. Read more, and learn how to submit your photos!