Senior living company focuses on ‘upside’ of getting older
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 01, 2022
Peter Badgley and Jake Rothstein founded start-up company Upside two years ago, billing the firm as a “new category of senior living.”
Quality, safety, accountability vital, industry leaders say, as Washington Post report cites deaths at...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 18, 2023
Senior living industry leaders stressed their belief in the importance of quality, safety and accountability Sunday in response to a package of articles in the Washington Post titled “Memory Inc.,”...
Senior living ‘on the precipice of this defining moment,’ Argentum CEO says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 30, 2024
The senior living industry sits “on the precipice of this defining moment with significant challenges but also tremendous opportunities” to tell its story and help millions of older adults “live...
Big senior living stories of 2023
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 21, 2023
The long shadow of the pandemic continued to recede in 2023, although the senior living profession continued to feel its effects. The COVID-19 public emergency ended May 11. Wage growth has declined but...
Smaller is better, says this senior living operator
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 17, 2023
Bringing a smaller, home-like feel to assisted living and memory care has become a mission for Brandon Schwab, founder and CEO of Crystal Lake, IL-based Shepherd Premier Senior Living, the operating company...
CMS’ HCBS access rule adds burdens, industry says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 09, 2023
Compensation spending requirement, quality measures are the focus of comments that groups submitted to the federal government.
Nursing home staffing mandate puts assisted living communities at risk of losing workers, experts say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 06, 2023
Assisted living communities are at risk of losing staff members following the first-ever proposed federal staffing mandate for nursing homes, released Friday, according to senior living experts.
Strawberry Fields REIT plans $102 million purchase of 18 SNFs, 5 ALs
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 16, 2023
Senior living and care real estate investment trust Strawberry Fields REIT, based in South Bend, IN, plans to expand its portfolio with a $102 million purchase of 18 skilled nursing facilities and five...
5 prospect concerns and the opportunities they present
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 14, 2023
A new report details five “critical concerns” that could be keeping prospective senior living residents from moving in.
Assisted living provides value, satisfaction in long-term care continuum, industry advocates say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 26, 2024
The assisted living industry is fighting back against growing scrutiny over staffing challenges and what consumer groups and the lay media say is a cost structure that prices many older adults out of services...