UMRC & Porter Hills rebrands as Brio Living Services
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 02, 2022
Exactly three years into their $150 million affiliation, nonprofit senior living organization United Methodist Retirement Communities and Porter Hills Presbyterian Village rebranded Tuesday under a single...
10 percent of providers requiring employee COVID vaccination, with more planning to do so: survey
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 01, 2021
Ninety percent of long-term care providers currently are not mandating the COVID-19 vaccine for staff members, and the remaining 10% either have mandated it for all workers or just new hires, according...
Ageism is barrier to re-entering workforce, retirees say
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 14, 2022
Due to inflation, a third of America’s retirees have at least considered returning to work, and 14% of current retirees say that they are open to or actively looking for work. Unfortunately, 43% of retirees...
Provider launches retention initiative to counter ‘Great Resignation’
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 14, 2022
Facing the same staffing challenges seen by long-term care providers and others around the country, Arlington Heights, IL-based Lutheran Life Communities has launched a “Great Retention Initiative”...
Operators need virtual assistant policies to navigate ‘patchwork’ of federal, state laws
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 07, 2021
Many senior living and care operators are scrambling to develop policies for virtual assistants that are consistent with federal and state privacy laws.
Golden LivingCenters rebrands as Brickyard Healthcare
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 09, 2022
Indianapolis-based Golden LivingCenters announced Tuesday a major rebranding as Brickyard Healthcare. The operator, originally founded in 1963, currently has 23 locations throughout the Hoosier State.
4 trends becoming more common in life plan communities: Ziegler
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 01, 2022
Adaptability and innovation have been “foundational” to the success over time of continuing care retirement communities, also known since 2015 as life plan communities, and will be key to future success...
Streamlining portfolio and balance sheet top priorities for Invesque
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 13, 2022
Invesque is continuing to focus on streamlining its portfolio and balance sheet in 2022.
Back to school taking on a new meaning for many locals
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 09, 2021
In what was once a high school in the downtown area of Paris, IL for longer than anyone can remember, Tiger Senior Apartments are now home to many of the town’s older residents.