Anthem Memory Care occupancy, earnings improving, LTC CEO says
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 05, 2018
Anthem Memory Care continues to make progress on occupancy and earnings, LTC Properties Chairman, President and CEO Wendy Simpson said Friday during the Westlake Village, CA-based real estate investment...
HCP sets a course for the future as it reduces exposure to Brookdale
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Lois A. Bowers
May 04, 2018
It may be several years before demand catches up with supply in senior housing, but HCP expects to outperform the competition through five major initiatives, Executive Vice President and Chief Investment...
HUD funding bill goes before House Appropriations Committee on Monday
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 16, 2017
The House Appropriations Committee is expected to consider Housing and Urban Development funding contained in a subcommittee fiscal year 2018 spending bill on Monday night. The bill is a “mixed bag,”...
Big senior living stories of 2021
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Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2021
2021 began with the hope that the new COVID-19 vaccine being rolled out to assisted living communities and nursing homes would help control a pandemic that had caused so much illness, death, loneliness,...
New opportunities in assisted living offer reasons for hope, leaders say
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 09, 2018
Times may be challenging for long-term care providers right now, but opportunities exist to help determine the future of the industry, leaders of the American Health Care Association and National Center...
Granger Cobb Institute Director Nancy Swanger, PhD, discusses building bridges to the future
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 27, 2023
Nancy Swanger, PhD, is the founding director of the Granger Cobb Institute for Senior Living and an associate professor in the School of Hospitality Business Management in the Carson College of Business...
‘Point person’ for questions leads to improved health, quality of life for senior living residents
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 23, 2019
A key to improved health and quality of life for senior living residents — including fewer hospitalizations, fewer emergency department and clinic visits, and an ability to stay at the same level of...
Updated: Brookdale Senior Living makes leadership changes, shares financial expectations
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 13, 2023
Brentwood, TN-based Brookdale Senior Living announced several leadership changes Friday morning to “drive improved efficiency and better align our expenses with revenue.”
12 ways to address depression and suicide in assisted living
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 16, 2015
The risk of suicide in assisted living is real, but those working in communities can help prevent it as well as address the depression that often underlies it.
CVS looks to assisted living for future Omnicare success after disappointing quarter
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 09, 2018
Assisted living figures prominently in the future plans that CVS Health executives shared Wednesday to improve performance in its Omnicare long-term care pharmacy business.