Gardant Co-President, Industry Associations Call for Better Public-Private Collaboration in Senate Hearing

Closer collaboration between the government and private-pay senior living operators are needed to maintain assisted living quality and affordability in the years to come. That’s according to Gardant Management Solutions Co-president and COO Julie Simpkins, who spoke Thursday at a U.S. Senate hearing spurred by the Washington Post’s series of articles highlighting elopements and staffing […]

Wages for Key Assisted Living Clinical Workers Rose 5% to 6% in 2023

Wages for many key health care workers in assisted living increased between 5% and 6% on average last year. That’s according to the latest edition of the Assisted Living Salary & Benefits Report from Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service (HCS), which is produced in collaboration with LeadingAge and the National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL). […]

3 Lessons from the Washington Post’s Senior Living Takedown

This article is available as part of your SHN+ membership The senior living sector was rocked this week by the Washington Post’s series slamming assisted living. The three articles took aim at multiple facets of the senior living business but mainly focused on elopements among residents with memory care needs. Senior living associations and some […]

Transactions and Financings: Mainstay Buys 3 Communities, New Ciel Senior Living Management Agreement

Management Ciel assumes management of HarborChase of Princeton, rebrands Ciel Senior Living announced it has assumed management of HarborChase of Princeton. Now rebranded to Ciel of Princeton, the 120-unit assisted living and memory care community is located in Monmouth Junction, New Jersey and the second Ciel Senior Living has taken under management since July 2023. […]

Transactions and Financings: Blueprint Advises Anthology Community Sale; HUD Awards $160.1M in Grants

Transactions Blueprint advises sale of Anthology Senior Living Community Blueprint advised the sale of a 101-unit Anthology Senior Living Community in the Cincinnati, Ohio metro on Oct. 3. The community opened in 2017 and was sold to Community First Solution, a regional not-for-profit. The sale of the community was to recycle capital, and Blueprint helped […]

Movers and Shakers: LeadingAge CAST Director Joins ThriveWell; Grace Management Names VP of Ops

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10 Largest Nonprofit Senior Living Operators in 2021 Ranked

Just under a third of non-profit senior housing units belonged to a top-10 largest operator in 2021 as the sector continued to diversify and evolve. That’s according to the latest and 19th LeadingAge Ziegler 200, released Thursday. The yearly report ranks the largest senior living non-profits in the U.S. and identifies trends in the space. […]

Price Isn’t Right: Operators Get Creative as Labor, Food Blow Up Senior Living Budgets

The Covid-19 pandemic has burdened senior living operating budgets, and operators say two items on their balance sheets pose the biggest threat to financial stability: labor and food. On the labor side, expenses have risen as operators have leaned on overtime and agency workers to maintain service levels amid staffing shortages. At the same time, […]

Rise of Robots: Workforce, Covid Pressures Lead to Bolder Tech Investment in Senior Living

The Covid-19 pandemic is still putting pressure on every facet of senior living operators, particularly as it relates to staffing, occupancy, and expenses. Technology is helping to fill the gap. Across the industry, senior living operators are exploring robotics and software systems aimed at boosting efficiency and helping workers spend more time with residents. Operators […]

Movers & Shakers: New 12 Oaks President; Synchrony Names Trilogy Founder Bufford CEO

Greg Puklicz named President of 12 Oaks Dallas, Texas-based 12 Oaks Senior Living announced Greg Puklicz as its new president, effective December 2021. Puklicz, who joined 12 Oaks as CFO in 2018, will retain his CFO position as well as his positions on the executive committee, leadership committee, and as director of business development. Five […]