CCRC ratings unlikely to be affected by SNF staffing mandates: Fitch
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 21, 2023
The minimum staffing rule that most nursing homes will be required to meet within the next three years will add to staffing pressures at continuing care retirement / life plan communities, but it will...
Newsweek has announced plans to publish its first-ever ranking of US continuing care retirement communities, with results based on surveys that are underway.
Continuing Care Hall of Fame to induct Leary, Proctor, Townsley, Van Scoyoc
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 08, 2023
Mary Leary, Stephen Proctor, Scott Townsley and Gardner Van Scoyoc will be inducted into the Continuing Care Hall of Fame Nov. 5 in Chicago.
CCRC salaries soaring: Nurses still in hottest demand but raises for all moderating
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 11, 2023
Employees at continuing care retirement communities once again enjoyed healthy salary increases, but the fury of their rise tapered in 2023.
Headwinds may stall CCRC recovery, Fitch Ratings says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 27, 2023
Although demand is high for continuing care life plan communities, some headwinds may stall total recovery for the sector, according to the experts at Fitch Ratings.
Expanding CCRCs bullish on assisted living, satellite campuses: Ziegler
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 27, 2022
More than half of continuing care retirement community chief financial officers attending the 25th Annual Ziegler Senior Living Finance + Strategy Conference said they plan to expand their communities...
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...
Updated law expected to boost CCRC construction, expansions
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 15, 2022
An updated application and licensing process for continuing care retirement communities in South Carolina is expected to help drive more construction projects and create more housing for older adults in...
Record entry fee sales driving Healthpeak’s CCRCs in second quarter
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 04, 2022
Healthpeak Properties’ continuing care retirement community segment is seeing unprecedented entry fee collections, according to executives speaking during the Denver company’s second-quarter earnings...
Life plan communities earn high marks from residents
By
Michele Holleran, Ph.D., MBA
Apr 14, 2022
Overall resident satisfaction scores went up significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although this finding may seem counterintuitive, there are plausible reasons for the positive scores.