Future of senior living requires new blueprint: panel
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 08, 2023
CHICAGO — What happens when you invite a group of senior living CEOs to share personal plans for their third acts? For architectural firm Perkins Eastman, the result was a think tank of experts who defined...
Lack of diversity in CCRCs warrants industry-wide conversation: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 20, 2023
A new report from Mather Institute is a call to action for an industry-wide conversation on the lack of diversity in continuing care retirement / life plan communities.
Survey reveals list of must-haves for potential CCRC residents
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 19, 2022
Continuing care retirement community operators considering near- and mid-term investments, amenities and programming should look to ensure healthy aging offerings are in the mix, according to a new survey...
Residents’ chronic conditions could push operators to integrate care, housing: study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 15, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC — US senior living residents average more than a dozen chronic conditions each, and many residents use high-cost healthcare services, suggesting ways that operators can integrate care...
Changing consumer provides opportunities for life plan communities: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 05, 2022
It’s no secret that the 75-and-older population is growing. But a new senior living and care trends report notes that with that growth comes more households with a net worth of $1 million or more, suggesting...
Healthpeak closes on final $149 million of senior living dispositions
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 04, 2021
Healthpeak Properties has closed the final $149 million of its senior living community dispositions since August, bringing total sales proceeds to $4 billion since July 2020, CEO Thomas Herzog said during...
Covenant Woods ‘ups game’ with expansion into home care for CCRC residents
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 21, 2021
Richmond, VA-based Covenant Woods has undergone an expansion, not of its physical plant, but of at-home care options for residents of the life plan community and Central Virginia neighbors within a 50-mile...
Diffey, Minnix, Ryan and Sims to be inducted into Continuing Care Hall of Fame for 2021
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 27, 2021
John Diffey, Larry Minnix, Mary Alice Ryan and Bill Sims will be inducted into the Continuing Care Hall of Fame for 2021.
U.S. News launches ‘Best Senior Living’ program
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 07, 2021
U.S. News & World Report has launched a “Best Senior Living” initiative with the goal of releasing inaugural listings for consumers in the first quarter of 2022. The program will cover individual...
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...