Thirty-eight senators have asked leaders of the Senate Committee on Appropriations and its Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education to make increased funding for Alzheimer’s...
Aegis Living sued over staffing concerns; plaintiff’s firm also involved in Brookdale ADA lawsuit
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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...
Texas among states with big gains in senior housing inventory
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 26, 2017
When it comes to senior living, Texas is hopping — or at least parts of it are.
$900,000 project will test housing with supportive services model
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 07, 2017
Hebrew SeniorLife will use $900,000 in funding to test a model of housing with supportive services that it says could improve quality of life and reduce medical costs for older adults living in affordable...
Woman gets 18 months after taking funds for ALF that never opened
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 08, 2016
A Tennessee woman who obtained state funds to renovate a home she said would become an assisted living facility but then used the money to upgrade the building for her daughter and herself has been sentenced...
Trial date set in $1 billion healthcare fraud case
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 06, 2016
A Sept. 18, 2017, trial date has been set for Philip Esformes, the owner of several Florida assisted living and skilled nursing facilities who was accused earlier this year of leading a $1 billion fraud...
Conquering ageism is LeadingAge’s new vision, Sloan says
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 30, 2016
LeadingAge’s new vision is to “permanently change the image of aging in our society,” the organization’s president and CEO, Katie Smith Sloan, told those attending the opening general...
Assisted living owner accused in historic $1 billion healthcare fraud scheme
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 24, 2016
The owner of more than 30 Miami-area assisted living and skilled nursing facilities was charged with conspiracy, obstruction, money laundering and healthcare fraud in connection with a $1 billion scheme...
RN impersonator gets prison time, fine
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 04, 2016
An Indiana woman accused of impersonating a registered nurse while working in assisted living communities was sentenced Thursday to 2 1/2 years in prison and ordered to pay a $500 fine.
Judge orders assisted living communities to meet staffing requirements
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 06, 2016
A North Carolina judge has ruled that three assisted living communities at the center of a lawsuit must maintain minimum staffing ratios set by the state as the case against them proceeds. The case has...