Ecumen will ‘stay the course’ under new CEO Shelley Kendrick
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 10, 2019
Don’t expect extreme changes when Shelley Kendrick assumes the role of president and CEO at one of the country’s largest nonprofit senior housing and services providers, Ecumen, effective Feb. 4.
Senior living execs pique student interest as Granger Cobb Institute pilots Corporate Scholars program
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 24, 2022
Executives from Aegis Living, Merrill Gardens and Murano Senior Living are piquing interest in the senior living industry among Washington State University students participating in a new Corporate Scholars...
Assisted living increasingly a lawsuit target, attorney says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 18, 2016
Plaintiffs’ attorneys increasingly are looking at assisted living communities as potential lawsuit targets, Neville Bilimoria, a partner with the health law practice group of Duane Morris LLP in...
5 ways to increase occupancy through marketing
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 29, 2018
More than 70% of senior living sales and marketing professionals are held directly accountable for occupancy in their communities, according to a new guide from Linkmedia360.
7 highlights from Ventas’ third-quarter earnings call
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 29, 2018
Real estate investment trust Ventas held its third-quarter 2018 earnings call on Friday. Here are seven senior living-related highlights you need to know.
Staffing, sales on agenda in Brookdale’s ‘rebuilding year’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 09, 2016
Improving employee recruitment and retention, sales and the resident experience all are part of an “important rebuilding year” for Brookdale Senior Living, company executives told participants...
144 senior living communities named ‘Caring Stars of 2019’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 13, 2018
Caring.com is releasing its list of “Caring Stars of 2019” today, and 144 senior living communities made the cut.
Cafaro, Klaassen, Mullen to be inducted into ASHA Senior Living Hall of Fame
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 08, 2019
Ventas CEO Debra A. Cafaro, Sunrise Senior Living founder Paul Klaassen and National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care co-founder Tony Mullen are the three 2019 inductees into the American Seniors...
Poor sleep, daytime napping could be signs of Alzheimer’s
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 10, 2019
Poor-quality sleep could be an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease in older adults, according to the findings of a new study, published Jan. 9 in the journal Science Translational Medicine.
A big lump of coal … and an opportunity
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 18, 2023
Christmas came early for the senior living field on Sunday, when providers collectively found a big lump of coal in the industry stocking. But that stocking also contains an opportunity.