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...
Actions & Transactions, April 11
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 11, 2024
Wells Fargo provides $57.9 M financing for affordable senior housing in San Diego … ESI arranges sale of 2 senior living communities in Texas … Berkadia facilitates sale of Stamford, CT, senior living...
Business briefs, Jan. 9
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 09, 2024
Fitch downgrades Saint Anne’s Retirement Community’s revenue bonds to BB; outlook stable … Growing share of CNAs in nursing homes are immigrants … Pennsylvania operator must issue back pay after...
Monarch Communities, Welltower launch The Current brand with Weymouth, MA, community
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 17, 2023
Marsh, MD-based Monarch Communities, together with real estate investment trust Welltower, opened a “wellness-focused senior living concept” this week in Weymouth, MA. The Current Weymouth is the first...
16 Veteran VIPs are part of 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction class
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 14, 2024
Sixteen women working in senior living, skilled nursing or home care are being announced today as the fourth class of Veteran VIPs in the annual McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program, a joint...
Study proving longevity benefits of senior living is something for operators to ‘jump up and down’...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 06, 2024
Older adults who live in senior living communities live longer, receive more healthcare services and benefit from greater rehabilitative and preventive care within the first two years of moving into a...
Only half of Americans feel prepared to save a life in emergencies: poll
May 22, 2024
Only 51% of Americans think they would be able to perform hands-only CPR to help someone who’s collapsed. Similarly, only 49% feel they could step in and staunch serious bleeding, while 56% said they...
In trial, researchers test EHR alerts to lower harmful screenings, overtreatment in seniors
By
Kristen Fischer
Feb 15, 2024
Researchers devised a new way to ensure that older adults aren’t being overtreated or tested needlessly via unnecessary screenings.