Nonprofit Lender IFF Hires New Executive Director IFF — a real estate consultant and developer that works closely with senior housing, among other sectors — has hired David Desai-Ramirez as executive director of the Missouri, metro Kansas City and southern Illinois region. From the St. Louis office, Desai-Ramirez will grow the real estate consulting business by cultivating relationships […]
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More than half the number of older Americans are now online and surfing the web, and they’re using some of the latest technologies to do so. Communities must offer connectivity in order to remain competitive. Join Senior Housing News for a free webinar Wednesday, January 21, 2015 on how to successfully launch an iPad program at […]
In case you missed them, here are the top headlines grabbing Senior Housing News readers’ attention this week. Please note: SHN will be observing the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday, January 19. We will resume our daily news schedule on Tuesday, January 20. Wishing our readers a happy long weekend. Q&A: Emeritus Co-Founder […]
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Marilyn Tavenner is leaving the agency at the end of February, the Medicare chief announced Friday. “Tavenner wrote in an email that she left with ‘sadness and mixed emotions’ but that she has ‘great pride and joy knowing all that we have accomplished together since I came […]
Many traditional senior living providers are recognizing the value of adding home care services to their community-based offerings. And largely, community-based senior living and in-home care acknowledge the relative merits to both lifestyles for elderly clients who are in need of some level of care. But one provider is taking the alternative approach, in moving […]
As senior housing providers compete to establish their footprint in an evolving health care landscape, one nonprofit’s newest Hudson, Wis.-based community is carving out a niche as catering to a specific health care need: dialysis. Woodland Hill —a new Presbyterian Homes & Services (PHS) independent, assisted living and memory care community — is collaborating with […]
There are few in the senior housing industry who have as extensive a résumé as Dan Baty. With more than 40 years experience in investing and developing in senior housing, Baty’s distinguished senior living track record has included executive positions at a number of the industry’s largest providers, including roles as president of Hillhaven, a […]
Aging in place has become a hot topic among senior housing and care organizations. While some are looking to capitalize on the market through home care and home health agencies, others are rolling out their own programs — and getting hundreds of thousands of dollars in state funding to do so. One such organization is […]
Senior Housing News is proud to announce our first-ever Dallas-based event, focused exclusively on senior living operators. Get Your Early Bird Tickets Now — Only a Few Remain Please join us March 12, 2015 at the Tower Club in Dallas, Texas for networking and discussion on industry topics from sales and marketing to technology. Tentative agenda: […]
Caring.com is recognizing more than 800 assisted living and memory care communities as part of the online senior care resource and review site’s fourth annual “Caring Stars” award program. “We were surprised by the number of winners this year,” Andy Cohen, cofounder and CEO of Caring.com, tells SHN, noting the number of winners doubled from last year’s […]
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