Independent living offers the biggest opportunity for investment in seniors housing, according to the latest CBRE Seniors Housing & Care Investor Survey, released Tuesday.
Senior living in vulnerable position given attacks on COVID lawsuit immunity, experts say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 17, 2021
In the past year, the number of states with COVID-19 liability protections for senior living operators grew from 12 to 41. But attorneys are slowly chipping away at those protections through a series of...
COVID-19 has ‘disproportionate effect’ on long-term care: study
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 24, 2020
As the House of Representatives passed a $484 billion bill with new COVID-19-related funding, a study published Thursday by the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that COVID-19 has had a “disproportionate...
Sign-on bonuses popular for recruitment. Benefits changes, merit pay? Not so much
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 24, 2022
Sign-on bonuses have proved popular among assisted living operators in attracting new employees during the pandemic, but changes to benefits eligibility and merit increases have not been, according to...
Older adults’ location preferences similar to general population until they reach their 80s
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 17, 2023
Adults aged 75 or more years — often the point at which senior living providers start thinking of them as prospective residents — generally are attracted to the same destinations to live as people...
Sonida Senior Living takes steps to strengthen financial position as it plans for growth
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 06, 2023
Dallas-based Sonida Senior Living on Wednesday announced several steps that the company has taken or plans to take to try to improve its financial position and set itself up for growth.
Ventas plans to expand senior living footprint, building on ‘unprecedented’ growth opportunity
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 03, 2024
Ventas is benefiting from the “unprecedented” multi-year senior living growth opportunity that continues to gain traction and is committed to expanding its footprint in senior living in the coming...
ABHOW, be.group become HumanGood
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 10, 2017
The next step in the evolution of the ABHOW and be.group affiliation occurred Monday as the two companies announced their official unification under the previously publicized brand of HumanGood. Read our...
Senior living construction costs continue to rise due to labor shortage
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 22, 2017
A labor shortage in the construction industry is one of the driving factors behind continued inflation for senior living construction projects in every region of the country, according to a new brief prepared...
Assisted living community settles wrongful death lawsuit after arguing immunity due to COVID
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 10, 2022
A wrongful death lawsuit against a Wilmington, NC, assisted living community over the alleged beating death of one resident by another has been settled out of court, according to a media report.