Aegis, Blue Moon launch second joint venture to acquire 10-community, $350M senior living portfolio from...
By
Amy Novotney
Jan 13, 2021
Aegis Living and senior housing private equity investor Blue Moon Capital Partners entered a second joint venture Tuesday with the acquisition of 10 communities across California, Washington and Nevada...
Brookdale to strengthen healthcare ties, cheers assisted living performance
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 27, 2020
Brookdale Senior Living’s recently added healthcare expertise in the C-suite and boardroom will benefit residents and shareholders as the company looks to forge stronger ties with healthcare providers...
Hillcrest, Mercy Ridge named Gold winners in McKnight’s Technology Awards
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 05, 2018
A Montessori dementia care program and the use of technology to communicate with residents and staff are the Gold winners in the Quality and Training categories, respectively, of the Senior Living track...
Researchers implore policymakers to consider assisted living’s ‘unique’ structure before potentially...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 20, 2024
A team of researchers embarking on a four-year study into understanding the characteristics of assisted living communities that are targets for private equity investment — and how those acquisitions...
Hands off $20 billion in Provider Relief Fund, senior living industry tells policymakers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 23, 2021
As a group of bipartisan negotiators in Congress moves closer to finalizing a deal over the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package, senior living groups are sounding the alarm that the agreement might come...
2022 McKnight’s Tech Awards finalists announced
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 19, 2022
Finalists for the 2022 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards have been chosen by a panel of expert judges. Here are preliminary results in each of four categories in the Senior Living track.
Nursing home staff turnover up 25 percent from last year: survey
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 01, 2022
The national nursing home staff turnover rate for all employees is up 25% from last year. That’s according to findings included in the 45th annual Nursing Home Salary & Benefits Report released Thursday...
Post-COVID changes in design and operations likely to affect profitability and returns for some time:...
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 23, 2021
Even as census rate declines within senior living communities begin to slow as a result of vaccine rollouts and COVID-19 case declines within the sector, some experts say headwinds are expected to continue...
Seniors housing municipal bonds under distress due to COVID-19 costs
By
Amy Novotney
May 29, 2020
The coronavirus is pushing more continuing care retirement communities into financial upheaval and putting pressure on the municipal bonds that financed them, according to an article Wednesday in Bloomberg...
Improve job quality to improve staffing issues, report authors state
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 06, 2016
Improving pay, benefits and working conditions in long-term care will be critical to attracting and keeping workers to meet demand in a tightening labor market, according to the Paraprofessional Healthcare...