Turnover, temp agency use increasing in senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 27, 2018
The turnover rate among direct care staff and the use of temporary employment agencies to fill vacancies in senior living have increased over the past two years, according to survey results released Friday...
City settles with Justice Department, will pay $410,000 for not approving affordable housing development
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 27, 2018
The Village of Tinley Park, IL, will pay $410,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging that it violated the Fair Housing Act when it refused to approve an affordable housing development in response to race-based...
ProMedica to lay off 100, leave 60 more positions unfilled a month after HCR ManorCare deal
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 27, 2018
ProMedica is laying off approximately 100 people and will not fill an additional 60 vacant jobs almost exactly a month after finalizing a deal through which it gained control of assisted living and skilled...
Technology helps operator recoup $3,000 per month, company says
Aug 24, 2018
SAL Management Group reportedly has regained more than $3,000+ per month since implementing LincWare’s Admit+ digital admissions solution a year ago.
Senate passes spending bill with $425 million boost for Alzheimer’s research
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 24, 2018
Alzheimer’s and dementia research funding in fiscal year 2019 at the National Institutes of Health would see a $425 million increase to a total of $2.3 billion under a bill passed Thursday by the...
Full court won’t rehear False Claims Act case against Brookdale Senior Living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 24, 2018
A 6th Circuit Court of Appeals panel said Wednesday that the full court will not rehear a June 11 decision that revived a False Claims Act case against Brookdale Senior Living that had that originated...
CDC issues flu vaccination guidelines for 2018-2019
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 24, 2018
As the senior housing industry prepares for another flu season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has issued its influenza vaccination...
‘It’s a good time for me to retire,’ Capital Senior Living’s Larry Cohen says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 23, 2018
As Larry Cohen winds down his time as Capital Senior Living CEO, he shares with McKnight’s Senior Living what he is most proud of, lessons learned from the past and thoughts on what’s in store...
Independent living is strongest performer over past four years
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 23, 2018
Independent living has been the strongest-performing senior housing segment overall in the primary markets since the most recent market cycle peak that was reached in the fourth quarter of 2014. That’s...
FamilyAssets launches senior living occupancy platform with $1.3 million in funding
Aug 23, 2018
Brooklyn, NY-based FamilyAssets has launched the FamilyAssets Occupancy Platform after raising $1.3 million in funding, the company announced Wednesday.