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Ecumen Releases Whitepaper Discussing Alzheimer’s & Dementia Care Housing

April 15th, 2009 · No Comments

Ecumen, a senior housing and services provider, recently released a new white paper that provides recommendations to interested parties on developing senior housing for those living with Alzheimer’s and dementia.  The whitepaper, "10 Tips from Ecumen for Developing a Successful Behavioral Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care Program for Senior Housing", outlines the lessons learned by Ecumen […]

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Tags: Alzheimer's Care · Senior Housing Developers · dementia care

Senior Housing Development Opportunity: Golf Courses For Alzheimer’s Treatment?

April 9th, 2009 · No Comments

Golf season is starting to get into full swing with the Masters this weekend (pun intended) and the Wall Street Journal ran a good story on behavior therapy at Silverado Senior Living home in Belmont, California. 

The story, “Memories Slip, but Golf Is Forever”, talks about the use of golf or other activities such […]

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Tags: Senior Housing California · Senior housing · dementia care

House Passes ALFA-Supported National Silver Alert Bill

February 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

Last week the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation this week supported by the Assisted Living Federation of America to help law enforcement quickly locate missing seniors.  The National Silver Alert Act (H.R. 632), authored by Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) creates a voluntary national system to search for missing seniors patterned on the Amber Alert […]

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Tags: Alzheimer's Care · Senior Living · dementia care

ABHOW Continuing Care Retirement Communities Achieve Highest Industry Accreditation

February 16th, 2009 · No Comments

American Baptist Homes of the West (ABHOW) recently announced that CARF-CCAC – the industry accreditation governing body – has awarded all ten of ABHOW’s communities with five-year accreditation in recognition of its ongoing high-level performance in continuing care retirement communities.  The Continuing Care Accreditation Commission (CCAC) was founded in 1985 as the nation’s only […]

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Tags: CCRCs · Senior Housing California · Senior Housing Communities · Senior housing · dementia care

RFID Project Moves Beyond Tracking Seniors At Assisted Living Facilities

January 21st, 2009 · No Comments

The RFID Journal recently ran a feature story outlining a research project conducted by the University of South Florida to study the movements of residents but utilizing this data to look for clues at whether those being tracked are exhibiting signs of early stages of dementia.

While RFID(radio frequency identification) tags are routinely used […]

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Tags: Assisted Living · Assisted Living Facilities · Senior housing · dementia care

NFL Players Association Partners With Senior Housing Operators For Assisted Living and Dementia Care

November 10th, 2008 · No Comments

The Chicago Tribune recently ran a piece on former Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka who has recently become more active working on behalf of retired NFL players and their lack of medical benefits provided from the NFL Players Association.  NFL representatives have stated that the league has improved its benefits programs for former […]

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Tags: Management & Operators · Senior housing · dementia care

Multi-Million Dollar Training Program Awarded For Minnesota Skilled Nursing Program

November 6th, 2008 · No Comments

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development has awarded Presbyterian Homes & Services and Minneapolis Community & Technical College (MCTC) a $400,000 grant to develop and execute a three-year apprenticeship program for nursing assistants that could transform how long-term care is delivered in Minnesota and ultimately, establish the vision for tomorrow’s long-term care centers. […]

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Tags: Assisted Living · Management & Operators · Nursing Homes · Senior housing · dementia care

Arveda Assisted Living Residences in Texas Completed

October 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Arveda Alzheimer’s Family Care, LLC, an Austin-based company that specializes in operating assisted-living residences, announces that its Buda and Austin residences are near completion and are now accepting reservations.  The Buda and Austin residences will offer the most attentive and state-of-the-art care available in the Austin area. They will follow the “social model” of care, […]

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Tags: Alzheimer's Care · Assisted Living · Senior Housing Communities · Senior Housing Developers · Senior housing · dementia care

Health Care REIT to Acquire 29 Sunrise Senior Living Properties

September 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

Premier Assets Valued at $715 Million Concentrated in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago
TOLEDO, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sept. 2, 2008–Health Care REIT, Inc. (NYSE:HCN) has entered into an agreement with an affiliate of Arcapita, Inc. to acquire its 90% interest in a venture owning 29 senior housing properties managed by Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. (NYSE:SRZ) for approximately […]

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Tags: Assisted Living · Assisted Living Facilities · Management & Operators · Senior Housing Communities · Senior Housing Finance · Senior Housing Stocks · Senior Living · Senior housing · dementia care · retirement communities

Housing Slump Hurts Assisted Living Operators

May 12th, 2008 · No Comments

Late last week the associated press ran an article on how senior housing and assisted living operators were lowering their guidance and forecasts as housing prices continue to fall and sales stagnate.  These baby boomers and many retirees are choosing to remain in their homes and stick it out rather than selling for a lesser […]

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Tags: Assisted Living · Medicare & Medicaid · Senior Housing California · Senior Housing Communities · Senior Housing Developers · Senior Housing Stocks · Senior Living · Senior housing · dementia care · retirement communities

Barron’s Article: Senior Housing Stocks Looking Good?

March 10th, 2008 · No Comments

For the most part, it’s a safe bet to be long on senior housing according to an article in Barron’s this weekend.  For those of you who don’t subscribe to Barron’s Weekly, there was an article in the paper over the weekend touching on the theme that anything housing-related has taken a beating in the […]

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