Despite headlines, GAO report does not portend major changes for assisted living, industry leaders say
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 13, 2018
Some assisted living community operators understandably were concerned in February after the Government Accountability Office released a report about federal oversight of assisted living services offered...
Assisted living sets record for price per unit
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 08, 2018
The average price per unit in assisted living increased by 14% to set a record of $221,250 per unit in 2017, according to new data. Separately, the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care...
Largest senior living providers in 2017 named by Argentum
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 15, 2017
This year’s list features 115 companies with a total of almost 550,000 independent living, assisted living and memory care units.
$1 million Medicare fraud scheme targeted seniors housing residents, government says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 04, 2016
A New Jersey woman faces up to 15 years in prison and $500,000 in fines after pleading guilty Thursday to her role in a $1 million Medicare fraud scheme through which residents of affordable seniors housing...
A temporary reprieve?
By
John O'Connor
Dec 01, 2016
A new federal rule that would have disallowed arbitration agreements during resident admissions has been put on hold, at least for now.
DOJ: New task force efforts not limited to nursing homes
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 30, 2016
The 10 regional Elder Justice Task Forces announced by the Department of Justice on March 30 will focus on pursuing nursing homes that provide “grossly substandard” care to their residents,...
Proposed $4.1 trillion budget has several senior housing and care provisions
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 09, 2016
President Barack Obama has released his $4.1 trillion federal budget proposal for fiscal year 2017, and it contains several provisions related to senior housing and care.
Final address a victory lap
By
John O'Connor
Feb 01, 2016
President Obama’s legacy may be forever linked to healthcare reform. But you’d never know that based on his final State of the Union address.
The senior living agenda for 2016
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 04, 2016
Relatively new leaders at three associations representing senior living providers will be facing established and evolving issues in 2016, they tell McKnight’s Senior Living in exclusive interviews.