Country Place Living, a franchiser of assisted-living residences for seniors in rural America, has opened its first franchise location in Scandia, Kansas.  Country Place Living currently operates eight corporate-owned locations.  Founded in 2003, Country Place Living focuses on senior living solutions in rural America with uniquely designed assisted-living residences and offers two concepts for franchising: […]

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Earlier this week on December 1st, two more Sunwest management facilities filed for chapter 13 bankruptcy protection in Portland and another facility located in Dallas, Texas filed as well bring the total number of facilities that have filed for bankruptcy to over a dozen locations.  The company has been struggling to pay its vendors for […]

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The Dallas Morning news recently ran an article discussing Mexico’s growing assisted living market and the allure it is providing to retirees in Texas as an alternative to other US retirement options.  With an estimated 1.2 million retired Americans and Canadians in Mexico, developers are looking to provide additional options that are cheaper and […]

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Dahlin Group Architecture Planning announces top honors for innovative senior housing design in The Green House(R) Design Charrette, sponsored by the Ideas Institute of Kirtland, Ohio. The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) hosted the awards as part of its annual conference, held in mid October in Philadelphia.  The Green House […]

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Emeritus, a publicly traded assisted living facility operator, posted a $23.1 Million dollar loss in the 3rd quarter as revenues slightly increased but costs to run its operations increased.  The $4.2 million increase in operating expenses was primarily the result of an increase of $2.0 million in utilities costs and $1.9 million in labor expenses. […]

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MetLife’s Mature Market Institute releases its annual survey of Nursing Home and Assisted Living costs.  The Average rates for a private room in a nursing home remained essentially unchanged nationally from 2007, while semi-private rates increased 1.1%, from $189 daily or $68,985 annually in 2007, to $191 daily or $69,715 annually in 2008, according to […]

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