Kimberly Lody to depart as Sonida CEO; Brandon Ribar to succeed her
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 04, 2022
Kimberly Lody is stepping down as CEO of Dallas-based Sonida Senior Living after holding the position since January 2019, the company announced Thursday morning.
The courage of her convictions
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 08, 2022
Response to Juniper Communities’ new reimbursement policy for reproductive healthcare so far has been “phenomenally good,” according to the company’s CEO.
Several Pennant senior living communities involved in 2019 spin-off return to Ensign
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 29, 2022
Several senior living communities that were spun off from The Ensign Group in 2019 to form The Pennant Group have returned to Ensign, the San Juan Capistrano, CA-based company reported Thursday as part...
McKnight’s to induct 19 into Women of Distinction Hall of Honor in 2022
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 25, 2022
Nineteen women working in senior living, skilled nursing or home care are being announced today as Hall of Honor inductees in the annual McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program, a joint effort...
Welltower to develop ‘next generation’ of senior housing via UK joint venture
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 17, 2022
A new 50/50 joint venture will enable real estate investment trust Welltower and global investors Reuben Brothers “to generate significant future growth opportunities through the development of the next...
Brookdale sees 10 months of occupancy growth, sets labor, occupancy goals for 2022
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 16, 2022
Entering 2022 having experienced 10 months of sequential weighted average occupancy growth, Brentwood, TN-based Brookdale Senior Living has identified strategies to improve occupancy further as well as...
Should residents’ access to Alzheimer’s drug be restricted?
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 18, 2022
You have until Feb. 10 to share your comments with CMS about its recent proposal related to Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab (Aduhelm).
Big senior living stories of 2021
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2021
2021 began with the hope that the new COVID-19 vaccine being rolled out to assisted living communities and nursing homes would help control a pandemic that had caused so much illness, death, loneliness,...
A different way to support the senior living industry
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 06, 2021
Scott Tittle joined VIUM Capital as a managing director and the national lender’s first head of government relations and external affairs in September after serving as executive director of the National...
Partnerships, universal workers keys to successful middle market communities, execs say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 04, 2021
Relationships with third parties, the use of universal workers, pared-down offerings and strict expense control — but not skimping on quality — are keys to a successful senior living model serving...