Updated law expected to boost CCRC construction, expansions
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 15, 2022
An updated application and licensing process for continuing care retirement communities in South Carolina is expected to help drive more construction projects and create more housing for older adults in...
ASHA launches Senior Living Hall of Fame, inducts six
Feb 08, 2018
The American Seniors Housing Association launched a new Senior Living Hall of Fame and inducted six industry veterans at its annual meeting.
CCaH programs growing in popularity
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 29, 2018
Continuing Care at Home programs, formerly called “CCRCs without walls,” are growing in popularity as offerings by senior living and care providers, with more than 30 programs now available...
CCRC expects up to $70,000 in annual savings by going green
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 15, 2021
Carroll Lutheran Village is expanding its green initiatives with energy-efficient lighting and solar panels to reduce energy consumption and costs. The Westminster, MD, not-for-profit continuing care retirement...
Life plan communities positively affect resident wellness, study finds
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 28, 2019
Residents of life plan communities scored higher on positive measures of several types of wellness than did older adults living in the community at large — and lower in one area — in newly released...
5-year study aims to prove benefits of life plan community living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 11, 2017
A five-year study of more than 2,000 life plan community residents by the Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging and Northwestern University will try to determine the effects that living in such a community...
SNH: Five Star initiatives will address CCRC challenges
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 01, 2018
Weaker performance in skilled nursing operations at Five Star Senior Living CCRCs “heavily influenced” a decline in rent coverage in a Senior Housing Properties Trust portfolio, said the REIT’s...
Independent living hot with investors: report
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 11, 2016
Independent living offers the biggest opportunity for investment in seniors housing, according to the latest CBRE Seniors Housing & Care Investor Survey, released Tuesday.
CEO shares Hurricane Katrina memories, lessons
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 27, 2015
United Methodist Retirement Communities President and CEO John Thorhauer experienced Hurricane Katrina firsthand. Ten years later, he shares how the storm continues to affect his personal and professional...
Residents’ chronic conditions could push operators to integrate care, housing: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 15, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC — US senior living residents average more than a dozen chronic conditions each, and many residents use high-cost healthcare services, suggesting ways that operators can integrate care...