2021 began with the hope that the new COVID-19 vaccine being rolled out to assisted living communities and nursing homes would help control a pandemic that had caused so much illness, death, loneliness,...
Brookdale heads new list of 30 largest assisted living companies
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 03, 2021
A list of the 30 largest assisted living companies from the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living shows Brookdale Senior Living leading the way.
Activist shareholder accuses Ventas of bad-faith discussions, underperformance
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 08, 2022
Activist shareholder Land & Buildings accused real estate investment trust Ventas of “long-term underperformance” and announced its own nominations to the board of directors in an open letter to shareholders...
Big senior living stories of 2018
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 21, 2018
Here’s a look at some of the news that occupied many minds in senior living over the past year.
U.S. News launches ‘Best Senior Living’ program
By
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...
3 members of Congress give 11 assisted living CEOs until Friday to detail their COVID-19 strategies
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 04, 2020
Senior living operators may not be receiving the personal protective equipment that nursing homes have been promised by the federal government to fight COVID-19, but now they may be receiving a level of...
‘Put some meat on the bone’ to create meaningful diversity programs
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 21, 2021
Effective diversity, equity and inclusion in programs must do more than talk about workplace fairness or train employees about bias; they also must work to actively counter discrimination and promote representation.
Flu, new supply will affect occupancy, income this year, Ventas predicts
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 12, 2018
A “severe” flu season and a “mismatch of supply and demand” will continue to affect occupancy and net operating income in Ventas’ seniors housing portfolio in the short term,...