DOJ: People with serious mental illness unnecessarily segregated in assisted living communities
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 16, 2024
Nebraska is “unnecessarily” segregating people who have serious mental illness in assisted living communities and day programs, violating federal disability laws, according to the Justice Department.
Omega Healthcare Investors sees positive momentum with agency labor use down, occupancy up
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 06, 2024
Omega Healthcare Investors sees positive momentum in its core portfolio of senior living communities and skilled nursing facilities as agency labor use declines and occupancy continues its steady improvement,...
CareTrust REIT is ‘locked and loaded to grow,’ CEO says
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 06, 2024
The overall financial environment, $345 million in cash on hand and an undrawn $600 million line of credit mean that CareTrust REIT is “locked and loaded to grow in a meaningful way for the next few...
NY assisted living providers hopeful for rate bump for Medicaid-funded program
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 20, 2024
While New York State nursing homes are hoping to make up Medicaid funding shortfalls 16 years in the making, senior living providers are hopeful that a comparable Medicaid increase for the Medicaid-funded...
MFCU efforts result in 20 convictions, $9.41 million in recoveries related to assisted living in FY 2023:...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 18, 2024
Efforts by state Medicaid Fraud Control Units resulted in a total of 20 criminal convictions and $9.41 million in criminal case recoveries related to assisted living in fiscal year 2023, according to a...
State’s regulators under fire for not imposing ‘meaningful’ punishment on operators
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 04, 2023
If provider punishments in Maine ramp up in the near future, operators won’t need to look far for the catalyst.
Prevalence of COVID-19 variant BA.2.86 rising in the United States
Nov 28, 2023
Preliminary data on the variant suggest that it does not trigger more severe illness than previous variants.
Employee handbook language makes senior living provider’s arbitration policy ‘unenforceable,’ court...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 31, 2023
A senior living provider’s employee arbitration agreement is “unenforceable” because the company reserved the right to unilaterally alter the policy without advance notice, a court has ruled.
Bowers among ‘best of the best’ at journalism awards
Jun 05, 2023
McKnight’s Senior Living Editor Lois A. Bowers received two awards for her writing Friday evening at the Press Club of Cleveland’s annual All Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards.
Senators propose three ways to address senior living workforce challenges
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 13, 2023
State lawmakers in Pennsylvania have promised to advance a package of bills that would address workforce challenges among senior living and other long-term care providers in the Keystone State.