In a year dominated by the coronavirus, it’s not surprising that COVID-19 popped up more than once as a topic of our most-read columns of 2020 when we examined analytics related to website visitors,...
Building back occupancy will be a balancing act: speakers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 25, 2022
However long it takes, the process of building back occupancy will take new approaches, according to speakers at the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care Spring Conference.
Big senior living stories of 2020
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2020
A year ago, nobody in the U.S. senior living industry would have predicted that a pandemic would upend everyone’s personal and professional lives in 2020. But COVID-19 undoubtedly was the story of the...
Some changes will be permanent post-pandemic
By
Jim Moore
Oct 21, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a catalyst for several changes in the design and operation of senior housing. Many of those changes are likely to be permanent in senior housing in the future.
Sales leads down 50 percent and ‘continued deterioration’ expected due to COVID-19, Five Star says
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 08, 2020
Average sales leads per week seen by Five Star Senior Living in April were approximately half of what they typically are, and the company expects “continued deterioration” as the effects of...
How older adults’ perceptions due to COVID-19 affect the future of senior living
By
Jim Moore
Dec 11, 2020
Operators will need to take several steps to make prospective residents feel safe.
ASHA launches second phase of consumer campaign to build confidence in industry
Oct 29, 2020
The American Seniors Housing Association announced Wednesday that it has begun the second phase of a public relations campaign promoting the senior living industry in the midst of the pandemic.
Recovering from emotional, economic effects of pandemic will dominate senior living in 2021
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 04, 2021
Virus-related matters will dominate the actions of senior living owners and operators for the time being, industry leaders told McKnight’s Senior Living.
Senior living inquiries, tours and move-ins still down, but trending upward
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 05, 2020
Consumer inquiries, tours and move-ins to senior living communities still remain at lower levels than last year, but the industry generally is seeing encouraging signs as some COVID-19-related restrictions...
Operators have ‘heavy lifting’ to do to regain consumer confidence in wake of pandemic, experts say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 24, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges and shaken consumer confidence in the senior living industry. Operators will need to do some “heavy lifting” in its wake, according to one senior living...