Focus on Inner Beauty
Particularly in an economic environment where financing is scarce, many senior living communities are shifting focus from new construction to renovations that meet residents’ need and preferences. The next issue of Assisted Living Executive looks at this trend in depth and reports on the best practices that are working for senior living companies right now. [...]
Talk of EFCA Compromise Surprises Senate Democrats
By Paul Williams, Senior Director of Government Relations, ALFA
This week at the AFL-CIO conference, Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) announced that a compromise for the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) had been worked out in the Senate, and predicted the legislation would be passed by the end of the year. This caught several key Senate democrats [...]
HHS Focuses on Senior Women
Today’s ALFA Update examines a new report from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services that focuses on older women, including those 65 and older. Among the findings, 45 percent of insured senior women have three or more chronic conditions compared with 38 percent of senior men. This finding and others in the report [...]