What’s in a name? Your organization’s future viability, that’s what!
By
Lisa McCracken
Jul 18, 2016
Just as family names were powerful in the story of Romeo and Juliet, names and labels are critical as we look to the future of the senior living sector.
LEEDing the charge: Insights from green certification
By
Rodney Fenstermacher
Jul 22, 2015
It’s clear the “green” movement has planted it roots and proven to be more than a fad in fashion, living and housing.
Mease Life affiliates with Acts Retirement–Life Communities
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 04, 2023
Continuing care retirement community Mease Life of Dunedin, FL, and Fort Washington, PA-based Acts Retirement-Life Communities have finalized their affiliation after signing a letter of intent in April...
Proposed CCRC bill would change regulatory oversight, increase transparency
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 03, 2023
A proposed bill meant to modernize Florida’s continuing care retirement community laws includes changes to regulatory oversight and transparency for residents.
Nudging residents toward positive habits can decrease social isolation: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 03, 2023
Nudging older adults toward positive habits can be effective in promoting increased activity and engaging those who are socially isolated, especially men, according to the results of a new study conducted...
Seattle life plan community shifts from communal dining to food court model
By
Amy Novotney
Aug 21, 2020
When the COVID-19 pandemic began, Seattle-based nonprofit life plan community Bayview — like many other seniors housing operators — quickly went from vibrant hustling and bustling dining rooms...
How we market CCRC living in a COVID-19 hot spot
By
Eric L. Eichhorst
Jul 20, 2020
Although the methods we use to market senior living have changed, they never have been more essential to supporting seniors seeking to escape isolation and gain added services and socialization benefits.
CCRCs partner to offer home healthcare to independent living residents
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 08, 2024
Two continuing care retirement communities in western New York have partnered to provide a home healthcare option for the communities’ independent living residents.
Utah’s first life plan community opens
Oct 11, 2018
Summit Vista, Utah’s first life plan community, welcomed residents this week.
Kansas providers may face fee hike after audit reveals many wrongly paid cut-rate assessments
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 05, 2024
Continuing care retirement communities and nursing homes in Kansas could face additional scrutiny — and in some cases, higher fees — after a recent audit from the Kansas Medicaid inspector general’s...