Focus on: Reducing medication overload remains a challenge
By
Judith Garber
Shannon Brownlee
Apr 01, 2020
Operators can take preventive measures to reduce adverse drug events in their communities, these two authors assert.
Ventas, Welltower comment on COVID-19; Genesis reports 4th-quarter loss
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 18, 2020
The CEOs of two large senior housing real estate investment trusts reassured their residents, staff and investors Tuesday that the companies are prioritizing resident and staff health and safety above...
Today’s senior living blends hospitality with residential care
By
Colin Marshall
Mar 16, 2020
Senior living management companies need to be responsive and agile to adapt to the ever-changing demands of the market. What does this mean when you have an existing community that needs retrofitting so...
Omega Healthcare Investors on a roll
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 05, 2020
As the biggest SNF-focused real estate investment trust (REIT), Omega Healthcare Investors appears to be on an upward financial trajectory, according to a February investor presentation. As reported by...
Worker shortage, mounting risks call for creative solutions
By
Jordan Parnell
Gerald Stoll
Feb 27, 2020
Pressures are intensifying as we move forward, making it imperative for providers across the continuum to sharpen their risk-management capabilities even as they get creative where they can on the problem-solving...
Lutheran Home plans to become part of Methodist-affiliated organization
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 27, 2020
Lutheran Home at Concord Reserve, located in the Cleveland suburb of Westlake, plans to affiliate with Life Enriching Communities, based almost four hours away in the Cincinnati suburb of Loveland, the...
People in the news, Feb. 25
Feb 25, 2020
Appointments, promotions and other news at the Acts Retirement-Life Communities, American College of Health Care Administrators, Brethren Retirement Community, Broadmead, Cypress Cove at HealthPark Florida,...
LTC Properties expects to ‘dig deep’ for transactions; older buildings, senior apartments of interest
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 24, 2020
For 2020, “early indications show that we will have to dig deep to find the kinds of transactions that best benefit our shareholders,” Westlake Village, CA-based LTC Properties’ Chairman, Chief Executive...
CareTrust REIT: Fewer ‘meaningful opportunities’ in senior housing
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 24, 2020
“There are plenty of assisted living and memory care deals out there right now, but most don’t fit with our or our operators’ objectives. So meaningful opportunities for us in that asset class...
Ventas announces multipronged plan to ‘realize upside in senior housing’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 21, 2020
Chicago-based real estate investment trust Ventas is counting on $600 million in senior living community sales, increased capital expenditures, a new executive vice president, changes for the executive...