Senior living providers across the country continue to grapple with the ongoing impact of Covid-19. The current landscape, however, can be an ideal foundation for providers to take stock of their current development and operational issues, and retool for a post-coronavirus world. Many providers are retooling development plans to meet current and future demand, and […]
Spurred by the continuing shortage of skilled labor in senior living and exacerbated by Covid-19, the costs to reside in assisted living in 2020 are significantly higher than the previous year, according to the latest Cost of Care Survey from insurer Genworth Financial (NYSE: GNW). Assisted living costs rose 6.15%, the highest spike among all […]
With 2021 a few weeks away, LCS is making moves among its executive leadership. The Des Moines, Iowa-based company on Tuesday named Chris Bird as its new chief operating officer. He was most recently executive vice president of LCS’ rental portfolio. Prior to that, he served as president of the entry fee division for Brookdale […]
Covid-19 is one of the driving factors behind LTC Properties’ (NYSE: LTC) new turnkey approach to capital expenditures, but leaders with the real estate investment trust anticipate that the program will continue well after the pandemic is over and will have lasting benefits. Particularly, they foresee value in terms of future infection control and making […]
A developer and investor in active adult communities is pivoting from an entrance fee model to middle-market rentals in order to spur move-in velocity in the age-restricted senior housing market. Omaha, Nebraska-based Essex Communities recently acquired The Reserve on Walnut Creek, a 121-unit age-restricted independent living community in Urbandale, Iowa, and will convert the property […]
Sales and operator transitions Commonwealth Senior Living acquires Virginia assisted living facility Commonwealth Senior Living acquired Cedar Manor Assisted Living, an assisted living facility in Chesapeake, Virginia including 60 assisted living beds and 12 memory care beds. The community will be rebranded as Commonwealth Senior Living at Cedar Manor. Immediately after the holiday season, the […]
New York City is experiencing an influx of new senior living options, with high-profile luxury communities coming online in Brooklyn and Manhattan. Further north in the Bronx, the city will also add another option: its first life plan community. Covid-19 is not deterring RiverSpring Health’s plans to build the first life plan community in the […]
The coronavirus pandemic is having an unfavorable impact on senior housing development, with developers and operators across the country postponing projects until the pandemic is under control. And they are using this time to revise plans in the hopes of creating more appealing and resilient communities. That’s one finding from a survey by Senior Housing […]
The need for more relief grows daily, as the U.S. grapples with a new surge of positive coronavirus cases with little end in sight, and industry groups and leading providers stress that without it they may not be able to stay in business for much longer, let alone keep their vulnerable populations safe. “What we […]
Sustainable Housing for Ageless Generations (SHAG) has earned a reputation in the Pacific Northwest for its quirky brand and successful model of senior housing at an accessible price point. The Tukwila, Washington-based affordable senior housing nonprofit has refined its model over the past three decades through a mix of innovative partnerships, leaner staffing models, and […]
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