‘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...
Most continuing care retirement / life plan communities maintained relatively high occupancy rates in the first quarter, with data showing a pattern of stronger occupancy growth in regions reporting smaller...
CCRC occupancy performance holds lessons for success: NIC
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 24, 2023
The ability of continuing care retirement communities to outperform other care settings and maintain consistently high occupancy rates throughout the COVID-19 pandemic offers lessons for the rest of the...
Kansas providers may face fee hike after audit reveals many wrongly paid cut-rate assessments
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 05, 2024
Continuing care retirement communities and nursing homes in Kansas could face additional scrutiny — and in some cases, higher fees — after a recent audit from the Kansas Medicaid inspector general’s...
CCRC files for Chapter 11 for third time in 9 years
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 27, 2023
A continuing care retirement / life plan community on Long Island filed for bankruptcy protection last month for the third time in nine years in the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Court rules in favor of CCRC in class action entrance fee case alleging consumer fraud
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 16, 2024
A provision in state law cited in a class action lawsuit against a continuing care retirement community only applies to food-related fraud and, therefore, cannot be used by residents and families to secure...
Inflation, staffing pose pressures for not-for-profit life plan communities: Fitch Ratings
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 29, 2022
The not-for-profit continuing care / life plan communities sector has “broadly recovered” from pandemic stressors, but challenges lie ahead. That’s according to a new report from Fitch Ratings.
Life plan community outlook ‘deteriorating’ in 2023: Fitch Ratings
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 07, 2022
The outlook for continuing care retirement / life plan communities is “deteriorating” due to continued labor challenges and a “softening broader economy.” That’s according to a newly released...
Healthpeak Properties to be ‘opportunistic’ with CCRC portfolio
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 03, 2022
Healthpeak Properties is prioritizing its capital allocation on its life science and medical offices businesses and will be “opportunistic” regarding its continuing care retirement community portfolio,...
A variety of models can help CCRC operators meet residents’ increasing healthcare needs
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 16, 2024
Older adults are moving into senior living communities with more chronic conditions and healthcare needs than ever before, presenting challenges — as well as opportunities — for continuing care retirement...