CCRC segments see higher occupancy than same segments in freestanding communities: NIC
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 26, 2018
Occupancy in various levels of care or service within continuing care retirement communities generally has been higher than occupancy in freestanding, non-CCRC communities offering those same levels of...
New name for CCRC will attract prospects, LeadingAge says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 02, 2015
LeadingAge is not requiring its continuing care retirement community members to start calling themselves life plan communities, but the organization says its research shows that those that do might have...
CCRC monthly rate increases for 2018 will average 3.1%
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 20, 2017
Continuing care retirement communities plan to raise their monthly fees for existing independent living residents an average of 3.1% in 2018, according to a recent poll of 160 chief financial officers...
Baby boomers bode well for CCRCs
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 16, 2018
Continuing care retirement communities are expected to hold much appeal to baby boomers, and the good news is, the first wave of boomers will be entering the target age range for such communities within...
Positive views of assisted living, CCRCs increase: study
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 21, 2018
Positive views of assisted living and continuing care retirement communities continue to grow as aging preferences change, suggests new research.
Assisted living director pay increases 3.27% in CCRCs
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 30, 2017
Directors of assisted living/personal care who work in continuing care retirement communities saw an average pay increase of 3.27% in 2017, according to a new report.
CCRCs alone in occupancy increase this year, report says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 16, 2018
Continuing care retirement communities will be the only segment of senior living and long-term care to see increased occupancy in 2018, according to commercial real estate investment sales, financing,...
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...
CCRC adds 4,100-square-foot duplexes to attract baby boomers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 16, 2017
Ten months after breaking ground on a project intended to attract baby boomers and others looking for a different environment in which to age, nonprofit BHI Senior Living has sold all 30 duplexes in an...
CCRCs have less time to refund entrance fees under new law
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 21, 2018
Continuing care retirement communities will have have less time to return refundable portions of entrance fees to residents or their estates after move-out under a new law signed Friday by New Jersey Gov....