Argentum releases infection control program guidance for assisted living providers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 24, 2020
Responding to a worsening pandemic, Argentum assembled a working group of clinical experts to address key COVID-related challenges to help guide its assisted living members.
‘Best workplaces’ lists shine spotlight on senior living successes
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 23, 2019
Senior living organizations’ successes in addressing the industry’s top challenge — recruiting and retaining employees — were the center of attention Thursday as Great Place to Work and Fortune...
HCP closes on $866 million in acquisitions as it transforms senior housing portfolio
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 02, 2019
HCP continues work to transform the senior housing part of its portfolio, closing on $866 million in acquisitions in the second quarter, among other actions. The REIT’s CEO also commented on HCP’s...
Long-term care provider cites ‘moral and ethical duty’ to residents in mandating employee coronavirus...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 05, 2021
As long-term care staff member COVID-19 vaccination rates continue to lag nationally, an Ohio provider is joining a growing industry trend of mandating employee vaccination out of a sense of “moral and...
Senior living communities discriminated against deaf residents, lawsuit alleges
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 06, 2018
Fourteen senior living communities are the targets of a federal lawsuit that alleges they discriminated against prospective residents who are deaf, based on undercover interactions with “testers”...
Firms active in long-term care recognized for energy efficiency improvement efforts
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 10, 2023
Several companies operating in, investing in or serving senior living and care recently were honored by the federal government for their energy efficiency improvement efforts.
U.S. News launches ‘Best Senior Living’ program
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 07, 2021
U.S. News & World Report has launched a “Best Senior Living” initiative with the goal of releasing inaugural listings for consumers in the first quarter of 2022. The program will cover individual...
Brookdale, Senior Lifestyle, Life Care Services top J.D. Power 2020 Senior Living Satisfaction Study
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 11, 2020
The consumer insights company ranks assisted living/memory care and independent living providers and also shares additional findings about satisfaction in senior living communities based on almost 5,000...
Argentum calls for continued industry self-regulation as association ramps up advocacy efforts
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 14, 2021
PHOENIX—Argentum has spent the past 18 months elevating several priorities, with senior living industry advocacy rising to the top as a critical need during the pandemic amid changing federal and state...
Sunrise Senior Living extends brand with Sunrise Villa communities
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 01, 2017
McLean, VA-based Sunrise Senior Living has rebranded seven of its urban California communities under the name of a new brand extension, Sunrise Villa, the company announced Monday.