HCP closes on $866 million in acquisitions as it transforms senior housing portfolio
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 02, 2019
HCP continues work to transform the senior housing part of its portfolio, closing on $866 million in acquisitions in the second quarter, among other actions. The REIT’s CEO also commented on HCP’s...
Aegis CEO Dwayne Clark: Growth is both art and science
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 27, 2020
Dwayne Clark founded Aegis Living in 1997 after a career including positions at Sunrise Senior Living and Leisure Care. The company’s first community opened in 1998, and today, the Bellevue, WA-based...
Aegis Living CEO: ‘Not sure everyone is going to make it’
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Amy Novotney
Jun 19, 2020
Experienced senior living operators are adapting to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and expect to come out strong on the other side of the current recession. Not all operators will survive, however,...
Senior living operators adopt reopening strategies that include testing, oversight
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 08, 2020
As states and senior living communities are reopening again in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Meridian Senior Living is employing a medical director and implementing testing as part of its reopening...
New Aegis Living community pilots wellness program, incorporates nature into design
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 20, 2021
Aegis Living’s newest assisted living and memory care community opens today in Bellevue, WA, with a design that incorporates components of nature and with the pilot-testing of a wellness program for...
Aegis Living sued over staffing concerns; plaintiff’s firm also involved in Brookdale ADA lawsuit
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 04, 2018
A lawsuit against Aegis Living accuses the Bellevue, WA-based senior living community operator of putting its residents at risk of injury by insufficiently staffing communities and not informing residents...
Senior living operator mandates COVID-19 booster shots for employees
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 10, 2021
A California-based senior living operator has announced a COVID-19 booster shot mandate for its employees, when one becomes available, “to ensure the continued protection of our residents and one another.”
LeadingAge, 56 other groups call for mandatory COVID vaccination for workers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 26, 2021
LeadingAge joined 56 other healthcare professional associations Monday in calling for a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for long-term care and other healthcare workers.
New senior living management major under Cobb Institute to address industry need
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 14, 2020
A new senior living management major at Washington State University is designed to prepare business students for managerial positions in the senior living industry, with a focus on hospitality operations.
Anthem becomes first stand-alone memory care operator to achieve WELL Health-Safety Rating
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 19, 2022
Lake Oswego, OR-based Anthem Memory Care has become the first stand-alone memory care provider to achieve recognition at all of its communities for the company’s commitment to promoting a safer and healthier...