Sunrise Senior Living extends brand with Sunrise Villa communities
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 01, 2017
McLean, VA-based Sunrise Senior Living has rebranded seven of its urban California communities under the name of a new brand extension, Sunrise Villa, the company announced Monday.
‘Game-changing’: Senior living giant Good Sam joins growing list of providers mandating COVID-19...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 26, 2021
The Sioux Falls, SD-based Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society is the latest senior living and care organization — and one of the largest yet — to mandate COVID-19 vaccination as a condition...
AHCA/NCAL Silver Quality Award assisted living recipients triple from last year
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 10, 2017
Twenty-seven assisted living communities have earned the 2017 Silver – Achievement in Quality Award this year from the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living. That’s...
Medicare Advantage is hot topic at NIC meeting
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 21, 2019
Thinking of becoming involved with Medicare Advantage efforts? These NIC Spring Conference speakers have tips for you.
Making a clothes call
By
Julie E. Williamson
Oct 01, 2015
As more senior living operators work to increase efficiencies and leave a smaller environmental footprint, on-premise laundry operations are being put under increased scrutiny.
Pittsburgh-based IntegraCare has reached a 100% vaccination rate among staff members at its 13 senior living communities in three states.
Assisted living association calls on state to extend COVID-19 vaccine mandate to senior living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 16, 2021
An assisted living association in Massachusetts is calling on the state to expand a COVID-19 vaccine mandate to its members’ workers in senior living. The organization also voiced its support for providers...
Staffing, drugs, bullies top senior living challenges
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 09, 2018
Senior living operators and association officials discussed major trends facing operators Monday at the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living convention, and it didn’t...
First two assisted living communities earn AHCA/NCAL Gold Quality Awards
Aug 10, 2018
Maine Veterans Home – Machias in Machias, ME, and Sunrise of Gurnee in Gurnee, IL, have become the first free-standing assisted living communities ever to attain the Gold – Excellence in Quality...
Enlivant reaches 90 percent vaccination rate for workers, residents; still reaching for 100 percent
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 14, 2021
Enlivant announced Friday that 90% of its workers and residents have been vaccinated against COVID-19 through its “Together We Can Do It” campaign.