‘This is a first’ — ‘Vision’ group aims to create leadership pathways for senior living and...
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 22, 2022
Senior living and other aging services leaders took another big step forward Tuesday with the announcement of the Vision Centre: Leadership Development for Aging Services initiative.
75 percent of providers pay commissions to sales, marketing staff: survey
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 21, 2022
Seventy-five percent of not-for-profit senior living providers pay commissions to their marketing and sales staffs, with quarterly and bi-weekly payments common, according to the results of a recent Ziegler...
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...
Costs of most construction materials increasing 1% per month
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 06, 2022
The cost of construction materials is expected to increase at a pace of approximately 1% per month throughout the year, according to Chris Harrison, executive vice president and general manager at the...
Single-site senior living CEOs, CFOs ‘in the weeds’ more but earn less than multi-site counterparts
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 03, 2022
Leaders at single-site, not-for-profit senior living organizations tend to have their “finger on the pulse” of their communities and find themselves “in the weeds” more than their multi-site counterparts,...
Number of large-scale CCRCs with 500 more units on one campus ‘inches up’: Ziegler
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 19, 2022
pproximately 10% of the nation’s life plan communities, or continuing care retirement communities, are considered “large scale,” meaning they have 500 or more units on one campus, according...
Internal candidates have edge in leadership transitions: Ziegler
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 04, 2022
Among organizations on the LeadingAge Ziegler 200 list, almost 70 have had a turnover in the CEO role since 2015. Such transitions take careful planning, and for most C-suite positions, internal candidates...
Monthly resident fees driven to historic highs due to staffing, inflation
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 28, 2022
Staffing and inflationary pressures combined with occupancy challenges are driving monthly fees for not-for-profit independent living communities to historic highs, according to specialty investment bank...
Monthly fee increases in independent living hit historic high: Ziegler
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 28, 2022
Monthly fees for independent living residents increased at a higher rate than in previous years, and they are higher than predictions made last year, according to respondents to a survey by specialty investment...
Long-term care lending increases in second half of 2021: survey
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 22, 2022
Lending to long-term care providers picked up in the second half of 2021, according to results of a Ziegler / National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care lending survey released Friday.