Despite pandemic, most boomers still believe they’ll be financially comfortable in retirement
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Amy Novotney
Oct 26, 2020
Amid reports of the negative effects of COVID-19 on older workers’ retirements, four in five baby boomers still believe they will have a better retirement than their parents. That’s according to data...
Empty hotels could help senior living operators increase bed capacity, address infection control challenges
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Amy Novotney
Apr 23, 2020
As senior living operators look to reduce the pandemic’s impact, one partial solution may be available in currently empty hotels, according to Grant Warner, principal at Dallas-based D2 Architecture.
Higher-rated nonprofits may weather pandemic better: Ziegler
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Amy Novotney
Apr 20, 2020
As the economy begins to reopen, many investors are wondering what to expect from the not-for-profit senior living marketplace. According to Dan Hermann, president of CEO of Ziegler, the negative financial...
Home care favored 2 to 1 over facility-based care for post-pandemic setting: survey
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Amy Novotney
Sep 08, 2020
The pandemic has taken its toll on consumer confidence in facility-based care, according to research from healthcare consulting firm Transcend Strategy Group.
Regional Health generates positive free cash flow from continuing operations, despite COVID-19 headwinds
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Amy Novotney
Apr 05, 2021
Despite some headwinds from COVID-19, executives at Regional Health Properties feel hopeful about the nation’s vaccine efforts and occupancy recovery in the second half of the year, according to the...
Affiliate of Sage Healthcare Partners purchases bankrupt Michigan CCRC for $76.3M
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Amy Novotney
May 10, 2021
Dearborn, MI-based continuing care retirement community Henry Ford Village announced late Thursday that it had received a successful bid from HFV OPCO LLC, a newly formed affiliate of Sage Healthcare Partners...
More than 6 in 10 Americans now say they would rather die than live in nursing home: survey
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Amy Novotney
Dec 09, 2020
In a blow to the skilled nursing industry, 61% of Americans now report that they would rather die than live in a nursing home. That’s according to a Nationwide Retirement Institute survey of almost 1,300...
6 tips to help senior living operators weather the insurance marketplace’s ‘perfect storm’
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Amy Novotney
Aug 21, 2020
The senior living sector is in the midst of a perfect storm in the insurance marketplace, according to an article published Thursday by the Ziegler specialty investment bank. Claims already were increasing...
LTC Properties reduces 2021 rent escalations, says acquisitions will make up difference
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Amy Novotney
Dec 18, 2020
Real estate investment trust LTC Properties announced Thursday that the firm is reducing its 2021 rent escalations by 50% in the form of a rent credit to provide financial support to the majority of its...
Brookdale teams up with Executive Coaching Connections to support executive directors
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Amy Novotney
Jun 18, 2020
In response to the leadership challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, Brookdale Senior Living partnered with Chicago-based Executive Coaching Connections to pilot a leadership and professional development...