VERO BEACH, Fla. – Harbor Retirement Associates (HRA), a regional senior living development and management company based in Vero Beach, received a “Best Practices” Award at Florida Senior Living Association’s 2018 Senior Living Conference. The award was in recognition of HRA’s “Farm to Fork” initiative and given to Chris Thompson, Vice President of Hospitality at…

WALA, the Wisconsin Assisted Living Association, announces Michael Pochowski as the next CEO. Michael (Mike) Pochowski has been employed at a national senior living company for the past 15 years, most recently as the Director, Government Affairs.

ARIZONA Sober Living Homes (HB 2529) Requires a referral agency to disclose any prospective resident who is referred to an assisted living community, the business relationship between the referral agency and the community, and the fee the agency receives for referrals; and The community must also disclose if they work with a referral agency to residents.…

Northbridge Companies, proudly announces that John Lamirande, Executive Director of Northbridge managed Seasons of Danvers, was recently awarded the Massachusetts Assisted Living Association (MASS-ALA) executive director of the year leadership award. MASS-ALA made the announcement at their annual award ceremony on May 23, 2018. Joining Northbridge Companies in 2015 as a Business Office Director, Lamirande quickly…

The Mass-ALA Board of Directors announced the selection of Brian Doherty as the new President and CEO of the Massachusetts Assisted Living Association, effective July 9, 2018. Brian brings to Mass-ALA a strong and well-established track record in association management and government affairs. Brian has spent the last five years leading and improving two local…

Columbia, Md. —  LifeSpan Network applauds Gov. Hogan for his approval of a 3 percent—or $20.2 million—rate increase for long-term services and supports (LTSS) providers as part of the state’s fiscal year 2019 budget. “This rate increase demonstrates the level of commitment that both the governor and the legislature have for the more than 42,000 individuals…

(Alexandria, Va.)—Argentum announced today that Tim Buchanan, president and CEO at Legend Senior Living, was elected to serve as the new chairman of the Argentum Board of Directors. Most recently, he served as the vice chairman on the board. Considered a pioneer in the industry, Buchanan also served as the first chairman of the Senior…

Columbia, Md. – A new clinical decision support tool aimed at improving quality of care, reducing hospital readmissions, and cutting costs is now available to Maryland skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). Launched today through a special partnership between LifeSpan Network and Real Time Medical Systems, the initiative will provide LifeSpan SNF members with a unique opportunity to…

Sacramento, Calif. — The California Assisted Living Association (CALA) today launched a new Workforce Development webpage offering tools for senior living providers to develop, recruit and retain highly qualified team members to serve senior care residents throughout the state. “Assisted living in California is growing exponentially,” said Sally Michael, CALA President. “As such, one of…