Covenant Retirement Communities announces new name
Sep 18, 2018
Covenant Retirement Communities will have a new corporate name and identity in 2019, the organization announced Tuesday.
Five Star residents to receive home care via new collaboration
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 20, 2021
Newton, MA-based Five Star Senior Living will bring on-demand, acute medical care directly to its independent living, assisted living and memory care community residents through a new collaboration with...
Court favors senior living operator, allowing COVID insurance case to advance
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 19, 2022
A Colorado senior living operator may continue to pursue a suit against its insurer claiming reimbursement for loss incurred due to COVID-19-related business interruptions, a state court has decided.
Many nursing home providers using sign-on bonuses to attract, retain workers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 02, 2022
With turnover up 25% this year compared with last year, many nursing home providers are using sign-on bonuses to attract and retain workers, according to survey results shared as part of the 45th annual...
California’s ‘Master Plan for Aging’ offers strategies for attracting home caregivers
By
Joe Jancsurak
Feb 19, 2021
California’s Department of Aging recently released a 10-year “Master Plan for Aging.” The blueprint aims to guide state and local governments, the private sector and charitable organizations toward...
Assisted living: Not so hidden anymore
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 19, 2020
Scott Tittle used to say that assisted living was hiding in plain sight, but “the reality is, more people have begun to actually see us amidst COVID,” the National Center for Assisted Living executive...
Business briefs for Friday, Nov. 13
Nov 13, 2020
Invesque amends corporate credit facility; executes memorandum of understanding with SymCare … Pandemic’s costs to senior living on track to reach $17 billion: ASHA … Nursing homes are in era of...
Business briefs, July 2
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 02, 2021
Brookdale, LCS, Holiday retain Big 3 status on 2021 list of 150 largest senior living providers … Connecticut’s new ‘granny cam’ law bars residents from using tech for covert monitoring … LTC...
Atria’s communication app earns Gold as McKnight’s Tech Award winners are announced
By
Chloe Konrad
Oct 21, 2021
Although senior living communities typically are not known for being app developers, it isn’t time to rule them out of that game. In light of the frequent communication struggles the COVID-19 pandemic...
Spending at CCRCs highest in eight years
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 27, 2016
Capital spending at continuing care retirement / life plan communities is at its highest level since 2008, according to a new report by Fitch Ratings.