RN most-needed worker, Brookdale in search of most workers, analysis finds
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 02, 2018
Registered nurse is the most sought-after worker by employers so far this year, and Brookdale Senior Living tops the list of employers looking for workers in general, according to an employment website...
ASC’s former CEO sentenced to 9.5 years in federal prison for role in $19.4 million fraud scheme
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 02, 2018
Former American Senior Communities CEO James Burkhart was sentenced Friday to 9 1/2 years in prison for his role in what U.S. Attorney Josh J. Minkler described as a “massive fraud, kickback and...
CDC: One-fourth of assisted living communities use EHRs; use highest in Midwest
Jun 29, 2018
About one-fourth of assisted living communities use electronic health records, and use is highest among communities located in the Midwest, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
Brookdale, Welltower to part ways on 63 communities
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 28, 2018
Brookdale Senior Living and real estate investment trust Welltower announced lease restructuring plans Wednesday that will result in 63 senior living communities transitioning to different operators.
Good Samaritan-Sanford affiliation effects could ‘ripple’ throughout sector
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 28, 2018
The merger of one of the country’s largest senior living and care organizations with one of the country’s largest healthcare systems will have a “ripple effect” throughout the sector,...
Worker freedom or rigged system? Groups weigh in on Supreme Court union decision
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 28, 2018
Wednesday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision that unions can’t collect fees from nonunion employees without their explicit consent is either “a long-awaited victory for worker freedom”...
Senior living residents evacuated as construction site explosion kills 1, injures 12
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 27, 2018
A Texas healthcare system has evacuated its senior living and long-term care residents as well as hospital patients after an on-site explosion Tuesday afternoon killed one construction worker and injured...
1 death, 2 injuries, 1 resident suspect in senior housing fire and shooting
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 26, 2018
One resident has been arrested and another has been hospitalized, and one firefighter has died and another has been released from the hospital, after an explosion, fire and shooting Monday at a California...
Bill capping punitive damages against facilities fails in Pennsylvania
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 26, 2018
A bill to cap punitive damages awarded in lawsuits against assisted living communities, personal care homes and nursing homes was defeated 103-91 Monday in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
LTSS financing proposal ‘a promising start,’ providers say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 20, 2018
Draft legislation to create a federal program within Medicare to support those with substantial long-term care costs when they need care “is a promising start toward effective solutions,” LeadingAge...