Senior living communities in Washington, Maryland take precautions after positive COVID-19 test results
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 09, 2020
Senior living communities in Washington state and Maryland are taking steps to prevent an outbreak after people living in or visiting their communities tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)....
HCP provides update on Brookdale, Capital relationships
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 06, 2019
HCP executives provided an update on the real estate investment trust’s relationships with Brookdale Senior Living, Capital Senior Living and other operators, as well as future plans, Wednesday during...
U.S. News names 1,274 ‘Best Senior Living’ communities in inaugural year
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 10, 2022
More than 1,200 senior living communities operated by more than 80 companies have another way to stand out among their peers starting this morning, as the inaugural U.S. News & World Report’s Best Senior...
Healthpeak sees record year for CCRC entrance fees, cash collection, as merger, potential portfolio sale...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 12, 2024
Denver-based Healthpeak Properties saw a record year of entrance fee sales and cash collection in 2023 for its portfolio of 15 continuing care retirement communities, Chief Financial Officer Pete Scott...
Succession planning urgent need in senior living, survey suggests
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 12, 2018
Seventy-three percent of senior living CEOs whose organizations were represented in a recent survey by Ziegler could be retiring within the next 10 years, according to survey results. Sixty-five percent...
Holiday Retirement community managers are moving out
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 28, 2017
The live-in managers of Lake Oswego, OR-based Holiday Retirement senior living communities are moving out as the company changes its management model to a more traditional one.
Juniper makes a case for a living wage
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 05, 2016
At a time when many senior living providers are taking a stand against proposed minimum wage increases across the country, Juniper Communities is taking the opposite approach. April 1, the company implemented...
4 big issues for NCAL
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 06, 2015
National Center for Assisted Living leaders are watching an alphabet soup of policy and regulatory-related issues, which they detailed at an Oct. 6 session during the American Health Care Association/NCAL...
AlerisLife names Jeff Leer president and CEO, plans cost cuts, reorganization
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 28, 2022
Jeff Leer has been appointed president and CEO of Newton, MA-based AlerisLife, a position he has held on an interim basis since former President and CEO Katie Potter resigned April 30.
Program engages residents with technology
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 05, 2016
A pioneering program at an Arizona senior living community has enabled residents to learn new skills, strengthen bonds with family members and connect with staff members and fellow residents in new ways.