COVID-19 vaccine now a condition of employment for some senior living operators
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 12, 2021
Some senior living operators are moving to make a COVID-19 vaccination a condition of employment to more quickly mitigate the effect of the virus in their communities.
Senior living-led philanthropic effort raises $150,000 in Ukraine aid
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 31, 2022
Senior Living Cares, a joint campaign of senior living-associated groups and CARE, has raised more than $150,000 to help older adults in Ukraine with food, shelter and supply needs.
With worst of pandemic in rearview mirror, LTC focuses on growth: CEO
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 01, 2022
Confident that much of the “angst” that LTC Properties experienced during the pandemic is now “in the rearview mirror,” Wendy Simpson, chairman and CEO of the Westlake Village, CA, real estate...
2 senior living operators, others serving industry make Inc. list of America’s fastest-growing companies
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 17, 2022
Two senior living operators and other companies serving the industry are listed on the Inc. 5000 2022 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies, released Tuesday.
After Supreme Court stay on COVID vaccination mandate, senior living industry touts own inoculation efforts
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 14, 2022
In the wake of Thursday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that reinstated a stay against the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s COVID-19 vaccination-and-testing mandate for employers with 100...
Camaraderie, coaching, cash, car: One provider’s quest to increase COVID vaccination among staff
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 06, 2021
Vaccinated workers for a Vero Beach, FL-based senior living operator stand to win a piece of $100,000 in cash prizes and a 2021 Nissan Versa in a grand prize drawing this week. But the company’s...
Senior living scorecard focuses operators on health, wellness strategies
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 15, 2020
A pilot program creating a senior housing scorecard for independent living, assisted living and memory care communities is designed to help owners optimize their properties to promote the health and wellness...
COVID-19 linked to ‘substantial cost increases’ in assisted living: survey
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 03, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic contributed to substantial eldercare cost hikes, especially for assisted living and in-home care. That’s according to the results of Genworth’s 2020 Cost of Care Survey, announced...
Portfolio optimization transforming NHI into ‘jewel box’: CEO
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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...
Talent identification program builds internal pipeline of mid-level managers
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 20, 2020
Employees are an organization’s most important resources, and Minnesota-based Presbyterian Homes & Services has found a process to identify up-and-coming talent and develop mid-level managers within...