The long shadow of the pandemic continued to recede in 2023, although the senior living profession continued to feel its effects. The COVID-19 public emergency ended May 11. Wage growth has declined but...
Big senior living stories of 2022
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2022
Here are some of the major stories that affected senior living providers in 2022.
Suspected senior living serial killer sentenced to life in prison
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 29, 2022
Suspected senior living serial killer Billy Chemirmir was found guilty of capital murder and sentenced to life in prison on Thursday.
Big senior living stories of 2021
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2021
2021 began with the hope that the new COVID-19 vaccine being rolled out to assisted living communities and nursing homes would help control a pandemic that had caused so much illness, death, loneliness,...
Mistrial declared in trial of alleged senior living serial killer
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 22, 2021
The judge presiding over the first capital murder trial of alleged senior living serial killer Billy Chemirmir declared a mistrial Friday after jurors continued to be deadlocked 11-1 after two days of...
More news for Monday, June 28
Jun 28, 2021
DA reverses plans to seek death penalty for alleged senior living serial killer … FDA grants breakthrough therapy designation to donanemab and lecanemab for Alzheimer’s … Vapors from alcohol-based...
Big senior living stories of 2020
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2020
A year ago, nobody in the U.S. senior living industry would have predicted that a pandemic would upend everyone’s personal and professional lives in 2020. But COVID-19 undoubtedly was the story of the...
More news for Wednesday, Feb. 26
Feb 26, 2020
Alleged senior living resident serial killer indicted in two more deaths for a total of 14 … Brookdale Senior Living to lay off 58 in home health and hospice group … Ping pong may be good physical...
Senior living community faces new lawsuits seeking $2 million related to suspected serial killer
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 06, 2020
A Texas retirement community is facing two new lawsuits — each seeking more than $1 million — from the adult children of two former residents, who assert the community didn’t do enough to protect...
More news for Friday, July 26
Jul 26, 2019
Dallas DA seeks death penalty against senior living serial killer suspect Billy Chemirmir … House passes sweeping budget and debt limit deal