This column is the first in a weekly series of articles focusing on people and positions in the senior living industry.
Interested in what the current and future trends in European senior housing and living? Look no further than the most recent publication entitled, “HAPPI – Housing our Ageing Population: Panel for Innovation” that was commissioned by the Homes and Communities Agency, on behalf of Communities and Local Government and the Department of Health in the [...]
The Ensign Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENSG), recently announced that it has acquired three Texas skilled nursing facilities SunView Care Center, an operating skilled nursing and Alzheimer’s campus in Youngtown, Arizona, a sister community adjacent to Arizona’s Sun City retirement community. All of the transactions were effective as of December 1st. The acquired locations in Texas [...]
Edgewood Retirement Community recently announced its new Cognitive Impairment Program called The Garden Path. The new program, beginning in January 2010 and accepting resident inquires now, is part of The Meadows at Edgewood, a skilled nursing center which already features short-term rehabilitation services (which Edgewood will be further enhancing in Spring 2010) as well as [...]
The 50+ Housing Council, a special interest council of the Building Industry Association of Southern California, revealed the winners of the “Project of the Year” and “On the Boards” categories of the 15th annual SAGE Awards and honored “Person of the Year” winner Manny Gonzalez and “Program of the Year” winner RSVP-Orange County at an [...]
WellAWARE Systems announced today that it has closed $7.5 million of growth capital from Valhalla Partners and .406 Ventures that will allow the company to better serve the important and rapidly growing senior care technology market. WellAWARE’s technology was jointly developed by biomedical engineers and software developers at the University of Virginia’s Medical Automation Research [...]
Senior living community developer Senior Quality Lifestyles Corporation (SQLC) and the SQLC Foundation recently announced a partnership between Dallas-based Edgemere retirement community and the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas. The UT Dallas Center for BrainHealth® was founded in 1999 by Dr. Sandra Bond Chapman and has comprehensive approach to brain [...]
NCB Capital Impact recently announced six pilot sites to receive technical assistance grants boosting expansion of the “Village” model in California. These technical assistance grants were made possible by The SCAN Foundation, which awarded a Promising Program grant to NCB Capital Impact in July 2009. The Villages concept is a community-based, non-profit organizations that address [...]
Immanuel Senior Living and Avantas recently announced that Immanuel will begin using Avantas’ web-based scheduling software, Smart Square and the Staffing Resource Center. The Smart Square solutions will assist Immanuel in maximizing core staff, reduce overtime and external agency, manage incentives, and quickly review and adjust daily labor utilization. With real-time analytics and interactive dashboards, [...]
