COVID-19 pandemic created adversity but also fueled personal growth among CCRC residents: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 27, 2024
A study of 98 older adults living in a Florida continuing care retirement community during the COVID-19 pandemic not only showed how the group bounced back from adversity but how residents grew stronger...
4 disruptors facing senior living operators
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 08, 2018
Some senior living operators risk being overwhelmed by the pace of change in the industry, meaning that there is “tremendous potential for disruption,” according to the authors of a new white...
Bondholders for Illinois CCRC file Chapter 11 plan of reorganization, suggest change to resident agreements
By
Amy Novotney
May 20, 2020
Bondholders Lapis Advisers LP and Amundi Pioneer Asset Management have filed a Chapter 11 plan of reorganization and disclosure statement for Bartlett, IL-based continuing care retirement community Clare...
Legislation would require life plan community transparency
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 18, 2021
Proposed legislation in New Mexico would require life plan community operators to be more upfront with investors about community finances.
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.
Life plan community outlook ‘deteriorating’ in 2023: Fitch Ratings
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 07, 2022
The outlook for continuing care retirement / life plan communities is “deteriorating” due to continued labor challenges and a “softening broader economy.” That’s according to a newly released...
Record entry fee sales driving Healthpeak’s CCRCs in second quarter
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 04, 2022
Healthpeak Properties’ continuing care retirement community segment is seeing unprecedented entry fee collections, according to executives speaking during the Denver company’s second-quarter earnings...
$250 million CCRC expansion no longer on hold, thanks to state Supreme Court
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 07, 2022
A $250 million expansion project at a Virginia continuing care retirement community no longer is on hold now that the state Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal from condominium owners seeking to...
4 trends becoming more common in life plan communities: Ziegler
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 01, 2022
Adaptability and innovation have been “foundational” to the success over time of continuing care retirement communities, also known since 2015 as life plan communities, and will be key to future success...
A small team of workers responds best in emergencies, expert says
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 23, 2014
Long-term care providers should consider a “flat” crisis management approach that relies on a core group of staff members, experts advised Wednesday at the LeadingAge annual conference.