Don’t overlook this booming group of prospective employees
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 05, 2018
It only makes sense to turn to not-yet-retired baby boomers to meet some of the employment needs of senior living organizations. And at least four such organizations have committed in writing to doing...
CEOs: Staff correctly to avoid acuity-related issues
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 15, 2016
Senior living operators that have defined their target populations and maintain that focus are more likely to avoid acuity creep challenges that can lead to trouble for their companies and make a bad name...
Senior living parent companies form ‘game-changing’ drug company
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 24, 2018
Four healthcare giants — among them the parent companies of senior living community operators — have joined together to form a new nonprofit generic drug company that will aim to benefit senior living...
Aegis CEO Dwayne Clark: Growth is both art and science
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 27, 2020
Dwayne Clark founded Aegis Living in 1997 after a career including positions at Sunrise Senior Living and Leisure Care. The company’s first community opened in 1998, and today, the Bellevue, WA-based...
Long-term care struggles for COVID-19 resources speak to deeper societal issue, leaders say
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 15, 2020
Assisted living communities’ and nursing homes’ difficulty in securing personal protective equipment and testing to prevent or contain the spread of COVID-19, despite the fact that older adults are...
Rates up, property totals down at Brookdale
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 10, 2016
January rate increases for existing assisted living and memory care residents, as well as higher selling rates, were the primary factors behind the 4.2% year-over-year increase in revenue per occupied...
Provider tests technology to help residents reduce fall risk
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 28, 2019
Eldersburg, MD-based Integrace is testing technology meant to help independent living residents assess and reduce their risks of falling.
Industry will need to get creative to address middle market needs, groups suggest at NIC meeting
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 12, 2019
Five teams came up with several ideas up to serve the middle market during a session at the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care Fall Conference.
How to protect your community from inappropriate use of social media use by employees
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 19, 2017
Senior living operators can take steps to reduce risk related to social media use by employees, according to Kristi Eldredge, RN, JD, CPHRM, senior patient safety consultant at medical liability insurance...
Wildfires destroy, force evacuations at California senior living communities
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 11, 2017
Several senior living communities have been evacuated, and at least one has been destroyed, as wildfires continue to burn across parts of California.