Workforce issues loom large as 2019 begins, leaders say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 02, 2019
Workforce issues will continue to be a dominant challenge in the senior living industry in 2019, according to leaders of several organizations representing providers. But they are entering the new year...
People in the news, Feb. 2
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 02, 2021
Appointments, promotions and news at Accolade, AMDA–The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, ATI Physical Therapy, Atria Senior Living, Discovery Senior Living, Genacross Lutheran Services,...
40 percent of senior living CEOs could be retiring within 5 years
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 26, 2018
Forty percent of senior living CEOs could be retiring within the next five years, making succession planning an urgent matter, suggests a recent survey sponsored by LeadingAge.
CEAL report latest effort to aid providers in evolving healthcare environment
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 14, 2016
A new report from the Center for Excellence in Assisted Living is designed to help communities improve quality and increase value in the evolving healthcare system. The project falls under one of the four...
Quality, consistency of food and service are keys to senior living dining success: survey
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 27, 2017
The quality and consistency of food and the quality and consistency of service are the biggest contributors to the success of senior living dining programs, according to the newly released results of a...
People in the news, March 13
Mar 13, 2018
Funeral information for Tony Mullen, a founder of the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care. And appointments at Erickson Living, Hunt Mortgage Group, It’s Never 2 Late, LeadingAge,...
Only ‘very small percent’ of LTC providers will require staff to get COVID vaccine: LeadingAge poll
By
Amy Novotney
Jan 04, 2021
An informal poll conducted late last month by one LeadingAge state partner found that only a very small percent of long-term care operators plan to require a COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of employment,...
Overtime rule not ‘good business,’ groups say
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 18, 2016
The new overtime rule finalized by the Department of Labor on Wednesday “is not only the right thing to do; it’s good business,” Vice President Joe Biden told the crowd gathered at a...
Demand for senior housing driving accelerated move-in pace: NIC
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 13, 2021
Demand for senior housing and care continues to increase despite rising COVID-19 cases. That’s according to the latest executive survey from the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
‘Challenging public policy environment’ awaits senior living in 2021
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 07, 2021
The results of the November election and this week’s runoffs, combined with the COVID-19 pandemic, present an environment for senior living “unlike any it has seen in its 30-plus years,” according...