UPDATED: LTC Properties sells, re-leases or transfers management of 35 Brookdale Senior Living communities
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 08, 2024
The REIT expects net proceeds of $23 million and an anticipated net gain of $17 million related to the property sales.
Resident satisfaction key to improving quality of life in long-term care facilities: researchers
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 11, 2023
Elevating the role of resident satisfaction measures — and standardizing those models — leads to quality care improvement in senior living communities and other long-term care facilities, according...
Retirement planning, true life expectancy not on most adults’ radar, increasing the risk of outliving...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 07, 2023
With 10,000 Americans reaching retirement age every day, retirement planning should be top of mind for many prospective senior living residents. But two recent studies found long-term care planning isn’t...
Expand HCBS access to address unmet care needs of older adults, researchers say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 06, 2023
Expanding access to home- and community-based services is the recommendation from a new report from the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis on unmet care needs among the nation’s older adults.
HCBS class-action lawsuit could be catalyst for elevating assisted living’s role in providing services
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 05, 2023
Certification of a class-action lawsuit against New Hampshire’s home- and community-based services waiver program could be the catalyst for elevating assisted living as a viable Medicaid option, according...
HCBS gap analysis should avoid ‘Hunger Games’ scenario, expert says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 01, 2023
As the state of New Hampshire embarks on a gap analysis of its home- and community-based services system, one senior living organization leader is cautioning against a “Hunger Games” scenario that...
Florida CCRC accused of negligence in Hurricane Ian death of resident
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 22, 2023
A Florida continuing care retirement / life plan community is facing a negligence lawsuit in the death of a 98-year-old resident found deceased in her apartment five days after Hurricane Ian swept through...
Sonida looks to close out ‘exceptional’ recovery year, focused on 2024 growth
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 15, 2023
Sonida Senior Living is approaching the end of an “exceptional” year in its recovery, with increased occupancy and rate growth, along with stabilizing operating expenses.
Senior living providers missing opportunities to get paid for everything they offer, expert says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 13, 2023
As senior living residents decline in acuity and need more services and care, it’s more important than ever for providers to be aware of the full-package value of their amenities and services so they...
NHI performance better than expected thanks to record rent repayments, occupancy gains
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 09, 2023
National Health Investors’ third-quarter results exceeded its expectations, due to strong rent collections, record repayment of rent deferrals and no unexpected rent concessions for operators, according...