IRS scams top complaint to Senate Aging Committee fraud hotline for third year in a row
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 08, 2018
For the third consecutive year, in 2017, IRS impersonation scams were the top type of scams reported to the Senate Special Committee on Aging’s fraud hotline, according to the committee, which released...
Employers can avoid Wage and Hour penalties through pilot program
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 08, 2018
Employers who inadvertently violated the overtime and minimum wage provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act can avoid penalties through a new pilot program, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department...
Assisted living sets record for price per unit
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 08, 2018
The average price per unit in assisted living increased by 14% to set a record of $221,250 per unit in 2017, according to new data. Separately, the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care...
Nonfatal falls in residential settings account for $29.2 billion in healthcare spending: analysis
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 07, 2018
Nonfatal falls in assisted living and other residential facilities and home health settings are responsible for the highest dollar amount of healthcare spending for such falls compared with other settings,...
Federal government sues Wisconsin operator over flu shot requirement
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 07, 2018
The Justice Department announced Tuesday that it has sued a Wisconsin county that operates a senior living community, alleging that the community discriminated against an employee by not granting her a...
California operator pays $194,275 to resolve overtime, recordkeeping violations
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 06, 2018
An operator of three assisted living homes in California has paid $194,275 in back wages to 13 caregivers and cooks to resolve Fair Labor Standards Act violations, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
The real crisis in senior housing
By
Jess Stonefield
Mar 05, 2018
The United States needs a new paradigm for caring for older generations, including a new approach to senior living.
New assisted living database designed to enable operators, lenders to compare communities nationwide
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 05, 2018
A new assisted living and memory care quality database by Formation Healthcare Group and Vision LTC has completed beta testing and has been launched publicly to a limited number of organizations, the companies...
Investors look to senior housing to protect against real estate downturns: report
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 02, 2018
Senior housing is attracting more interest this year than last as investors seek higher yields and protection against real estate downturns, according to new report from commercial real estate services...
Benchmark turns to artificial intelligence to attract, keep real workers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 02, 2018
Benchmark Senior Living will harness data, artificial intelligence and predictive analytics in an effort to tackle the senior living industry’s biggest challenge, worker recruiting and retention,...