CCRCs continue to report higher occupancy than other senior living segments: Ziegler
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 29, 2023
Continuing care retirement / life plan communities continued to outpace non-CCRCs in senior living occupancy in the third quarter, with the independent living and assisted living segments within CCRCs...
Future of senior living requires new blueprint: panel
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 08, 2023
CHICAGO — What happens when you invite a group of senior living CEOs to share personal plans for their third acts? For architectural firm Perkins Eastman, the result was a think tank of experts who defined...
CCRC operating profitability ratios improve, but margins drop
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 20, 2023
Continuing care retirement / life plan communities saw an increase in operating profitability ratios in 2022, but operating margins declined due to stock market performance, Ziegler Managing Director Amy...
CCRC ratings unlikely to be affected by SNF staffing mandates: Fitch
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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...
Continuing Care Hall of Fame to induct Leary, Proctor, Townsley, Van Scoyoc
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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.
Rate increases may be scaring away prospective residents
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 31, 2023
Senior living occupancy recovery continues to show encouraging trends, but rate increases could drive some prospective residents away from a community, according to an analysis of second-quarter occupancy...
Record merger, acquisition activity persists in senior living and care
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 21, 2023
As 2023 passes the halfway mark, not-for-profit senior living and care merger and acquisition activity continues at a record pace, according to specialty investment bank Ziegler.
New law ‘ensures future viability’ of CCRCs, provider and resident groups say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 28, 2023
A bill signed into law Monday by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) will help ensure the future viability and financial strength of the continuing care retirement / life plan community model in Florida, according to...
Proposed CCRC bill would change regulatory oversight, increase transparency
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 03, 2023
A proposed bill meant to modernize Florida’s continuing care retirement community laws includes changes to regulatory oversight and transparency for residents.
‘No fluke’: life plan community residents report higher levels of wellness than other older adults
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 28, 2023
Five years ago, Mather Institute set out to better understand the health and wellness effects of residing in a life plan community. The organization found that residents reported higher levels of wellness...