2021 began with the hope that the new COVID-19 vaccine being rolled out to assisted living communities and nursing homes would help control a pandemic that had caused so much illness, death, loneliness,...
Vaccine advice from your peers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 04, 2021
Many are viewing the vaccine as a gift of sorts, a solution to end the months of extra safety precautions and social isolation that everyone has endured. But if you have staff members or residents who...
More news for Friday, July 2
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 02, 2021
Massachusetts senior living and care company latest to mandate employee COVID vaccination … Brookdale completes previously announced sale of majority stake in home health, hospice, outpatient therapy...
CVS, Walgreens complete first round of SNF immunizations, doling out more than 3 million COVID-19 vaccines
By
Amy Novotney
Jan 26, 2021
In increasingly positive news for the senior living and care industries, CVS Health and Walgreens have completed the administration of the first round of COVID-19 vaccine doses to skilled nursing facilities...
COVID-19 battle not over, but Brookdale at ‘positive inflection point,’ CEO says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 10, 2021
Senior living is at a “positive inflection point” as sales and move-ins trend up, vaccination numbers increase and COVID-19 cases decrease, Brookdale Senior Living President and CEO Lucinda “Cindy”...
Senior living industry turnaround could begin in second quarter, CEO says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 03, 2021
Signs of recovery from the coronavirus pandemic could begin to show in the senior living industry in the second quarter, Adam Portnoy, president and CEO of The RMR Group Inc., said Tuesday.
Omega opens 2021 with $510M Brookdale acquisition, ‘far more selective’ approach to senior living...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 08, 2021
Omega Healthcare Investors started the year by completing a $510 million deal with Healthpeak Properties that resulted in the acquisition of 24 Brookdale Senior Living communities.