Occupancy in CCRCs taking longer to bounce back: Ziegler
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 20, 2022
Although continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs, also known as life plan communities) did a better job of maintaining occupancy before and during the pandemic, other areas of senior housing are...
Building trust, workforce, choice part of Argentum’s strategic planning process
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 17, 2022
With an eye toward lessons learned over the past two years, Argentum is working on a strategic plan for an industry seeking to build trust while tackling the challenges of workforce shortages, inflationary...
‘We’re all trying to make a better industry,’ Lifetime Achievement Award winner says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 16, 2022
Connections to people from all walks of life can launch careers, according to the McKnight’s Women of Distinction 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award honoree.
Using artificial intelligence software for employment decisions could be discriminatory: feds
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 16, 2022
Employers using artificial intelligence tools in the hiring process could be guilty of disability discrimination, according to the federal government.
Definition of retirement is changing, but still few are prepared for it: study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 12, 2022
The new retirement means a new life chapter, but few retirees have prepared for that final chapter, according to a new study.
AlerisLife, DHC: Operational review expected to stabilize senior living portfolio
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 05, 2022
Reporting a first-quarter net loss of $9.7 million, AlerisLife executives said Wednesday that they have a short-term focus on stabilizing the company’s senior living portfolio by standardizing processes...
With no targeted relief on horizon, Argentum seeks various avenues of financial support for senior living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 28, 2022
With no apparent additional targeted COVID-19 financial relief on the horizon for the assisted living industry, Argentum is continuing its push to have providers included in proposed relief packages for...
Campaign highlights benefits of senior living versus home
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 26, 2022
Benchmark Senior Living has debuted a new advertising campaign promoting the social opportunities that senior living residents experience compared with older adults isolating at home alone.
Research informs efforts to combat depression, loneliness in older adults
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 20, 2022
As more evidence pours in confirming that rates of depression and loneliness increased among older adults during the pandemic, researchers are calling for more coordinated and effective interventions.
AARP Livability Index a ‘powerful tool’ for senior living operators, residents
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 19, 2022
An online tool rating community livability could be a “powerful tool” for senior living operators and prospective residents and their families, according to the organization behind it.