Assisted living, CCRC workforce recovery among slowest in healthcare: NIC
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 27, 2022
Assisted living communities, continuing care retirement communities and skilled nursing facilities are experiencing slower workforce recoveries compared with other healthcare sectors, according to a new...
Study suggests ways to increase CCRC resident happiness
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 19, 2021
Soliciting feedback from residents about their needs and interests, offering a variety of programs, educating employees on the signs and symptoms of depression and loneliness, and providing residents with...
Law now requires CCRCs to devise resident relocation plans for potential future closures
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 30, 2021
Continuing care retirement communities in New Mexico now are required to provide residents with a plan for relocation in the event that a community may close in the future. A state association representing...
Occupancy in CCRCs taking longer to bounce back: Ziegler
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 20, 2022
Although continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs, also known as life plan communities) did a better job of maintaining occupancy before and during the pandemic, other areas of senior housing are...
Life plan community model remains stable, viable: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 16, 2020
Life plan communities were the type of senior living community least affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, reaffirming their stable future, according to a report from specialty investment bank Ziegler.
CCRCs challenged by caregiver turnover, but nursing homes have it worse: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 22, 2021
Turnover rates for certified nursing assistants, licensed practical nurses and registered nurses in continuing care retirement communities have reached their highest points over the past decade in 2021,...
Healthpeak down to final $150 million in rental senior housing sales
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 05, 2021
Healthpeak Properties continued its substantial exit from rental senior housing in the second quarter, as well as a strategic acquisition and development pipeline across all of its business segments, CEO...
Georgia retirement community’s employees continue to shelter in place with residents during pandemic
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 18, 2020
After staff members at a Georgia life plan community committed to sheltering in place in late March alongside 600 residents, an executive said they are still going strong.