Pay attention to shifting consumer demands, economics when it comes to CCRC contracts: speakers
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 23, 2021
Later this year, almost two dozen current rental residents of a Milwaukee nonprofit continuing care retirement community will be on the hunt for a new home as the campus undergoes renovations to its facilities....
4 trends becoming more common in life plan communities: Ziegler
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 01, 2022
Adaptability and innovation have been “foundational” to the success over time of continuing care retirement communities, also known since 2015 as life plan communities, and will be key to future success...
A small team of workers responds best in emergencies, expert says
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 23, 2014
Long-term care providers should consider a “flat” crisis management approach that relies on a core group of staff members, experts advised Wednesday at the LeadingAge annual conference.
Mather prepares to enter third state armed with $300 million construction loan
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 15, 2021
Senior living provider Mather has secured $300 million in construction financing to build The Mather, a life plan community, in Tysons, VA.
Occupancy in CCRCs taking longer to bounce back: Ziegler
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 20, 2022
Although continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs, also known as life plan communities) did a better job of maintaining occupancy before and during the pandemic, other areas of senior housing are...
Eviction bill amendment does little to address real problem, industry experts say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 24, 2024
An amendment to a Wisconsin bill that would change the time attached to a senior living eviction notice would do little to address a “highly emotional and stressful time for everyone” and does not...
Drug disposal rule sets up providers for noncompliance, groups say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 05, 2016
The government’s apparent lack of understanding about the differing characteristics among senior living settings could put some providers “perpetually in noncompliance” with a proposed...
Take risks, ABHOW CEO David Ferguson advises
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 16, 2015
Four months after announcing his organization’s intentions to merge with be.group, ABHOW President and CEO David Ferguson offers some advice for colleagues on the nonprofit side of senior living...
Residents’ chronic conditions could push operators to integrate care, housing: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 15, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC — US senior living residents average more than a dozen chronic conditions each, and many residents use high-cost healthcare services, suggesting ways that operators can integrate care...
Acts Retirement-Life, Mease Life consider affiliation
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 06, 2023
Fort Washington, PA-based Acts Retirement–Life Communities and Mease Life of Dunedin, FL, have signed a letter of intent to explore a possible affiliation. A due diligence review has begun, and the companies...