Assisted living, memory care, middle market among priority areas for provider group in 2020
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 05, 2020
Working to keep the regulation of assisted living at the state level, helping ensure full funding for programs for memory care residents, and advocating for financing reform to help middle-income older...
Senior living braces for changes in 2020 as top challenges remain
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 02, 2020
As 2020 begins, the senior living industry is preparing for the changing needs and wants of current and future residents as workforce and occupancy issues continue to challenge operators, according to...
Big senior living stories of 2019
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 23, 2019
Here’s a look at some of the news that occupied many minds in senior living over the past year.
People in the news, Dec. 17
Dec 17, 2019
Appointments at Cadence Living, Community Wellness Partners, Discovery Senior Living, Elder Care Alliance, McKesson, Seniorlink, United Church Homes and Varsity.
People in the news, Dec. 3
Dec 03, 2019
Appointments, promotions and other news at Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community, Broadview – Senior Living at Purchase, Buckner Parkway Place, Cadence Living, Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare, Ensign...
‘Better business model’ needed for dementia care, Senate committee hears
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 21, 2019
A “better business model for the diagnosis and care of persons with Alzheimer’s disease” needs to be created, Jason Karlawish, M.D., said Wednesday at a Senate Finance Committee Subcommittee on Health...
Pennant ‘very selective’ in ‘frothy’ senior living market, CEO says on first-ever earnings call
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 14, 2019
When it comes to acquisitions in senior living, the new Pennant Group is being ”very selective in a very, very frothy market,” President and CEO Danny Walker said Wednesday on the holding company’s...
Not so sure about that ‘silver wave’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 11, 2019
Yes, the aging of the baby boomers may result in a “silver wave” of residents moving into senior living communities, but one investor is urging caution. And independent living “may be left out to...
Earnings calls detail big plans for senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 05, 2019
HCP — which announced a new name, a new ticker symbol, the promotions of several individuals and multimillion dollar deals involving Brookdale Senior Living and Capital Senior Living — wasn’t the...
People in the news, Oct. 29
Oct 29, 2019
Appointments and promotions at Friendship, Maplewood Senior Living, Oakmont Senior Living, Presbyterian Senior Living and Senior Living Communities