2021 began with the hope that the new COVID-19 vaccine being rolled out to assisted living communities and nursing homes would help control a pandemic that had caused so much illness, death, loneliness,...
Big senior living stories of 2022
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2022
Here are some of the major stories that affected senior living providers in 2022.
Supreme Court declines to review Brookdale Senior Living case
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 20, 2019
The Supreme Court on Monday turned down a request by Brookdale Senior Living to review a case, first brought in 2012, that alleges fraudulent Medicare billing of approximately $35 million by the country’s...
Brookdale heads new list of 30 largest assisted living companies
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 03, 2021
A list of the 30 largest assisted living companies from the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living shows Brookdale Senior Living leading the way.
US Senate launches investigation of assisted living after lay media reports about safety, staffing, pricing
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 17, 2024
The US Senate Special Committee on Aging is launching a review of the assisted living industry following recent articles in the Washington Post, which reported on the deaths of residents who wandered from...
Big senior living stories of 2018
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 21, 2018
Here’s a look at some of the news that occupied many minds in senior living over the past year.
As COVID-19 cases surge, ASHA announces support for vaccine mandates
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 11, 2021
The American Seniors Housing Association has joined the growing chorus of industry groups offering support for COVID-19 vaccination mandates for long-term care residents and workers.
Meridian Senior Living calls COVID-19 vaccine mandate ‘one more preventative measure’
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 12, 2021
National senior housing operator Meridian Senior Living on Wednesday joined a growing list of senior living providers in announcing a staff COVID-19 vaccine mandate, calling it “one more preventative...
Big senior living stories of 2019
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 23, 2019
Here’s a look at some of the news that occupied many minds in senior living over the past year.
U.S. News launches ‘Best Senior Living’ program
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 07, 2021
U.S. News & World Report has launched a “Best Senior Living” initiative with the goal of releasing inaugural listings for consumers in the first quarter of 2022. The program will cover individual...