Senior living represents opportunities, REITs, CVS say during earnings calls
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 07, 2018
Skilled nursing presents challenges, but senior living offers opportunities, leaders at Senior Housing Properties Trust, Sabra Health Care REIT and CVS Health Corp. said Tuesday during their third-quarter...
‘Painful’ Brookdale property transitions, sales help make HCP ‘unrecognizable’ from 2 years ago,...
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 01, 2018
Greatly reducing the concentration of Brookdale Senior Living properties in its portfolio has been part of a “whirlwind of activity” that has led to HCP being “very unrecognizable from the HCP of...
Welltower planning more urban senior living communities, CEO says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 31, 2018
Welltower has “a number of plans” to bring “next-generation” senior living communities to densely populated metropolitan areas with aging populations, CEO Tom DeRosa said Tuesday during the real...
How Masonic ‘got real’ and cut employee turnover
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 30, 2018
Masonic Communities Kentucky is cutting employee turnover by listening to employees about the benefits they want and the policies they perceive as problematic, Trasee Whitaker, the organization’s senior...
LeadingAge seeks workforce ‘moon shot’
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 29, 2018
Calling workforce issues a “rallying cry,” LeadingAge President and CEO Katie Smith Sloan asked members to “help us figure out our moon shot on workforce” during remarks at Sunday’s keynote session...
Coalition cites ‘urgent need’ in releasing best practices for assisted living
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 25, 2018
The Long Term Care Community Coalition released recommendations for best practices for the assisted living industry on Wednesday, citing an “urgent need” given the findings contained in a February...
From skilled nursing to assisted living to another ‘true shift in the industry’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 23, 2018
Juniper Communities CEO Lynne Katzmann talks about how she grew her business, and where yours may be heading. And worm farms.
Staffing shortage is more than an HR headache, speakers say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 22, 2018
The staffing challenges facing senior living communities are not just human resources headaches. They also represent the biggest operational risk in the industry, according to experts participating in...
Economist’s solution for Medicare, Medicaid funding woes? Term limits
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 19, 2018
Imposing term limits on elected officials would help solve funding issues for Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, Gary D. Cohn, former director of the National Economic Council in the Trump administration,...
Expect middle-market study results in spring, NIC says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 18, 2018
The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care will release the results of its middle-market seniors housing study this spring, NIC President and CEO Brian Jurutka said Wednesday.