Workforce shortages in the healthcare industry are nothing new. But even with creative incentives and initiatives, continuing care retirement / life plan communities continue to struggle to recruit and...
Operators plan lower fee increases despite costs that remain elevated
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 06, 2023
The high monthly resident fees introduced by senior living operators in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic are starting to taper off, but that doesn’t mean costs are coming down, according to results...
CCRC consolidation is a ‘clear trend’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 11, 2019
Consolidation is “one of the clear trends” among continuing care retirement communities, according to specialty bank Ziegler.
Ziegler: 7 trends for senior living in 2016
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 21, 2016
The specialty investment bank shares key trends for not-for-profit senior living organizations in 2016.
Senior living shows preference for internal efforts for lead generation
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 01, 2018
Lead generation vendors generate fewer or less desirable leads for senior living communities than internal efforts at the communities, according to 81% of respondents to a recently published survey.
Plan now to respond to ‘profound’ demographics, experts advise
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 15, 2023
With the prospective resident demographic almost doubling in size in the coming decade, a panel of senior living thought leaders on Thursday discussed how not-for-profit providers should plan to respond...
40 percent of senior living operators have eased pandemic-related restrictions or will soon: Ziegler...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 29, 2020
Virtually all senior living providers have been affected in some way by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the results of a Ziegler CFO Hotline survey released Thursday.
Good Sam, Ebenezer parent organizations to merge
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 15, 2022
The parent companies of two of the largest not-for-profit senior living and care organizations in the country announced their intention to merge Tuesday.
Building a better senior living model
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 19, 2023
How is research helping to define the future of senior living? Lisa McCracken, the new head of research and analytics for the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care, recently spent a few...
Resident dining contracts in senior living present complex web of offerings
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 23, 2024
Points versus a la carte. Formal versus informal. Resident dining contracts vary among providers and are a “very challenging part” of the overall service package for senior living providers, according...