Innovation, customer experience and the ‘yuck factor’
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 08, 2017
Two general session speakers at Argentum’s Senior Living Executive Conference shared a message that creative thinking is necessary to address customer needs and realize long-term business success.
Holiday management transition hurting occupancy, New Senior says
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 07, 2017
Holiday Retirement’s transition from live-in property managers to more traditional executive directors has negatively affected occupancy at its communities, New Senior Investment Group executives...
ACA replacement could contain good news for seniors housing, Welltower CEO says
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 07, 2017
Efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act ultimately could contain good news for seniors housing, Welltower CEO Thomas DeRosa said Friday during the real estate investment trust’s first-quarter...
House passes ACA replacement, provider groups express concerns
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 04, 2017
As health leaders in the government praised the Affordable Care Act replacement passed by the House of Representatives on Thursday, organizations representing senior living operators expressed concerns...
McKnight’s Senior Living wins 4 regional ASBPE awards
May 04, 2017
McKnight’s Senior Living has won four regional awards in the American Society for Business Publication Editors’ 2017 Azbee Awards competition.
Institute created in memory of Granger Cobb
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 03, 2017
Washington State University is creating the Granger Cobb Institute for Senior Living in honor of the late industry veteran, it was announced Wednesday at the Argentum Senior Living Executive Conference.
Senior living is a ‘huge opportunity’ in the long term, HCP believes
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 02, 2017
Wage pressures and lower occupancy levels due to new supply in the marketplace are short-term issues for senior living, Thomas M. Herzog, CEO of HCP, told analysts and others participating in a first-quarter...
Time of uncertainty can be time of opportunity for operators, Argentum board chair says
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 02, 2017
Collaboration with organizations once thought of as competitors can help turn a time of healthcare policy uncertainty into a time of opportunity for senior living, Argentum Board of Directors Chairman...
Affordable housing advocates ‘thrilled’ with omnibus provisions
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 01, 2017
An omnibus spending act released Monday by lawmakers “sends a clear message that keeping HUD-assisted homes online is as much as a priority for Congress as it is for the 1.7 million older adult households...
Credentialing program off to solid start
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 01, 2017
Argentum Board Vice Chairman and Senior Living Certification Commission Board Chairman Tim Buchanan talks about the benefits of certification, the commission’s plans for the future, and Legend Senior...