SNH: Five Star initiatives will address CCRC challenges
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 01, 2018
Weaker performance in skilled nursing operations at Five Star Senior Living CCRCs “heavily influenced” a decline in rent coverage in a Senior Housing Properties Trust portfolio, said the REIT’s...
CareTrust REIT ‘rinses out softness’ in portfolio as 2020 approaches
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 11, 2019
Changing operators on a portfolio of seven assisted living communities is one of the ways that San Clemente, CA-based CareTrust REIT is working to “rinse out any real softness in the portfolio and position...
Personal robots used in senior living are vulnerable to cyberattacks, McAfee finds
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 13, 2020
The discovery that some robot “friends” increasingly used in senior living communities can be vulnerable to cyberattacks is “a reminder of how important vulnerability assessment programs are for...
High vaccination rates, workforce recovery signal signs of positivity: Sabra CEO
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 23, 2022
High COVID-19 vaccination rates and the workforce’s recovery from omicron infections are positive signs as the senior living and care sector climbs back to pre-pandemic occupancy levels, according to...
329 senior living communities named ‘Caring Stars’ for 2023
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 15, 2022
Atria Senior Living once again topped this year’s “Caring Stars 2023” list of 329 senior living and care communities recognized by review and referral website Caring.com.
People in the news, Oct. 19
By
Caroline Szachnowski
Oct 19, 2021
Appointments, promotions and other news at American College of Health Care Administrators, Anthem Memory Care, Cadence Living, Carstens, Erickson Senior Living, Franciscan Advisory Services, Integra Senior...
$900,000 arbitration decision shines spotlight on independent living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 20, 2017
Regulation of independent living and the elimination of mandatory arbitration agreements might prevent events like the one that led to an arbiter’s decision that a Virginia operator pay $900,000...
Antipsychotics study proves value of reduction efforts, leaders say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 22, 2015
Findings of a new study on the use of antipsychotic medications reinforce the necessity of initiatives aimed at reducing the off-label use of the drugs, researchers and industry representatives say. More...
Labor, rate pressures challenge recovery of senior living industry
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 05, 2021
The recovery of the senior living industry will continue to be uneven in the face of a challenging labor market and wage pressures, as well as competition driving rates down, according to industry experts.
As pandemic continues, solving labor challenges becomes even more urgent, leaders say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 04, 2022
COVID-19 and the labor issues it exacerbates will be a primary focus of senior living providers for much or all of 2022, with recovery extending into 2023 and beyond, industry leaders tell McKnight’s...