Many continuing care retirement / life plan communities offer a benefit that is not mentioned explicitly on their websites but could be a source of comfort to prospective residents.
Prepare now for the coming shift in resident engagement
By
Michele Holleran, Ph.D., MBA
Sep 06, 2016
If offering an extensive variety of activities is your idea of resident engagement, think again. New research identifies four key dimensions of engagement.
‘Deteriorating’ outlook for CCRCs to continue for rest of year: Fitch
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 26, 2024
The “deteriorating” outlook for the not-for-profit continuing care retirement / life plan communities sector will continue for the rest of the year, “indicating our expectation that credit pressures...
National health spending reached $45 trillion in 2022, or $13,493 per person, according to an analysis from the Office of the Actuary at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published Wednesday...
Continuing Care Hall of Fame to induct Leary, Proctor, Townsley, Van Scoyoc
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 08, 2023
Mary Leary, Stephen Proctor, Scott Townsley and Gardner Van Scoyoc will be inducted into the Continuing Care Hall of Fame Nov. 5 in Chicago.
CCRC residents ‘significantly safer’ from COVID deaths than older adults not living in congregate...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 02, 2023
SAN DIEGO—Residents of continuing care retirement communities were “significantly safer” from dying from COVID-19 than were older adults living in noncongregate residential settings in the greater...
Survey reveals list of must-haves for potential CCRC residents
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 19, 2022
Continuing care retirement community operators considering near- and mid-term investments, amenities and programming should look to ensure healthy aging offerings are in the mix, according to a new survey...
Not-for-profit life plan communities sector remain ‘resilient’ during pandemic: report
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 16, 2021
Life plan communities held their ground throughout the pandemic by using various forms of emergency funds to offset increased expenses and pressured cash flows during the public emergency, according to...
Life plan communities resilient but not out of the woods: Fitch Ratings
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 30, 2021
As the long-term care sector emerges from the pandemic, Fitch Ratings expects that life plan communities will continue to consolidate over the next few years.
Nonprofit CCRC outlook stable for 2021: Fitch
By
Amy Novotney
Dec 09, 2020
The general operating environment for nonprofit continuing care retirement communities / life plan communities looks like it should remain stable in 2021, according to commentary released Wednesday by...