Increasing occupancy. It’s the ultimate goal of any senior living salesperson and one which requires a special formula. There’s a certain amount of balancing that salespeople have to do, focusing on both the wants and needs of prospective residents, as well as the community’s bottom line. While occupancy levels have risen in recent months to an […]
Category: Retirement
Kayne Anderson Promotes Max Newland to Managing Director Kayne Anderson Real Estate Advisors (KAREA), a private equity from in the senior housing segment, announced it has promoted Max Newland to Managing Director. In his new position, Newland will continue to be responsible for origination, analysis, underwriting and execution of acquisitions for Kayne Anderson’s real estate […]
Senior. Retirement. Assisted living. All are terms familiar to senior housing marketing. But a new wave of name changes is taking communities and companies away from their traditional branding. These name changes, some say, have both advantages and disadvantages. In some cases, providers may find a broader market reach and an overall better reflection of […]
Senior living communities continue to look for innovative ways to incorporate technology solutions in their communities — and one senior living company is experiencing success using five new tools for seniors. Front Porch Communities and Services, which operates 12 retirement communities including five CCRCs, has been piloting these tools and has found that one of […]
Senior living communities are bustling with change, as many of them appoint new directors and executive leadership to manage staff, residents and resources. Looking for a new job, or even a new career? Check out senior housing employment opportunities nationwide on SHN’s job board, with La Costa Glen Carlsbad in California, Holy Redeemer Health […]
The aging of the baby-boomer generation over the next decade will increase the number of households aged 65 and over by some 10.7 million, increasing the demand for investments to age in place. From 2015 to 2025, the number of households aged 70 and older will increase by approximately 8.3 million and account for more […]
A growing number of retirees not only work or plan to work after retirement, but more than half say they want to work after they retire, a recent study finds. Forty-seven percent of retirees say they either have worked or plan to work during retirement, and 72% of pre-retirees age 50+ say they want to keep […]
Retirement planning spans three generations of Americans, writes USA Today in a recent article, which examines the specific retirement issues those of the Baby Boomer, Generation X and Millennial generation face. Baby Boomers have expressed the most concern, while the Millennial generation appears the most confident about retirement. The article notes a recent study by the […]
From cost of living to health care access and tax rates, BankRate has comprised its annual state ranking of the best places to retire in 2014. Topping the list at No. 1: South Dakota, followed by Colorado, Utah, North Dakota and Wyoming. The rankings shifted slightly over 2013, when the top five states comprised Tennessee, […]
Senior housing could be in for a big surge—as much as double the current penetration rate—as baby boomers continue to sell their homes and move toward more amenities in urban centers across the country. Many are seeing their retirements unfold in those urban centers and are seeking new and modern housing options rather than independent […]
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