LeadingAge, 56 other groups call for mandatory COVID vaccination for workers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 26, 2021
LeadingAge joined 56 other healthcare professional associations Monday in calling for a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for long-term care and other healthcare workers.
Brookdale, Welltower top ASHA 50 lists, which see changes for 2021
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 24, 2021
The top three senior living operators and top three owners remained unchanged from 2020 as the American Seniors Housing Association released its ASHA 50 lists for 2021 on Wednesday. But the top 10 saw...
Culture, communication, wellness efforts make for ‘Best Workplaces’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 23, 2021
As the coronavirus pandemic has continued into 2021, senior living providers have put more emphasis on the mental and physical health of their employees, and those efforts have paid dividends in the form...
Staffing, drugs, bullies top senior living challenges
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 09, 2018
Senior living operators and association officials discussed major trends facing operators Monday at the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living convention, and it didn’t...
Anthem becomes first stand-alone memory care operator to achieve WELL Health-Safety Rating
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 19, 2022
Lake Oswego, OR-based Anthem Memory Care has become the first stand-alone memory care provider to achieve recognition at all of its communities for the company’s commitment to promoting a safer and healthier...
Senior living organizations’ missions can attract residents and capital sources, enhance margins: experts
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 07, 2023
Having a mission can better position senior living operators to attract new residents and capital sources, and enhance margins, according to industry experts.
‘Game-changing’: Senior living giant Good Sam joins growing list of providers mandating COVID-19...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 26, 2021
The Sioux Falls, SD-based Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society is the latest senior living and care organization — and one of the largest yet — to mandate COVID-19 vaccination as a condition...
Atria, LCS top J.D. Power 2021 Senior Living Satisfaction Study as providers struggle amid pandemic challenges
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 17, 2021
Atria Senior Living ranks highest in overall satisfaction among assisted living and memory care providers in the J.D. Power 2021 U.S. Senior Living Satisfaction Study, even as senior living companies struggled...
Education, mandates, incentives drive high long-term care staff COVID-19 vaccination rates
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 27, 2021
Hawaii’s assisted living and other long-term care facilities are beating the odds — and national averages — by achieving an average 84% staff COVID-19 vaccination rate. Elsewhere, some providers...
J.D. Power releases new senior living rankings; Life Care Services is No. 1
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 25, 2019
J.D. Power released the rankings of eight senior living providers as well as insights gleaned from a survey of residents, family members and friends.