HRA seeks to sharpen its image with prospects via employee etiquette training
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 10, 2018
As many senior living operators look to add more healthcare services to their offerings, this regional development and operating company is instituting a new program to help ensure that hospitality doesn’t...
Workers successfully challenge pension funding based on ‘church plan’
By
John O'Connor
Apr 09, 2018
In a case ripe with implications for religiously affiliated senior living organizations, employees at a Kentucky medical center earned a key victory in a lawsuit alleging inadequate pension funding.
Unchecked resident likely was dead for two days: officials
By
John O'Connor
Apr 09, 2018
A senior living resident was dead for two days before being discovered by her visiting daughter, according to a report filed last week by the Minnesota Department of Health.
Senior living manager pleads guilty to stealing $400,000 by creating imaginary workers
By
John O'Connor
Apr 09, 2018
A senior living manager who created imaginary employees has pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining almost a half million dollars.
Following delay, Kindred shareholders approve Humana deal
By
John O'Connor
Apr 06, 2018
Kindred Healthcare shareholders have approved a sale to Humana and two private equity firms. The action will expedite Kindred’s merger with a large insurer.
New lead-generation effort launches for senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 04, 2018
A new platform has launched with the goal of helping to connect senior living communities and prospective residents looking for new places to live.
Aegis Living sued over staffing concerns; plaintiff’s firm also involved in Brookdale ADA lawsuit
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 04, 2018
A lawsuit against Aegis Living accuses the Bellevue, WA-based senior living community operator of putting its residents at risk of injury by insufficiently staffing communities and not informing residents...
CCRC tests 8-hour pay for 6-hour day
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 03, 2018
A Virginia continuing care retirement community is launching a program it hopes will help attract and retain full- and part-time certified nursing assistants in a competitive market.
Overcoming emotional barriers in senior living
By
Lisa Rogers
Apr 02, 2018
Our prospective residents and their family members face complicated questions. We must educate them, find a balance between care and compassion and personalize that balance for each individual family.
‘Misuse’ and ‘physical’ data breaches are most common in senior living, report...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 02, 2018
The most common types of data breaches in nursing and residential care facilities are related to misuse or paper copies of records, according to a new report. The good news is that there are steps the...