Top 5 Posts of the Week: CCRC Takes Angie’s List Cue; Biggest Senior Living Providers

In case you missed it… here are the top five headlines grabbing SHN readers’ attention this week:

Brookdale Merger Blasts Open Divide Between Large, Small Providers—No one denies that post-merger Brookdale will be a force for other senior living providers to reckon with, but such a large platform will have its share of challenges. 

Huge Opportunity for Assisted Living to Retool for Short-Term Patients—Similar to how skilled nursing has split into a short-term rehab or long-term care model, assisted living could find increasing opportunities to function as a bridge from hospital to the home. 

CCRC Sees Future as Angie’s List of Senior Living—Eskaton has launched a new initiative to reach out to seniors not living in their communities and position itself as a solutions provider in the senior living industry’s changing marketplace. 

The Top 10 Senior Living Providers Ranked by Capacity—ALFA’s annual rankings of the biggest senior living provider by size, topped by Brookdale, Emeritus, and Holiday Retirement. 

Assisted Living Concepts Changes Name to Enlivant for Fresh Start—The 30-year-old assisted living company has a new name as part of a comprehensive rebranding effort that includes a new core mission, vision, and values and overarching goal of moving past the past. 

Written by Alyssa Gerace