New ‘love meter’ could tell senior living providers which residents need a Valentine’s Day pick-me-up
By
Aaron Dorman
Feb 14, 2024
A new “love meter”— just in time for Valentine’s Day — tells senior living staff members when residents are at risk of loneliness.
67 years of marriage, from orphanage to retirement community
By
Foster Stubbs
Feb 14, 2024
Peggy and Billy Griffin met at an orphanage almost 80 years ago. Today, they are approaching 67 years of marriage. Find out more and learn how to submit your photos!
16 Veteran VIPs are part of 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction class
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 14, 2024
Sixteen women working in senior living, skilled nursing or home care are being announced today as the fourth class of Veteran VIPs in the annual McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program, a joint...
Treat every senior living tour like a first date to make a good impression, expert says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 14, 2024
Overall, senior living communities are providing prospective residents and their families with an “excellent” tour experience, but just as often, those communities fail at the close due to the lack...
GA drops proposed staffing rule change that would have encouraged innovative care delivery, provider...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 14, 2024
After campaigning for a rule change to return to the original intent of a staffing bill affecting certified dementia care communities, senior living industry experts said they are “disappointed” that...
Access to capital expected to remain even in 2024, experts say
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 14, 2024
Attendees of a Tuesday webinar were split fairly evenly in their views of whether access and cost of capital would be similar to 2023 or better.
Interest in senior living and care investments remains strong: report
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 14, 2024
Interest in senior living community and nursing home investments remains strong as operators continue to rebound from pandemic-related losses, according to JLL’s seventh annual Seniors Housing and Care...
After downsizing, Good Sam goes big with first-of-kind new campus
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 14, 2024
A little more than a year after announcing it was scaling back to focus resources in seven core states, Good Samaritan Society announced Tuesday that it was developing a new, $200 million comprehensive...
Business briefs, Feb. 14
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 14, 2024
CPI rose 0.3% in January; 3.1% over the last 12 months … Free immersive online training available for California caregivers … Grant program would incentivize intergenerational care in assisted living
Actions & Transactions, Feb. 14
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 14, 2024
Senior housing property in New York City sells for $3.6 million … $2.2M for affordable senior housing project approved for Glendale, AZ… Legacy Senior Communities to expand Legacy Willow Bend in Plano,...