‘Buckle up for the tax reform roller coaster ride,’ Ventas’ Cafaro says
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 30, 2017
“Now the real estate community can buckle up for the tax reform roller coaster ride,” Ventas Chairman and CEO Debra Cafaro told those participating in a second-quarter earnings call Friday,...
Nurse shortage, higher acuity needs drive up assisted living costs 6.67%, Genworth says
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 17, 2018
A shortage of nurses and the increasing care needs of residents drove up assisted living costs more than costs for nursing homes, adult day centers or home healthcare over the past year, according to Genworth...
‘Staffing and labor challenges do persist,’ provider survey finds
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 24, 2022
Nine percent of long-term care providers responding to the latest executive survey by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care said they continue to experience “severe” staffing shortages,...
‘Silver wave’ will affect some real estate markets more than others as older adults move to senior...
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Lois A. Bowers
Dec 04, 2019
Certain markets will be saturated with housing for sale over the next 20 years as baby boomers’ homes are sold, according to a new analysis from Zillow.
Brookdale braces for challenges for rest of year
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Lois A. Bowers
May 09, 2017
Brookdale Senior Living executives said Tuesday that they expect the rest of 2017 to be “challenging” but that they are pleased with the progress they are making on improving the company’s...
Rent increase, acquisitions up revenue, income despite occupancy decline at Ensign
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 06, 2018
Revenue and income were up in Ensign Group’s assisted living and independent living services segment in the second quarter compared with the same quarter of 2017, as acquisitions and rent increases...
Lutheran Home plans to become part of Methodist-affiliated organization
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 27, 2020
Lutheran Home at Concord Reserve, located in the Cleveland suburb of Westlake, plans to affiliate with Life Enriching Communities, based almost four hours away in the Cincinnati suburb of Loveland, the...
Sabra ‘completely committed’ to senior living, ‘actively reviewing’ $2 billion in deals
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 06, 2021
Sabra Health Care REIT President and CEO Rick Matros said Thursday that the real estate investment trust remains “completely committed to continuing to grow in senior housing,” despite its decision,...
Kisco Senior Living pioneers new employee training program inspired by hospitality industry
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 14, 2018
Kisco Senior Living was looking for a way to take its customer service to the next level. The organization found a way to do it that no other senior living operator had found before.
National Quality Forum endorses first assisted living customer satisfaction measures
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 18, 2019
The National Quality Forum for the first time has endorsed a set of assisted living customer satisfaction measures, the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living, developer...