Ebenezer’s plan to return to building cooperative communities comes closer to reality
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 16, 2024
Minnesota-based Ebenezer Development’s plan to return to its roots by constructing member-owned cooperatives for older adults is one step closer to reality.
Business briefs, Sept. 16
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 16, 2024
Growing demand, reduced skilled nursing footprint leads to increased memory care units in CCRCs … More providers adding ‘talent’ executives: LZ 200 … Home care, hospice firms selected among top...
Source of Missouri bird flu case still unknown, could be a ‘one-off’: CDC
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HealthDay News
Sep 13, 2024
The Missouri case has raised the possibility of human-to-human transmission of bird flu. But officials stressed Thursday there is no evidence of other people being infected and the risk to the general...
National Senior Communities, Presbyterian Homes and Services top LeadingAge Ziegler 200 lists for senior...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 13, 2024
Presbyterian Homes & Services tops the 2024 LeadingAge Ziegler 200 list of largest not-for-profit multi-site senior living and care organizations with respect to assisted living units, with 2,927, and...
Palace Group, Santa Fe community top Fortune Best Workplaces in Aging Services lists
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 13, 2024
Senior living communities based in Florida took the top spots on Fortune’s recently released Best Workplaces in Aging Services: Senior Housing and Care lists.
Median household income increases for first time since before pandemic: Census Bureau
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 13, 2024
Median household income rose to $80,610 in 2023, according to a report published Wednesday by the US Census Bureau. The 4% increase from 2022 marked the first annual increase since 2019.
Value-based care, tech, workforce issues among hot topics senior living experts dish on
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 12, 2024
Innovation, technology, affordable assisted living, dementia and memory care, value-based care and workforce issues were among the hot topics senior living experts discussed during a McKnight’s Senior...
Retirement communities near universities create innovation, opportunities for all involved
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 12, 2024
Older adults in the post-career life stage of their lives are looking to repurpose skills, make an impact and leave a legacy.
Immigration reform needed to beef up care workforce: LeadingAge
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 12, 2024
Immigration reform is needed to bring more foreign-born care workers to the United States, legally, to help resolve long-standing workforce shortages, according to a report published Wednesday by LeadingAge.
Brookdale Senior Living occupancy reaches new high since start of recovery
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 12, 2024
Brookdale Senior Living announced Tuesday that average weighted occupancy for August increased 30 basis points sequentially to 78.9%. That’s a new high since the post-pandemic recovery began in March...