Decision to remain in nursing home business a complicated one for some CCRCs
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 21, 2024
Facing unrelenting staffing and reimbursement challenges, a significant share of life plan communities across the country have shed skilled nursing beds since the start of the pandemic.
Senior living continues pandemic recovery with positive returns, increased occupancy
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 16, 2024
Senior living posted a positive total return of 0.91% in the second quarter, led by independent and assisted living, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
Senior living and care leads record-breaking distress in healthcare sector bankruptcy filings
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 14, 2024
Distress levels in healthcare, as measured by the number of bankruptcy filings, had another record-breaking quarter, led by the senior living and care sector, according to the latest Polsinelli-TrBK Distress...
Senior living wages finally stabilizing across core clinical roles: expert
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 06, 2024
For the first time in at least three years, wage growth is stabilizing across the core clinical roles in senior living, according to one expert.
‘Most favorable fundamentals ever’ in senior living tee up ‘unprecedented’ growth opportunities:...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 05, 2024
The “most favorable fundamentals ever” in the senior living industry are setting up Ventas for an “unprecedented” multi-year growth opportunity fueled by demographic demand, Chairman and CEO Debra...
Meet Jane Mack, 2024 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Josh Henreckson
Aug 05, 2024
Jane Mack, president and CEO of Friends Services Alliance in Blue Bell, PA, is a Hall of Honor inductee in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
Welltower to focus on lower-needs assisted living as REIT forecasts multi-year occupancy gains
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 31, 2024
Welltower CEO Shankh Mitra said Tuesday that, overall, he was pleased with the Toledo, OH-based real estate investment trust’s results in the second quarter, but he added that he is more excited about...
Citizenship assistance program helps senior living operator stand out from the competition
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 30, 2024
A resident-inspired program that helps senior living staff members achieve US citizenship became so much more for one organization, which shared its success in the hopes of inspiring other communities...
Affordability is the missing piece of senior living recovery: experts
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 26, 2024
The state of the senior living sector is strong, having “weathered the black swan event of COVID,” but the real need lies in addressing the gap in affordable senior housing, according to one expert.
Assisted living policy needs a reset to benefit residents, long-term care system
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 24, 2024
Long-term care policy needs a reset, particularly in assisted living, according to one expert from a consumer advocacy group.