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MetLife Mature Market Institute® Releases National Survey of Nursing Home and Assisted Living Costs

November 19th, 2008 · No Comments

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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Tags: Assisted Living · Assisted Living Facilities · Nursing Homes · Retirement Lifestyle · Senior Living · Senior housing

Aegis Living Purchases Property in Bellevue for New Senior Living Community

November 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Aegis Living, a national leader in retirement, assisted living, and memory care communities, recently announced the recent purchase of a property in Bellevue, Washington. The Bellevue location is the latest addition for the company, which has implemented a growth plan to serve the increasing needs for retirement communities throughout the West Coast. Set to open […]

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Tags: Assisted Living Facilities · Retirement Lifestyle · Senior Housing California · Senior Housing Developers · Senior Housing Sales · Senior housing · retirement communities

Metlife Mature Market Institute Shows 5% Increase In Average Rates for Adult Day Services

November 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

The MetLife Mature Market Institute® recently released its national survey of adult day services and home care costs which found that the national average daily rate for adult day services is $64, up $3 per day or 5% from 2007. The national average hourly rate for home health aides is $20,a $1 or 5% […]

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Tags: Management & Operators · Retirement Lifestyle · Senior Living · Senior housing · independent living

LHC Group Enters Agreement to Purchase Homecall

November 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

LHC Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: LHCG), one of the largest providers of home nursing services in the United States, announced today that it has entered into a definitive Stock Purchase Agreement to acquire 100% of the outstanding capital stock of HomeCall, Inc., located in the certificate of need (CON) state of Maryland. HomeCall is headquartered in […]

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Tags: Retirement Lifestyle · Senior Housing Developers · Senior Housing Stocks · Senior Living · Senior housing

Survey Shows Voters Want Patient-Centered Primary Care

October 31st, 2008 · No Comments

As Election Day nears, Americans want their next President to support a patient-centered medical home as part of their health care reform agenda. A new survey conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative found that support for the major presidential candidates’ health care plans surges when the patient-centered medical home […]

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Tags: Long Term Care · Retirement Lifestyle · Senior Living · Senior housing

Boomers To Blame For Current Housing Crisis?

October 27th, 2008 · No Comments

As Boomers send their children out into the working world and begin to slow down and sell their homes, will their desire to down-size and become more mobile put more pressure on the housing market?  Boomers are adding homes to the housing supply and these homes typically are well out of the price range of […]

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