New name, existing programs for Five Star, executives say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 05, 2017
A new name and established programs will carry Five Star Senior Living through 2017, executives told shareholders, analysts and others participating in an earnings call on Friday.
New assisted living database designed to enable operators, lenders to compare communities nationwide
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 05, 2018
A new assisted living and memory care quality database by Formation Healthcare Group and Vision LTC has completed beta testing and has been launched publicly to a limited number of organizations, the companies...
Fears of loneliness, isolation affect tech use among older adults
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 14, 2018
Fears of loneliness and isolation may be preventing some older adults from using online technology, according to newly published research in the journal Communications of the ACM.
Heritage Communities launches home care line with current residents
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 17, 2017
Heritage Communities has announced a new service line, Heritage OnCare Home Health, that will begin by serving residents in the company’s 12 senior living communities.
ASHA launches consumer campaign
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 28, 2016
The American Seniors Housing Association has launched a new consumer campaign, “Where You Live Matters,” designed to educate older adults and their families about housing options to help them...
Relatively low percentage of U.S. residents in long-term care: report
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 28, 2016
A new report from the U.S. Census Bureau uses data from several sources to examine health, economic and demographic characteristics of the older population throughout the world.
A Place for Mom is sold to new investors
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 06, 2017
A Place for Mom is being sold to technology investment firm Silver Lake and global growth equity firm General Atlantic by its current investor, growth private equity firm Warburg Pincus, the companies...
Investors look to senior housing to protect against real estate downturns: report
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 02, 2018
Senior housing is attracting more interest this year than last as investors seek higher yields and protection against real estate downturns, according to new report from commercial real estate services...
Builder confidence in the 55+ housing market gradually increasing
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 10, 2017
Builder confidence in the 55+ housing market gradually is increasing, according to the results of a survey conducted by the National Association of Home Builders.
42% of those 55+ worry about housing affordability daily: survey
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 07, 2017
Forty-two percent of Americans aged 55 or more years experience anxiety about being able to afford where they live at least once a day, according to the results of a new survey. One of their main concerns...