Category: Senior Living

Senior Housing Design for the Future Involves “As Much Flexibility As Possible”

When designing new (or renovating existing) senior housing projects, there needs to be an emphasis on the ability to transition or convert between different kinds of care units, a panel of senior living industry executives agreed at a session during ALFA’s Community 2012 event, held last week in Dallas, Tex. “Build with as much flexibility [...]

Court Strikes Down NLRB’s Ambush Election Rule on Technical Glitch

A technical glitch provided the basis for Washington, D.C.’s U.S. District Court to strike down the National Labor Relations Board’s rule allowing “ambush” elections. Under the rule, which went into effect on April 30, union elections were allowed to take place in 14 days or less. Many argued that the expedited election rule denied employers [...]

State Watch—Long-Term Care News from Around the Nation (5/21/2012)

As assisted living regulations evolve and tighten, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements fluctuate, and healthcare reform begins to take effect, many states are facing their own challenges as they continue to develop, operate, and implement new rules and programs. Here is a collection of long-term care related stories from across the nation. From Knoxville News Sentinel—Hillcrest [...]

Want Greater Access to Capital? Consider Seeking a Credit Rating

Credit ratings can be useful for senior living providers—even the smaller companies—for improving access to capital, gaining economic value through demonstrating financial health, and benchmarking performance against other similar organizations, said a group of panelists during an online senior living conference held in March, reports Healthcare Finance. “At its core, credit ratings provide transparency and [...]

What Senior Living Residents Want—In Their Own Words

Change in lifestyle is a crucial issue that has a huge impact on someone’s decision to enter a senior living community. As senior living communities market to new residents, there is a critical time period—it can be as short as a few minutes—during which they engage or lose the potential customer. That engagement revolves directly [...]

Which Companies Were Recognized For ALFA’s 2012 Best of the Best Awards?

The Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) recently announced the winners of its fifth annual Best of the Best Awards, which recognizes forward-thinking companies in or related to the senior living industry for innovative programs and services they’ve implemented. The awards encompass eight categories, listed below with the winner of each:  Resident Health & Wellness—Senior [...]

Innovation in Senior Housing—Necessary, But Not for the Faint of Heart

The senior living industry is in the midst of a “perfect” storm—global aging, healthcare reform requirements, threatened entitlement programs, and substantially lowered home values—that requires a culture of innovation in order to thrive, writes Michele Holleran, the founder of research firm Holleran and consultancy firm DeArment Consulting, in a recent white paper. That storm isn’t [...]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (5/16/2012)

Construction: Planned INVENCO Seniors Housing to Build ALF in Fla. for Veterans INVENCO Seniors Housing, LLC, will pioneer an operating plan to help U.S. veterans find affordable housing solutions for a Viera, Fla.-located assisted living center meant to affordably house U.S. veterans. Viera Manor Assisted Living Facility will give veterans priority admission for 80% of [...]

Chart of the Day: How Smoking Policies Affect Independent Living Sales & Occupancy

A recent Ziegler survey of senior living providers shows a variety of smoking policies ranging from somewhat to very restrictive. In no communities of those surveyed can a resident smoke anywhere on campus, while in 34%, residents can’t smoke anywhere on campus. Nearly 10% of communities say they deny admission to smokers. Nearly one-third (31%) [...]