Demographics, changing consumers lead former Five Star, now AlerisLife, to expand into active adult,...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 27, 2022
An aging demographic and changing consumer demand have led one of the country’s largest senior living companies to pivot from its primary role as an owner and operator of independent living, assisted...
Leaders debate what to change, retain in senior living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 01, 2024
PHOENIX—If there was one good thing to come out of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was “everyone opening the kimono,” being raw and asking for help, according to a panel of C-suite senior living experts...
Calling the fire department for a lift assist? Get ready to be billed
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 07, 2024
In cities and states across the country, assisted living communities and nursing homes that call their local fire departments for lift assist services increasingly are being told to pay up, and sometimes...
COVID-19 will drive innovation in senior living development: survey
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 22, 2020
Creativity in design, financing, construction, operations and marketing is imperative to the senior living industry moving forward post-COVID-19, according to the results of a survey of for-profit senior...
Active adult consumers want a sense of community but are open to senior living if the need arises
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 23, 2024
Although some older adults choose active adult communities over independent living or continuing care retirement / life plan communities, the active adult sector does not appear to be “poaching” large...
People in the news, Jan. 4
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 04, 2022
Appointments and promotions at Brandon Wilde, CHI Living Communities, Douglas Wilson Companies, Episcopal Retirement Services, Epoch Senior Living, Guest Services, Insight Senior Living, Juniper Communities,...
Biden lays out a ‘path out of the pandemic,’ but senior living says it’s a ‘path toward bankruptcy’
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 10, 2021
President Biden late Thursday laid out a six-point COVID-19 action plan to combat the virus and protect the economy, but one senior living association executive called it “a path toward bankruptcy”...
Tackle housing affordability with existing bipartisan solutions, coalition tells Congress
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 25, 2023
A coalition including the American Seniors Housing Association and 18 real estate-related organizations is encouraging members of Congress to pursue solutions to increase the housing supply in all markets,...
Assisted living providers could be federal audit targets over use of Provider Relief Fund dollars
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 13, 2021
Assisted living providers have benefited from CARES Act Provider Relief Fund monies over the past year to help them with pandemic-related expenses, but the federal government is “salivating” over the...
People in the news, March 23
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 23, 2021
Appointments, promotions and other news at Beztak, Bridges by EPOCH, Discovery Senior Living, Integral Senior Living, Landis Communities, Legacy Healthcare Services, LTC Properties, Maplewood Senior Living,...