Senior living still is an attractive space, one that can only get better as we show that we came out of the pandemic stronger than we were going into it.
Sniffing out COVID: Service dogs take on new role in Georgia assisted living communities
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 14, 2021
A Georgia-based senior living operator is partnering with a nonprofit service dog trainer to staff its metro Atlanta-based assisted living communities with COVID-sniffing canines.
Aegis, Blue Moon launch second joint venture to acquire 10-community, $350M senior living portfolio from...
By
Amy Novotney
Jan 13, 2021
Aegis Living and senior housing private equity investor Blue Moon Capital Partners entered a second joint venture Tuesday with the acquisition of 10 communities across California, Washington and Nevada...
Our Great Place to Work journey — before and after COVID
By
Warren Spieker
Jan 11, 2021
When we created Continuing Life to support a growing group of continuing care retirement communities, we invested in being a great place to work. It took a few years of work, and we’re not perfect,...
Pandemic drives senior living occupancy to record lows
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 08, 2021
The coronavirus pandemic continues to negatively affect occupancy in senior living, with percentages released Thursday by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care’s NIC MAP Data Service...
Top 2021 senior living challenges: Clinical risk management upgrades, systemic understaffing issues
By
Peter Reilly
Gigi Acevedo-Parker
Jan 07, 2021
The COVID-19 vaccine started to roll out across the United States in mid-December with assisted living and nursing home staff members and residents, as well as other healthcare workers, first in line for...
Recovering from emotional, economic effects of pandemic will dominate senior living in 2021
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 04, 2021
Virus-related matters will dominate the actions of senior living owners and operators for the time being, industry leaders told McKnight’s Senior Living.
COVID-19 driving technology adoption across senior living: Ziegler
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 18, 2020
The pandemic has cast a long shadow over the senior living and care sector. But it also is being credited as a catalyst for technology adoption and spending, as well as healthcare innovation.
‘We can no longer ignore this’: Affordable long-term care is urgent priority, panelists say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 10, 2020
The nation’s population is aging, and with 70% of Americans aged 65 or more years requiring long-term care at some point, access to affordable care is becoming an urgent priority, according to panelists...