Celebrate 52 women and earn 3 CE credits in 3 weeks
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 26, 2021
We’re delighted once again in 2021 to offer the McKnight’s Women of Distinction Awards and Forum as a virtual event, May 18 and 19.
Innovation, transparency will help operators recover from pandemic’s reputational crisis: panelists
By
Amy Novotney
Feb 05, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic created a crisis in confidence on the part of adult children making long-term care decisions for their parents. It also demonstrated how difficult it can be to differentiate senior...
Some senior living operators add vaccine access to marketing toolkits to help rebuild occupancy
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 25, 2021
As the COVID-19 pandemic sends occupancy rates plummeting in senior living communities, some operators are adding vaccine access to their marketing toolbox in a bid to entice prospective residents and...
Brightview, Summit Vista top 2020 ‘Best Workplaces’ lists
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 10, 2020
Baltimore-based Brightview Senior Living and Taylorsville, UT-based Summit Vista top Fortune’s lists of Best Workplaces for Aging Services for 2020, Fortune and Great Place to Work announced this morning....
‘Misleading’ report tied to federal bill with COVID-19-related requirements for assisted living,...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 06, 2020
Assisted living communities would be required to report confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19 to federal, state and local health officials, as well as to residents and their families — and would have...
People in the news, May 19
May 19, 2020
Appointments at Argentum, Discovery Senior Living, Lifespace Communities, Ohio Living, United Methodist Communities, Walker & Dunlop and Windsor Healthcare Management.
Ventas looks to COVID-19 testing program to accelerate move-ins, announces new Holiday management agreement
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 11, 2020
Similar to other senior living operators and real estate investment trusts with senior housing portfolios, Ventas is reporting some pretty grim numbers for the first quarter and the part of the second...
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...
Ventas announces multipronged plan to ‘realize upside in senior housing’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 21, 2020
Chicago-based real estate investment trust Ventas is counting on $600 million in senior living community sales, increased capital expenditures, a new executive vice president, changes for the executive...
Ventas plans aggressive pricing, dispositions, investments to rebound from poor third-quarter performance
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 28, 2019
Companies in the Ventas senior housing operating portfolio will pursue aggressive pricing plans to increase occupancy, and the real estate investment trust will consider selling some assets and investing...