Brookdale woes drag down HCP portfolio performance
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 01, 2017
Brookdale Senior Living properties negatively affected the performance of HCP’s senior housing operating portfolio in the second quarter as the country’s largest senior living operator experienced...
HCR ManorCare says it will contest QCP’s receivership request
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 21, 2017
HCR ManorCare said it intends to “vigorously” contest the request that Quality Care Properties made to a California state court that an independent receiver be appointed to oversee ManorCare’s...
Brookdale may turn up the heat in 2018
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 09, 2016
Some might not consider Brookdale’s current strategy sexy, the company CEO said Thursday, but the country’s largest senior living provider may turn up the heat in 2018.
New overtime rule expected next year
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 20, 2017
The Labor Department, in its fall regulatory plan, said it expects to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking in October.
How communities are addressing staff turnover, vacancies
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 26, 2016
A new report shares the actions being taken by assisted living communities to recruit and retain staff. Some positions provide more of a challenge than others.
Juniper makes a case for a living wage
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 05, 2016
At a time when many senior living providers are taking a stand against proposed minimum wage increases across the country, Juniper Communities is taking the opposite approach. April 1, the company implemented...
Nursing Home Compare-like site for assisted living to launch next month
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 25, 2017
A new national database launching in October has the goal of making it easier for assisted living operators and capital providers to search for and compare communities from across the country.