Long Stable, Senior Housing CapEx Allocations Must Increase As Stock Ages

For much of the past 20 years, capital expenditure allocations in senior living have been largely trapped in amber. That has changed in recent years. Faced with aging buildings and competition from new communities and operators, CapEx spends have grown gradually since 2015, and even buildings delivered within the past decade are undergoing renovations, Green […]

Why Innovations in Co-Housing Create Threats, Opportunities for Senior Living Providers

Co-living is not a new concept as an option for older adults — the classic series The Golden Girls brought a co-living arrangement to life on people’s television sets in the 1980s and 1990s. But innovations in co-living are dovetailing with the Covid-19 pandemic, which has aging baby boomers looking for alternatives to traditional, communal […]

4 Ways Covid-19 Could Permanently Change Senior Living Operations

Covid-19 is giving health systems a better appreciation for senior living’s position as a part of the health care continuum, and for the fact that operators can provide social determinants of health to keep overall costs down for hospitals and acute care settings. Providers are also forging bonds with local public health departments they overlooked […]

Christian Living Communities Taps Eden Alternative Leader Vitale-Aussem as New CEO

Christian Living Communities (CLC) has tapped Jill Vitale-Aussem as its next president and CEO. Vitale-Aussem is an industry veteran who served for the last two years as president and CEO of The Eden Alternative, the organization founded by Dr. Bill Thomas to drive culture-change and create more person-centered approaches in senior living and care. Prior […]

Independent Living Consumer Sentiment Solid, Pandemic Exposes Pain Points To Address For Future Success

A decisive majority of independent living residents are glad to be in a senior living community during Covid-19, although they see room for improvement in some key operational areas. Meanwhile, staff are generally glad to be working in independent living during this time and believe that their communities have responded well to the pandemic. And […]