The 21st Century Senior Living Community is a series brought to you by CDW, a provider of technology solutions and services focused exclusively on serving the healthcare marketplace. The series takes a clear-eyed look at how leading providers and their partners are creating the next generation of senior living communities by raising the bar on […]
Réseau Selection Expands Presence in Greater Montréal Réseau Sélection has acquired three independent living communities in the Greater Montréal area, giving the company more than 40 residences in the region. Réseau acquired the three properties—Cherbourg I and Cherbourg II of the municipality Brossard and Le Graham in the Town of Mount Royal—from Prével Retraite and the Fonds immobilier de solidarité […]
HealthcareSource Acquires Vikus Corporation Health care industry talent management software provider HealthcareSource announced its acquisition of Vikus Corporation, a Tennessee-based company offering hiring software for the post-acute and long-term care markets. Financial terms of the deal are not being disclosed, HealthcareSource President and CEO J.P. Fingado told Senior Housing News. The acquisition gives HealthcareSource more […]
It’s right there in Beverly Patnaik’s title. Patnaik is the director of staff training and community education at Nashville-based Abe’s Garden, so it’s no surprise that she is helping her community build a video series that educates caregivers and family members on dementia care. What is surprising is the considerable funding Abe’s Garden has received […]
Key Takeaways One size does not fit all. Senior housing communities can be affiliated with colleges and universities in many different ways and to various degrees. The best-known university affiliation model is the university-based retirement community (UBRC), but there is also the university-affiliated retirement community (UARC), university-linked retirement community (ULRC), and university partner (UP). Senior […]
The 21st Century Senior Living Community is a series brought to you by CDW, a provider of technology solutions and services focused exclusively on serving the healthcare marketplace. The series takes a clear-eyed look at how leading providers and their partners are creating the next generation of senior living communities by raising the bar on […]
The woman with the long grey hair, sweet smile, and Brooklyn moxie played one final piano flourish and turned to the crowd at The Sheridan at Green Oaks, receiving applause and thanks. A group of about 20 memory care residents at the Senior Lifestyle facility in suburban Chicago were gathered for a concert with an opera […]
Following the deaths of 13 skilled nursing residents in Florida due to a power outage following Hurricane Irma, two Florida lawmakers have introduced legislation to prevent those types of deaths — while also using the bills as an opportunity to pursue a “granny cam” law. Rep. Katie Edwards (D-Plantation) and Sen. Gary Farmer (D-Fort Lauderdale) […]
*Editor’s Note: This story has been corrected from a previous version, which inaccurately stated there was a significant decrease in total units among the largest providers. This was based on a mistaken analysis of the data, confusing resident capacity with unit count. Argentum’s 2016 rankings were based on resident capacity, and this year the rankings […]
In a pair of $50 million investments announced Monday, billionaire Bill Gates is joining the fight against dementia, with a focus on Alzheimer’s. The first $50 million — which Gates announced on his blog — will go to Dementia Discovery Fund to help “diversify the clinical pipeline and identify new targets for treatment.” The second […]
