Solera Senior Living CEO Adam Kaplan doesn’t have all of the answers to the senior living industry’s most pressing issues — but in the midst of a challenging year, he is seeking expert partners and is not afraid to adjust course in areas ranging from infection control to corporate diversity to new developments. In one […]
When crisis comes, it can be tempting for leaders to play the role of an all-knowing, unflappable battlefield general. But a little humility and transparency can go a long way, too. Just ask Lori Alford, COO of Avanti Senior Living. When the Covid-19 pandemic hit The Woodlands, Texas-based senior living provider, her first instinct was […]
The American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) is seeking $5 billion from the federal government to aid assisted living communities as they grapple with Covid-19. The industry association asked the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) for the funding relief to help support the senior living industry’s outsized testing, supply […]
Many senior living providers made the hard choice of shuttering their amenity spaces to prevent the spread of Covid-19. But as states across the country reopen for business, providers and the partners helping operate their amenities face an even harder challenge: safely bringing residents back into those spaces. The challenges are steep. Take the example […]
While he has always been adaptable based on a changing operating environment, 2020 truly served as a test for ALG Senior President and CEO Charlie Trefzger. In conjunction with its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the company implemented a name change from Affinity Living Group to ALG Senior on July 1, as well as a […]
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The complexities of Covid-19 have thrown a wrench in many senior living providers’ recruitment efforts during a time of need. But there are some ways companies can retool hiring for the new pandemic age. Forging ahead with a new hiring strategy is especially important, given that Covid-19 has only made hiring harder in recent months, […]
The Covid-19 pandemic has slowed move-ins for many companies in the senior living industry, including large real estate investment trusts. But for Healthpeak Properties, (NYSE: PEAK) the needle is moving in the right direction, at least for now. Roughly one month ago, around half of the Irvine, California-based health care REIT’s senior housing communities were […]
Small-house senior living may be well-suited to handle the disruptions of the Covid-19 era. This may help boost the model’s popularity going forward — but the industry will first need to overcome obstacles regarding the way these communities are developed, financed and licensed. Just ask Jim Stroud, co-founder and former chairman of Capital Senior Living […]
Two California-based senior housing nonprofits, Front Porch and Covia, have agreed to affiliate with one another. The two organizations’ boards of directors voted to affiliate on June 1. The affiliation would create a combined organization with 54 senior housing communities. Front Porch was ranked no. 22 in total unit count in the latest LeadingAge Ziegler […]
