Senior living providers have spent the past six months honing their infection control plans — and for Pegasus Senior Living co-founder Chris Hollister, there’s no substitute for focusing on the fundamentals. “You can get into all these complicated rules and shut everything down, but we have to figure out a way as a society, as […]
As wildfires burned millions of acres on the West Coast, senior living providers in the region grappled with another problem in addition to the pandemic: thick smoke and poor air quality. Last week, countless people along the West Coast woke up to “apocalyptic” orange and red skies as historic wildfires burned millions of acres of […]
In the Pipeline is brought to you by the Senior Housing News Architecture & Design Awards, an annual competition that recognizes cutting-edge design, excellence, and innovation in senior living. Submissions are currently open. Construction: Planned Immanuel Plans Addition to Nebraska Community Senior living provider Immanuel is planning a large expansion project at Pacific Springs Village, […]
March 17 was the day everything changed for Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD). In the months leading up to that day, President and CEO Cindy Baier had watched the novel coronavirus from afar as outbreaks spiked outside the U.S. She thought it might hit the provider like a severe flu season, causing days-long community lockdowns […]
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The financial burdens of the coronavirus pandemic have squeezed senior living margins for months — but some providers are now openly wondering how much longer they can operate normally without an even greater level of federal support. The federal government has pledged to offer some support to the private-pay sector, both in the form of […]
A new senior living brand is marrying small-neighborhood concepts with more compact designs to make assisted living and memory care more affordable for residents. American Healthcare Management Group is forging ahead with the new assisted living and memory care brand called Elevate. At its core, the concept is meant to be significantly smaller in size […]
While the coronavirus pandemic has caused some private-equity investors to slow down and reevaluate their investments in the senior housing industry, there are still plenty of opportunities for new deals to be made. But forging those deals will likely take close alignment between operators, owners and investors — and senior living companies should come to […]
A new plan from the U.S. Dept. of Human Health and Services (HHS) to include private-pay assisted living providers in the allocation of Covid-19 antigen tests is a significant step in the right direction, according to some leaders in the senior living industry — even while there are still many unknowns about the effort. HHS […]
Many non-profit life plan communities in the U.S. withstood early Covid-19 pressure and are now seeking stability in these new and uncertain times. That is among the top takeaways from a new report by Fitch Ratings. The report, released Tuesday, shows that 84.5% of the 159 non-profit life plan communities in the firm’s rated portfolio […]
