Many seniors are looking for advice on what to do and where to go and are looking for people that they can trust most importantly.  In response to this need, Emeritus Senior Living (NYSE: ESC) recently announced a partnership with the Financial Planning Association (FPA®) that will allow its more than 26,500 residents and […]

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According to a recent national survey, assisted living remains enormously popular among seniors and their families  despite the challenging economic environment.  The 2009 Overview of Assisted Living, a comprehensive measure of the state of the industry conducted by the leading senior living associations, shows occupancy rates in 2009 are nearly 95 percent, only a […]

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Faulkner Design Group, an interior design firm specializing in senior living properties,  announced that it has completed interior design services at The Woodlands at Furman, an independent senior living community located in Greenville, South Carolina.  The community provides a continuum of care with an elegant flair as the inspiration for the interiors came from traditional […]

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Mainstreet Property Group and Trilogy Health Services recently announced a strategic agreement to develop senior care campuses in key markets throughout Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. Under this agreement, Mainstreet will underwrite and develop six to eight properties per year for Trilogy through the year 2012.  Mainstreet has already funded and developed several like properties in […]

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The Isle at Watermere, a Southlake, Texas assisted living community recently announced that it had reached 75% occupancy since opening less than a year ago and is looking forward to the conclusion of construction of the clubhouse and condominiums scheduled for August 2009.  Isle at Watermere, owned by Southlake Care Group LP, is part of […]

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Emeritus Senior Living was awarded the Assisted Living Federation of America’s (ALFA) honorable 2009 “Best of the Best” award for the company’s efforts in sales and marketing based upon the launch of its brand identity campaign.  The award recognized the company’s focus on human resources and marketing that tied together the company’s culture and allowed […]

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Sales Simplicity Software (SSS), a software company specializing in sales automation, CRM and marketing for a broad range of industries, recently announced that it is now offering its solution tailored for the Assisted Living sector.  The SSS solution offers automation, CRM, marketing and a powerful suite of lead management tools that will offer Assisted Living […]

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Australian based real estate investor, the GPT Group, is feeling the effects of the strain of the global housing & credit market when it showed a $3 billion dollar loss for 2008.  This is a different take from when GPT acquired and interest in Benchmark Assisted Living and a portfolio of New England assisted […]

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Ever think about the problem of coming up with pricing to make a facility a viable choice when compared to home services?  A reader recently submitted a paper entitled, The Pricing Problem, that examines how an assisted living provider should price their facility to compete with home-care services through the use of “game theory”.  You’ve […]

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The National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) 50+ Housing Council announced the winners for its 2009 Best of 50+ Housing Awards, which honor excellence and innovation in the design, development and marketing of housing for older consumers late last month. The annual awards program, held during the Building for Boomers and Beyond: 50+ Housing Symposium, […]

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The Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) Assisted Living celebrated its grand opening last month in Somerville, Massachusetts and was attended by local and state dignitaries that came to praise the grand opening of this 99 unit facility. 
As the first assisted living facility in the country to use HUD 202 funding for construction of a senior […]

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MobileAccess, the global provider of enterprise wireless solutions, and Technology Plus, Inc., a design and consulting firm for building technology, recently announced that the companies were selected by Classic Residence by Hyatt, a provider of luxury living for older adults, to deliver comprehensive in-building wireless solutions at four luxury senior living communities in Arizona, California […]

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