New assisted living database designed to enable operators, lenders to compare communities nationwide
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 05, 2018
A new assisted living and memory care quality database by Formation Healthcare Group and Vision LTC has completed beta testing and has been launched publicly to a limited number of organizations, the companies...
ASHA launches consumer campaign
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 28, 2016
The American Seniors Housing Association has launched a new consumer campaign, “Where You Live Matters,” designed to educate older adults and their families about housing options to help them...
A Place for Mom is sold to new investors
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 06, 2017
A Place for Mom is being sold to technology investment firm Silver Lake and global growth equity firm General Atlantic by its current investor, growth private equity firm Warburg Pincus, the companies...
45% of Medicaid LTSS beneficiaries are older adults
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 10, 2016
Forty-five percent of the more than 4.8 million beneficiaries of Medicaid long-term services and supports were aged 65 or more years in 2012, according to a new report issued by the Centers for Medicare...
Affordability, amenities top influencers of future moves for those 55+
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 17, 2016
Affordability and amenities will be the top influencers of future moves among renters and homeowners currently aged 55 or more years who responded to a recent survey. Renters and homeowners value those...
Time, not tours, biggest factor in lead conversion: study
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Lois A. Bowers
May 02, 2016
Senior living sales professionals may find it more productive to spend more time on each lead instead of contacting and conducting tours for as many prospective residents as possible, according to a new...
New lead-generation effort launches for senior living
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 04, 2018
A new platform has launched with the goal of helping to connect senior living communities and prospective residents looking for new places to live.
Investors prefer communities that offer both independent and assisted living, survey finds
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 23, 2018
Senior housing investors are shifting to prefer communities that offer both independent living and assisted living (with or without memory care) on one campus, according to newly released results of a...
Investors excited about independent and assisted living: report
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 05, 2018
Investors this year will be most attracted to “lifestyle-focused” segments of seniors housing, including one that may surprise some, according to a new report from commercial real estate services...
Senior living can cost less than aging in place at home: analysis
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 19, 2017
A new analysis showing that older adults can save money by residing in senior living communities rather than continuing to live in their homes may not surprise those in the industry, but most older adults...