Senior living making case for piece of latest $350B federal pandemic relief pie
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 11, 2021
Senior living is looking for a piece of the latest $350 billion pandemic relief pie that was announced Monday for state and local governments. The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the launch of...
2 college students calling assisted living home
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 24, 2016
Victoria Kozar and Joe Huberman are the two newest assisted living residents at Masonicare at Ashlar Village in Wallingford, CT, having moved in on Tuesday. They’re also the youngest residents,...
Protecting against water damage in senior living communities
By
Todd Stanley
Scott Fincher
May 11, 2017
Senior living communities have the same potential for water damage as any other multi-family housing community, and in some cases, increased risks exist.
Brookdale, HCP loosen ties in what CEOs call ‘win-win’ deals
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 03, 2017
HCP will reduce the exposure to Brookdale Senior Living in its portfolio and Brookdale will gain more flexibility to negotiate to sell some or all of its assets in a series of transactions announced Thursday...
Senior living providers express concern as states redirect COVID vaccines elsewhere
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 27, 2021
As states are pressured to get shots into arms more quickly, some governors and public health officials are rerouting COVID-19 vaccine doses earmarked for assisted living communities and nursing homes...
NHI sells portfolio of nine Holiday properties
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 11, 2021
“It’s been a busy 2021, and the breakneck speed won’t’ be ending anytime soon,” National Health Investors CEO and President Eric Mendelsohn said in Tuesday’s second quarter earnings call.
Memory care ‘fiercest’ area of competition for Five Star, CEO says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 22, 2018
Memory care has been the “fiercest” area of competition in private-pay senior living over the past year, Five Star Senior Living President and CEO Bruce Mackey said Wednesday during a fourth...
‘Headwinds’ cause assisted living per-unit price to fall 16% to $186,400: Report
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 11, 2019
Headwinds such as overdevelopment and higher staffing and service costs caused the average price per unit in assisted living communities to fall 16% to $186,400 in 2018, according to a new report.
Dominion counts on profit-sharing to woo, keep executive directors
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 25, 2017
Dominion Senior Living is adapting Chick-fil-A’s employment approach to senior living, banking on the belief that executive directors who “own” the experience at their communities will...
On-site care, data and Dr. Bill Thomas: Lifesprk’s CEO talks about the company’s $30 million tech...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 01, 2021
Minneapolis-based Lifesprk recently acquired 35 Tealwood Senior Living communities, bringing them under Lifesprk Senior Living. Lifesprk CEO Joel Theisen recently shared with McKnight’s Senior Living...