Here’s a look at some of the news that occupied many minds in senior living over the past year.
Truewood middle-market brand expands with 6 former Holiday properties
By
Ron Rajecki
Apr 18, 2022
Merrill Gardens’ middle-market brand, Truewood by Merrill, has expanded with six independent living communities formerly managed by Holiday Retirement and, more recently, by Atria Senior Living.
Meet Tana Gall, Hall of Honor inductee
By
Chloe Konrad
Jul 06, 2021
Tana Gall, president of Merrill Gardens, Seattle, is in the 2021 class of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction as a Hall of Honor inductee.
NHI moves Holiday properties in Welltower lawsuit to Merrill Gardens, Discovery
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 05, 2022
Seventeen former Holiday Retirement communities have new operators now that Murfreesboro, TN-based National Health Investors’ lawsuit against Toledo, OH-based Welltower was finalized Friday as expected,...
Portfolio optimization transforming NHI into ‘jewel box’: CEO
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 09, 2021
National Health Investors’ recent portfolio optimization efforts have transformed the real estate investment trust into a high coverage, high quality “jewel box,” President and CEO Eric Mendelsohn...
Argentum calls for continued industry self-regulation as association ramps up advocacy efforts
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 14, 2021
PHOENIX—Argentum has spent the past 18 months elevating several priorities, with senior living industry advocacy rising to the top as a critical need during the pandemic amid changing federal and state...
NHI reaches ‘inflection point’ as it sees finish line on portfolio optimization
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 11, 2022
With optimization of its portfolio largely complete, National Health Investors President and CEO Eric Mendelsohn said that the real estate investment trust has reached an inflection point with greater...
Partnerships, universal workers keys to successful middle market communities, execs say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 04, 2021
Relationships with third parties, the use of universal workers, pared-down offerings and strict expense control — but not skimping on quality — are keys to a successful senior living model serving...
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.
Education, mandates, incentives drive high long-term care staff COVID-19 vaccination rates
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 27, 2021
Hawaii’s assisted living and other long-term care facilities are beating the odds — and national averages — by achieving an average 84% staff COVID-19 vaccination rate. Elsewhere, some providers...