‘Best days are ahead’ under Trump, with caveats, financial adviser says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 16, 2017
Gross domestic product growth could increase to 3% starting in 2018, one expert predicts, if the federal government can enact several reforms, among them healthcare and immigration.
Type A and C contracts increasing in popularity with CCRCs
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 13, 2017
Type A and C entry-fee contract use has become more common in continuing care retirement communities over the past 10 years, whereas type B contract and rental agreement use has become less common, according...
36% of not-for-profit senior living providers manage other communities
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 10, 2017
Approximately 36% of not-for-profit senior living providers manage other communities through a separate subsidiary or division, according to specialty investment bank Ziegler.
Life care contract most common type for Texas CCRCs: report
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 27, 2017
Ziegler and My LifeSite analyzed data from 32 providers in the Lone Star State to produce a new benchmarking report on the characteristics of continuing care retirement communities there.
2016 saw record-level M&A activity in not-for-profit senior living: Ziegler
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 06, 2017
The retirement of C-suite executives and changes in the healthcare system contributed to record-level merger and acquisition activity in 2016 in the not-for-profit sector of senior living, according to...
Where operators plan to spend for tech in 2017
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 25, 2017
Responses to a new Ziegler CFO Hotline survey indicate where senior living organizations will be investing their technology dollars this year.
The most common types of technology used in senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 19, 2016
Electronic health records systems are the most common type of technology used by the not-for-profit senior living communities included in the 2016 LeadingAge Ziegler 150 report. See what other technologies...
LeadingAge Ziegler 150 welcomes 3 companies to top 10
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 20, 2016
The 2016 LeadingAge Ziegler 150 list of largest not-for-profit multi-site senior living organizations includes three companies in the top 10 that weren’t even in the compilation at all last year.
Labor costs driving up resident fees: survey
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 30, 2016
Labor costs are the primary driver for monthly fee increases charged to residents of not-for-profit senior living communities, according to a new poll by speciality investment bank Ziegler.
Prepare now for the coming shift in resident engagement
By
Michele Holleran, Ph.D., MBA
Sep 06, 2016
If offering an extensive variety of activities is your idea of resident engagement, think again. New research identifies four key dimensions of engagement.