Chart of the Day: Assisted Living Construction Levels Spike

Assisted living construction continues to rise across the largest 31 metropolitan markets, riding a steady increase during the three years since the second quarter of 2010, according to data from the National Investment Center (NIC). As of the second quarter of 2013, construction as a percentage of existing inventory in majority assisted living properties was […]

Emeritus to Settle Workers’ Class Action Suit for $2.2 Million

Emeritus Senior Living has agreed to a $2.2 million settlement regarding compensation claims by some of the company’s California employees.  In a lawsuit first brought in 2011 by one of the company’s California hourly workers, employees claimed Emeritus had not paid fair wages and also had not provided state-mandated meal and rest allowances.  Emeritus has […]

Catholic Organization To Sell 7-Property Senior Care Portfolio

In an effort to help remedy substantial balance sheet issues, the Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia says it will be selling six nursing homes and one assisted living community it owns in the Philadelphia area under its Catholic Health Care Services system. The announcement comes following a $39.2 million deficit reported for its most recent fiscal year, […]

Senior Living Tech Expands Memory Care Continuum

Senior living technology bundled with innovative services can help create virtual memory care environments in communities where higher levels of care have already reached capacity, said technology services provider Healthsense in a Tuesday webinar. Communities whose assisted living and memory care units are full can use a combination of a “blizzard” of emerging technology systems […]

Assisted Living Adapts to Changing Resident Acuity

As the assisted living resident demographic changes toward higher age and acuity, senior living providers are shifting care models with a clinical focus to accommodate emerging needs. A majority of assisted living residents are female, 85 or older, and need help with at least one activity of daily living (ADL), according to the CDC’s 2010 […]

Brookdale National Branding Campaign Already Paying Off, Says CEO

Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE:BKD) launched a self described “game changing” national branding campaign in May and it’s already seeing a positive impact. While the campaign is a long term initiative, recent indicators show the branding push is having a positive impact. Comparing data from 90 days prior to the launch and 90 days after, website traffic […]

Media Responds to Assisted Living Investigative Report

In response to an investigative report by PBS/Frontline that aired last week on the assisted living industry and Emeritus specifically, mainstream media has turned its coverage to the topic, in some cases raising similar questions to those addressed by Frontline, but also largely defending the industry.  Forbes ran a column following the broadcast, which it […]

Final PBS Assisted Living Segment Zooms in on Acuity Questions

The final segment in an ongoing, four-part PBS/Frontline series “Life and Death in Assisted Living,” takes a close look at the acuity levels of residents who live in Emeritus assisted living communities, and questions whether the communities are equipped to provide the level of care needed.  Delving deeper into a recent wrongful death case involving […]

Nursing Homes Lead Senior Care for Cost Growth

The cost of care in a private room in a U.S. nursing home averages roughly $94,170 per year, with the costs of assisted living averaging $41,124 annually, according to a report by John Hancock Life Insurance Company. Home care, in comparison, averages $29,640 annually, the study finds based on responses from 16,000 long term care […]

Frontline Investigates Assisted Living, Profiles Emeritus

An investigative report delving into the assisted living industry and issues associated with staffing and training aired Tuesday night on PBS Frontline, with serious implications for the public’s view of senior care and assisted living communities in particular. Industry groups are responding to the piece, including Emeritus, the assisted living provider profiled in the documentary and accompanying […]