Nursing Home Compare-like site for assisted living to launch next month
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 25, 2017
A new national database launching in October has the goal of making it easier for assisted living operators and capital providers to search for and compare communities from across the country.
Senior living affiliation drivers: Recognizing unique market factors
By
Lisa McCracken
Sep 05, 2017
Senior living sponsorship transitions have many key drivers. Providers can ask themselves certain questions to help determine whether affiliations, acquisitions or dispositions may be wise strategic alternatives.
Nine characteristics of affordable assisted living
By
Brett Murphy
Steve Kennedy
Aug 28, 2017
For the seniors housing and care industry, now is the time to invest in and develop more affordable assisted living options.
PharMerica to go private in $1.4 billion deal as it looks to ‘aggressively compete’ for assisted...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 02, 2017
PharMerica Corp. says that its $1.4 billion acquisition by a newly formed company controlled by global investment firm KKR, with Walgreens Boots Alliance as a minority investor, will provide additional...
76 more assisted living directors obtain credential
Jul 31, 2017
Seventy-six additional senior living professionals have earned the certified director of assisted living, or CDAL, credential, the Senior Living Certification Commission announced Monday.
Name changes bloom in senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 22, 2017
For a variety of reasons, many senior living organizations are changing their names. A common idea underlies many of the moves, however.
NCAL hits Washington to educate members of Congress
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 04, 2017
National Center for Assisted Living members will converge on the nation’s capital Monday and Tuesday with four themes in mind for legislators and their staffs, NCAL Executive Director Scott Tittle...
Survey: 75% of 40+ adults do not know how much assisted living costs
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 25, 2017
Three-fourths of adults aged 40 or more years do not know how much it costs to live in an assisted living community, according to the results of a new survey. Education also appears to be needed regarding...
9 tips for effective arbitration agreements
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 08, 2017
Attorneys working in senior living discuss the benefits of pre-dispute arbitration agreements and share tips for operators creating or reworking theirs.
Where turnover is highest, lowest in assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 24, 2017
A new report reveals which positions in assisted living communities saw the greatest and least turnover last year and whether the rate increased, decreased or stayed the same over the past 12 months.