Calls for COVD-19 vaccination mandates for long-term care workers draw mixed reactions
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 27, 2021
Fifty-seven healthcare organizations, including LeadingAge, which represents more than 5,000 nonprofit aging services providers, issued a joint statement Monday calling for long-term care and other healthcare...
Leaders debate what to change, retain in senior living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 01, 2024
PHOENIX—If there was one good thing to come out of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was “everyone opening the kimono,” being raw and asking for help, according to a panel of C-suite senior living experts...
Argentum announces initiative to improve industry recruiting, retention
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 16, 2018
A new Argentum initiative unveiled Tuesday at the organization’s Senior Living Executive Conference aims to solve the recruitment and retention challenges facing operators across the senior living...
Welltower announces $902M in seniors housing dispositions
By
Amy Novotney
Oct 06, 2020
Toledo, OH-based Welltower announced several sales Monday from the firm’s seniors housing portfolio totaling $902 million.
New Merrill Gardens President Tana Gall shares plans, insights as company grows with Blue Harbor acquisition
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 20, 2019
As Tana Gall takes the reins at Merrill Gardens, she shares her thoughts and plans related to the future of the company and the senior living industry.
Atria credits 98 percent employee COVID vaccination rate in part to mandate as operators take various...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Lois A. Bowers
May 07, 2021
Atria Senior Living announced a 98% COVID-19 vaccination rate among its almost 10,000 staff members on Thursday, crediting an employee mandate, on-site clinics and its Sleeve-Up initiative. The announcement...
Female senior living executives deliver insights from the C-suite
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 15, 2021
PHOENIX—The pandemic challenged the senior living industry to a degree not experienced before. But it also will lead to a better understanding of what senior living is, and a greater appreciation for...
A new middle-market senior living brand, Truewood by Merrill, has been launched by Merrill Gardens and is gradually rolling out to 23 communities in 13 of the 20 states in which the company operates.
NHI caps off ‘eventful’ quarter with completion of portfolio optimization
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 10, 2022
With the majority of its portfolio optimization complete, National Health Investors is focused on growth opportunities, executives said Tuesday.
Argentum announces apprenticeship, workforce data service and more
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 17, 2019
The first-ever national apprenticeship for nursing assistants and other caregivers in senior living and a new data service to help operators with their staffing plans were among the announcements Tuesday...