Our Great Place to Work journey — before and after COVID
By
Warren Spieker
Jan 11, 2021
When we created Continuing Life to support a growing group of continuing care retirement communities, we invested in being a great place to work. It took a few years of work, and we’re not perfect,...
What COVID-19 has taught us about ourselves – and being a great place to work
By
Doug Dollenberg Jr.
Andrea Griesmar
Julie Masiello
Dec 21, 2020
As we reflect on how Brightview Senior Living not just survived but thrived in the midst of a global healthcare crisis, three themes emerged as powerful lessons learned for us.
Pandemic reveals why some organizations are ‘Best Workplaces’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 11, 2020
As with all things in senior living this year, the coronavirus influenced employee perceptions of their employers, and in turn, senior living organizations’ rankings in Fortune’s third annual lists...
McKnight’s 40 for 40: Loren Shook
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 04, 2020
Say “memory care” and the first company to come to mind for many industry professionals is Silverado. And when they think of Silverado, they think of Loren Shook, the man who co-founded the Irvine,...
A great place to work is a great place to live
By
Marilynn Duker
Aug 23, 2019
By being laser-focused on associate engagement, and by empowering our managers to do the right thing, we are confident that our culture will remain strong well into our future.
Brightview Senior Living, Embrace Living Communities top new ‘Best Workplaces’ lists
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 22, 2019
Brightview Senior Living and Embrace Living Communities top Fortune’s list of Best Workplaces for Aging Services for 2019, Fortune and Great Place to Work announced this morning. Brightview tops the...
Lynne Katzmann honored with first-ever McKnight’s Women of Distinction Lifetime Achievement Award
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 21, 2019
The founder, president and CEO of Juniper Communities is being recognized for her approach to combining research and innovation during a career that has spanned more than three decades.
22 operators on new ‘Best Workplaces’ list celebrated by senior living organizations
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 28, 2018
Twenty-two of the 40 senior living and care operators named to Fortune’s first-ever “Best Workplaces for Aging Services” list, released Thursday, are especially active in senior living as evidenced...
These senior living rankings might change a few perceptions — including yours
By
John O'Connor
Nov 09, 2017
New rankings may force many operators to stop describing their workplace environments in ways that are pure fiction.