By Brendan Lynch: Covid has changed the way that many of us live, and certainly the way that many of us do business. Throughout many industries, there is an increased push towards wellness initiatives (including …
Florida’s Minimum Wage Rises to $10.00 on September 30
Effective September 30, 2021, the minimum wage in Florida will increase to $10.00 per hour from its current rate of $8.65 per hour. The increase stems from a state constitutional amendment, approved by Florida voters …
Act Before Year End to Maximize Opportunity Zone Benefits
By: Amanda Wilson If you are planning to acquire or build a senior living facility that is located in an opportunity zone, there are many tax benefits that are available to you. One of these …
AHCA Rule Changes Go Into Effect Today for Senior Housing Operators
By: John Ruffier Courtesy of our friends at the Florida Senior Living Association: Today, August 16, 2021, AHCA’s Final Adopted Version of Rules 59A-36.007 .008, & .028, F.A.C., which implement HB 767 (2020) are effective. …
Florida Senior Living Association Polls Members on Covid-19 Vaccination Practices
By: John Ruffier The Florida Senior Living Association just released the results from a member survey on Covid-19 Vaccination Practices with interesting results: 29.5% require or intend to require residents to be vaccinated; 50% require or intend …
Seniors Looking for Technology When Making Senior Housing Choices
By: John Ruffier K4Connect recently released its “Summer Insights Report” extolling the values that technology can bring to senior living communities. While not surprising that a poll conducted by a company specializing in technology within the senior living …
Bank Consolidation Poses Challenges for Senior Living Communities
By: John Ruffier A representative from specialty investment bank Ziegler recently sat down with Senior Housing News and explained how the fact that nearly half of all U.S. banks have been acquired or gone out of business in the last 20 …
Senior Living Communities Not Immune from Staffing Shortages
By: John Ruffier Seemingly everywhere you go these days you hear about worker shortages – in restaurants, stores, factories – the list goes on and on. Not surprisingly, senior living communities and their operators are …
Active Hurricane Season Predicted for 2021: Prepare Your Staff and Residents Now
By: John Ruffier Sometimes a reminder is a good thing. With hurricane season here, and experts predicting it may be a busy one (although we hope not), now’s a good time to look back at a Senior Housing News article discussing the lessons learned by Insignia …
Pandemic Leads Families to Care for Loved Ones at Home
By: Shawn Rader On May 6, 2021, in The New York Times, Reed Abelson wrote an article entitled, “Covid Forces Families to Rethink Nursing Care.” Of course, nursing homes are not assisted living facilities; nevertheless, …
