Oakmont requests hearing as California passes emergency preparedness law
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 14, 2018
Oakmont Senior Living has requested a hearing about the potential shuttering of two of its California senior living communities over staff members’ alleged handling of resident evacuations during...
Fire safety advice from the pros
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 27, 2017
Two recent news stories may have you re-examining your emergency preparedness plans, especially as they pertain to fires. Two experts share tips.
Timely advice that respects your time
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 18, 2021
Emergency preparedness. Culture. Workforce challenges. Occupancy. The changing nature of senior living. Those are some of the topics we are covering in our new Newsmakers Podcast series.
Bomb in employee car sets emergency plan in motion
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 12, 2016
A Tennessee senior living community implemented its emergency preparedness plan on Saturday as a precaution after an employee found a bomb in her car at the end of her shift.
CCRC’s emergency plan put into action after double fatality on campus
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 25, 2018
A Maryland continuing care retirement community put its emergency preparedness plan into action Friday afternoon when a resident reportedly fatally shot his wife and then killed himself in a community...
Complete liability immunity: PREP Act ruling is ‘significant’ for Sunrise, Welltower, industry
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 12, 2021
Measures taken by a senior living operator in response to COVID-19 are eligible for complete liability immunity under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act, according to a ruling Wednesday...
Arizona senior living event highlights importance of active shooter preparedness
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 01, 2016
An incident at an Arizona senior living community last week holds lessons for other providers regarding the importance of having an emergency preparedness plan in place that includes what to do in case...
AARP report on assisted living response to Hurricane Harvey is ‘misleading and unfair,’ groups...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 09, 2018
A new report that is critical of Texas assisted living operators’ preparedness and response to Hurricane Harvey in 2017 is misleading to the public and insulting to industry workers, according to...
Argentum works on Plan B as weather thwarts fly-in
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 26, 2018
Argentum is planning to find additional ways to discuss the Government Accountability Office’s assisted living-related report, home- and community-based services and other issues after the second...
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...