Leaders debate what to change, retain in senior living
By
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...
Friday is nomination deadline for 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 02, 2024
This Friday, Jan. 5, is the standard nomination deadline for the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
In DEIB initiatives, senior living must shift focus to fostering inclusive environments, survey finds
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 18, 2024
A significant number of senior living companies have implemented diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging programs in the past year, indicating that more owners and operators are “leaning in” to...
Jan. 5 is nomination deadline for McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 21, 2023
Save some money and check something off of your to-do list by submitting your nominations for the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program by Jan. 5, the standard deadline.
Esmerelda Lee emigrated from South Africa during apartheid, planning to study medicine in the United States. What she may not have expected was that her model of steadfast leadership and commitment to...
Updated: Healthpeak Properties to merge with Physicians Realty Trust in $21 billion deal
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 30, 2023
Denver-based real estate investment trust Healthpeak Properties, with a portfolio that includes 15 continuing care retirement communities, will merge with Milwaukee-based Physicians Realty Trust in an...
Tragedy prompts senior living company to develop mental health awareness in staff
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 15, 2023
Shortly after acquiring a Florida senior living campus, LifeStar Living was faced with the death of a resident by suicide. Looking back, a company executive said, the tragedy was a catalyst for the firm...
Brookdale Senior Living prevails in shareholder lawsuit over staffing allegations
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 25, 2024
A shareholder lawsuit against Brookdale Senior Living alleging misconduct by company officials in trying to meet financial targets cannot move forward following a federal judge’s ruling on Tuesday.
Occupancy, financial gains continue in Sabra Health Care REIT’s senior living portfolio
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 29, 2024
Quarterly occupancy in Sabra Health Care REIT’s portfolio of wholly owned managed senior living communities in the fourth quarter of 2023 reached its highest level since the second quarter of 2020, the...
Proposed overtime rule is ‘bad policy’ that senior living providers cannot absorb, groups say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 09, 2023
A new overtime rule proposed by the federal government would worsen workforce issues for senior living providers and create unintended consequences for workers and residents, according to industry advocacy...