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.
It’s time to retire the CCRC and life plan community designations
By
Keith Grady, LNHA, CALA
Oct 21, 2019
It’s time to stop describing communities using terminology that focuses primarily on healthcare and the traditional sense of what retirement meant in the past.
Life plan communities earn high marks from residents
By
Michele Holleran, Ph.D., MBA
Apr 14, 2022
Overall resident satisfaction scores went up significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although this finding may seem counterintuitive, there are plausible reasons for the positive scores.
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...
Wellness redesigned: Centers for healthy living in the 21st century
By
Claire Dickey, AIA
Jun 12, 2017
For senior living operators looking for a way to bridge the gap between the housing, healthcare, hospitality and education sectors, the center for healthy living concept presents an exciting opportunity...
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...