PARC Retirement Living Founder and Chairman Rainer Müller remembers the day a young couple walked up to the reception desk of the Oceana PARC community in White Rock, British Columbia. “Our grandparents moved into a retirement building that has been built around here, do you know where it is?” Müller recalled the couple asking. “We […]
Life plan community residents who are more extroverted are generally happier than their peers — and that held true even as the Covid-19 pandemic forced senior living residents to shelter in place. That’s according to the latest findings from The Age Well Study. The ongoing, five-year study is conducted by Mather Institute in partnership with […]
Senior living providers rapidly shifted to digital marketing and sales in the midst of Covid-19. Now, they are building on their digital strategies for 2021 and beyond — and while doing so does require more investment, the digital revolution is about much more than increasing spending or buying more online ad space. For its 2021 […]
Quality Senior Living (QSL) is charting a busy period of growth for its “Blake by QSL” brand, with a plan to open several communities in the coming weeks and months. The senior living company in December opened a new community in Harahan, Louisiana, and it’s nearing opening dates for others in Biloxi, Mississippi; and in […]
Senior living providers are still devoting considerable time and resources to Covid-19 testing, even as they ramp up vaccination efforts for residents and staff. The senior living industry made great strides early in the pandemic to bring Covid-19 tests into their communities. But nearly a year into the Covid-19 pandemic, providers are still implementing new […]
For the senior living industry, the incoming Biden administration and Democratic control of Congress means new opportunities for advocacy and education — and potentially some pitfalls in the form of new and tighter regulations. The presidential election and the Georgia Senate races have resulted in the Democrats taking the White House and narrow control of […]
Senior living providers in the Northeast U.S. ran into significant challenges as Covid-19 spiked last spring, and Benchmark was no exception. The Waltham, Massachusetts-based senior living provider is currently working its way back to more stable operations, according to Benchmark Founder and CEO Tom Grape. The effort is evident in two news announcements this week. […]
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Atria Senior Living is making the Covid-19 vaccine a requirement for its employees. The Louisville, Kentucky-based senior living provider announced on Monday its more than 10,000 U.S. workers must get both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine by May 1. Atria’s vaccine mandate is unique among large senior living providers in the U.S., many of which […]
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