Ombudsman challenges operator’s post-hurricane assessment to residents
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 13, 2017
A Florida senior living community operator says that a $350 extra assessment it is charging residents in the wake of Hurricane Irma is permissible under the terms of its residency agreement. The state...
Florida Argentum petitions for temporary injunction on generator rule
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 04, 2017
Florida Argentum has asked the state’s First District Court of Appeal to issue a temporary injunction against Gov. Rick Scott’s emergency rule, which sets a Nov. 15 deadline for all assisted...
2 more associations join Florida generator rule fight
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 03, 2017
Two associations representing assisted living operators have joined LeadingAge Florida in challenging an emergency rule issued Sept. 16 that gave assisted living communities in the Sunshine State 60 days...
Florida regulator moves to close ALF affiliated with rehab center that lost 12 residents after Irma
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 02, 2017
The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration has taken actions to close an assisted living community owned by the same company that owns the rehabilitation center where a Hurricane Irma-related air...
LeadingAge Florida files legal challenge to ‘impractical’ generator rule
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 28, 2017
LeadingAge Florida on Tuesday filed a legal challenge to Gov. Rick Scott’s Sept. 16 emergency rule giving assisted living communities and nursing homes in the state 60 days to obtain generators and...
Senate bill would create advisory committee on protecting seniors during emergencies
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 21, 2017
A 15-member panel would advise local, state and government officials on how to prepare and care for older adults during emergency situations under a bill introduced Tuesday by four senators and discussed...
Florida governor gives assisted living communities 60 days to get generators
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 18, 2017
Following the death of eight residents of a facility that lost air conditioning as a result of Hurricane Irma, Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Saturday gave all assisted living communities and nursing homes...
Ventas CEO: Hurricanes reveal the value of senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 15, 2017
Though challenging to operators — and everyone — as they are occurring, natural disasters such as hurricanes get older adults and their families thinking about the benefits of living in a senior living...
Atria in spotlight as staff members carry out Irma response plan
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 13, 2017
Atria Senior Living was in the public eye Monday night as TV talk show host Jimmy Kimmel interviewed actress Kristen Bell against a backdrop of residents who had been evacuated to the hotel where she was...
Irma, Harvey show how senior living exemplifies ‘family’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 11, 2017
The appropriateness of this year’s National Assisted Living Week theme, “Family is Forever,” is evident as the senior living industry recovers from Hurricane Harvey and faces Hurricane...