UMRC & Porter Hills rebrands as Brio Living Services
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 02, 2022
Exactly three years into their $150 million affiliation, nonprofit senior living organization United Methodist Retirement Communities and Porter Hills Presbyterian Village rebranded Tuesday under a single...
10 percent of providers requiring employee COVID vaccination, with more planning to do so: survey
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 01, 2021
Ninety percent of long-term care providers currently are not mandating the COVID-19 vaccine for staff members, and the remaining 10% either have mandated it for all workers or just new hires, according...
Ageism is barrier to re-entering workforce, retirees say
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 14, 2022
Due to inflation, a third of America’s retirees have at least considered returning to work, and 14% of current retirees say that they are open to or actively looking for work. Unfortunately, 43% of retirees...
Provider launches retention initiative to counter ‘Great Resignation’
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 14, 2022
Facing the same staffing challenges seen by long-term care providers and others around the country, Arlington Heights, IL-based Lutheran Life Communities has launched a “Great Retention Initiative”...
These 5 states have the greatest job outlooks for RNs
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 07, 2023
Five states are projected to have the greatest projected increase in demand for registered nurses heading toward the next decade, according to a report published in Forbes.
Operators need virtual assistant policies to navigate ‘patchwork’ of federal, state laws
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 07, 2021
Many senior living and care operators are scrambling to develop policies for virtual assistants that are consistent with federal and state privacy laws.
Golden LivingCenters rebrands as Brickyard Healthcare
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 09, 2022
Indianapolis-based Golden LivingCenters announced Tuesday a major rebranding as Brickyard Healthcare. The operator, originally founded in 1963, currently has 23 locations throughout the Hoosier State.
Home health, hospice M&A up 20 percent in second quarter
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 27, 2023
Home health and hospice mergers and acquisition activity increased by 20% in the second quarter over the first quarter, but deals were down 14% compared with the second quarter of 2022, according to recently...
Spring Hills launches new luxury brand, Opulence Collection
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 23, 2023
Edison, NJ-based Spring Hills Senior Living has launched its new Opulence Collection of luxury continuing care retirement communities. The new brand is being launched with the opening of Spring Hills Livingston...
Investors, developers home in on growing need for LBGTQ senior housing
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 27, 2023
Available senior housing for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer older adults is a growing concern — and a growing opportunity for investors and developers.