5-year study aims to prove benefits of life plan community living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 11, 2017
A five-year study of more than 2,000 life plan community residents by the Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging and Northwestern University will try to determine the effects that living in such a community...
The new decade will demand a new type of senior living organization
By
Lisa McCracken
Jan 13, 2020
As the decade turns over, should this milestone also serve as a call to action for senior living organizations to commit to a new normal?
Life care contract most common type for Texas CCRCs: report
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 27, 2017
Ziegler and My LifeSite analyzed data from 32 providers in the Lone Star State to produce a new benchmarking report on the characteristics of continuing care retirement communities there.
Staffing challenges force communities to get creative
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 19, 2016
Staffing-related challenges are leading some senior living communities to turn away prospective residents, according to results of a recent Ziegler CFO Hotline survey. Some are turning to temporary employment...
5 largest not-for-profit assisted living providers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 23, 2015
The largest assisted living providers, as well as details about independent living, affordable housing and CCRCs, are part of the latest LeadingAge Ziegler 150 report.
LeadingAge Ziegler 200 top 10 list sees changes from 2019
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 08, 2020
When specialty investment bank Ziegler released the top 10 largest not-for-profit multi-site senior living organizations on the 2020 LeadingAge Ziegler 200 list on Friday, four companies kept their same...
Turnover, temp agency use increasing in senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 27, 2018
The turnover rate among direct care staff and the use of temporary employment agencies to fill vacancies in senior living have increased over the past two years, according to survey results released Friday...
A life plan community’s amenities, affiliation, location may provide advantage to residents
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 15, 2020
A life plan community’s amenities, religious affiliation and geographic location may give its residents an edge on health and wellness, according to the results of the second year of the five-year Age...
Expanding existing campus most popular route to CCRC growth: survey
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 21, 2019
Expanding an existing campus is the most common way that continuing care retirement communities plan to grow for now, according to a new survey.
The top trends that will shape senior living and care in 2019
By
Lisa McCracken
Jan 14, 2019
There are challenges but also exciting times with numerous opportunities. It is a good time to be in senior living.