CE, time with residents help retain employees, Brookdale says
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 26, 2016
Offering continuing education and more time to interact with residents are keys to retaining employees, Brookdale Senior Living executives told those attending its Investor Day in person or online on Thursday.
Brookdale CEO talks about Medicare Advantage, the middle market and being a ‘talent magnet’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 06, 2019
Brookdale Senior Living President and CEO Lucinda “Cindy” Baier discussed the company’s plans related to Medicare Advantage and serving the middle market, as well as recent successes in recruiting...
Five Star Senior Living rebrands as AlerisLife, plans to diversify offerings
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 26, 2022
Newton, MA-based Five Star Senior Living has changed its name to AlerisLife Inc. effective immediately, the company announced this morning along with plans to expand its offerings to include active adult...
CEAL report latest effort to aid providers in evolving healthcare environment
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 14, 2016
A new report from the Center for Excellence in Assisted Living is designed to help communities improve quality and increase value in the evolving healthcare system. The project falls under one of the four...
40 percent of senior living CEOs could be retiring within 5 years
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 26, 2018
Forty percent of senior living CEOs could be retiring within the next five years, making succession planning an urgent matter, suggests a recent survey sponsored by LeadingAge.
New sales and cost-reduction initiatives should help future performance, Capital says
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 03, 2018
Capital Senior Living saw occupancy dip in the first quarter, but new sales and marketing initiatives, as well as efforts to reduce costs through the centralization of several operating functions, should...
Ventas looks to COVID-19 testing program to accelerate move-ins, announces new Holiday management agreement
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 11, 2020
Similar to other senior living operators and real estate investment trusts with senior housing portfolios, Ventas is reporting some pretty grim numbers for the first quarter and the part of the second...
Staffing shortage is more than an HR headache, speakers say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 22, 2018
The staffing challenges facing senior living communities are not just human resources headaches. They also represent the biggest operational risk in the industry, according to experts participating in...
Sabra has $1 billion acquisition pipeline, but don’t expect big news soon
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 03, 2017
Sabra Health Care REIT has a $1 billion acquisition pipeline, CEO Rick Matros told participants in a third-quarter earnings call on Thursday. But don’t expect any big announcements from the real...
HCP continues to shed Brookdale communities from portfolio
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 14, 2018
Real estate investment trust HCP is selling six Brookdale Senior Living properties to Brookdale and selling or transitioning 68 other Brookdale properties to other operators, REIT executives said Tuesday...