As a child, Jan Garde did not enjoy visiting his grandfather’s retirement home. “I thought it was the worst place on Earth,” he told Senior…
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It’s been an active year for Watermark Retirement Communities. As the Tucson-based provider has made progress on a strategic growth plan, it has made key…
The ongoing, unprecedented wave of investors flocking to senior housing is contributing to a widening disconnect between mission-driven operators and investors pushing for larger, faster…
The nation’s largest senior housing provider has hired a former 3M executive and current Best Buy board member to fill a newly created senior living…
Tana Gall will become president of Merrill Gardens — again — next month, and she is excited by the opportunity to experiment and create new…
The year is almost over, but Atlas Senior Living isn’t done with its 2019 growth just yet. The Birmingham, Alabama-based senior living provider announced Monday…
There’s an incorrect yet commonly held stereotype that senior living communities are where older adults go to wither away at the end of their lives.…
It’s been an eventful and in many ways difficult year for the senior housing industry — and it’s not over yet. But as calendars turn…
The senior living industry does a good job of recruiting entry-level talent, particularly when compared to other service-based industries. But providers need to do a…
Like many other senior housing and care nonprofits, St. Ann’s Community has a long and successful track record, but the organization has been making some…
Programming separates active adult from simple age-restricted multifamily communities. But it can be a challenge to come up with engaging activities for active adult residents,…
Discovery Senior Living had a landmark year in 2019, hiring its first COO, making strides on an “experiential living” model, and striking major deals with…
Cedar Communities, a recently formed senior living private equity firm and operating company, has been busy. Since July, Cedar has acquired five communities, providing momentum…
Resident falls and related staff injuries have always been a top concern for senior living providers, and the issue has become more severe and costly…
It’s common wisdom that the more crowded a senior housing market is, the more cutthroat the tactics are among its different competitors. The recent period…
New Perspective Senior Living has a new CEO — and soon, the company might venture into new product types, too. The Minnetonka, Minnesota-based senior living…
Unpaid food and utility vendors. Lapsed registration and insurance. Uninhabitable rooms. Employee payroll issues. Rent checks left undeposited. National Health Investors (NYSE: NHI) CEO Eric…
With its workforce burdened by crushing student loan debt, Trilogy Health Services started a repayment assistance program. About four years after starting that program, the…
After a whirlwind of acquisition activity in 2019, Invesque (TSX: IVQ U) is winding down the year with an eye on maximizing the value of…
Senior living penetration rates can rise, provided the industry does a better job of integrating resident care with major health care players. That’s according to…