A Place For Mom has beefed up its executive leadership team as part of its ongoing efforts to “reinvent” itself in the next two years. The new hires come to senior living from a variety of large corporations in other industries, including American Express, A&E Networks and Anheuser-Busch Inbev. The nation’s largest online referral platform […]
A Place for Mom
Months after A Place For Mom CEO Larry Kutscher explained how the company would “reinvent” itself in the next two years, he says the firm has made concrete steps toward that goal. The nation’s largest online referral platform for senior housing announced Tuesday it’s opening a new office soon near Kansas City in Overland Park, […]
Alexis Ohanian’s predictions about senior living disruption caught the attention of Senior Housing News’ readership last year. The Reddit co-founder’s interest in developing tech solutions for seniors was our top-read story of 2019, ending a two-year stranglehold on the top spot by Jimmy Buffett’s Latitude Margaritaville expansion. In fact, the intersection of innovation and senior […]
A Place for Mom’s new CEO, Larry Kutscher, is working to reinvent the company within two years, including by redefining its relationship with senior living providers. “I had a town hall the first day on the job and said, I don’t see why we call [senior living] communities partners. They’re customers,” Kutscher told Senior Housing […]
A Place for Mom (APFM) announced a change in leadership at the top of its corporate ranks. The nation’s largest senior housing referral service on Monday announced Larry Kutscher as CEO, effective immediately. He succeeds Sean Kell, who resigned as CEO and will continue to serve as a senior adviser to the company. Kutscher will […]
A Place for Mom (APFM), the largest senior housing referral service in the country, released the results of its 2018 National Senior Living Cost Index Tuesday morning and found cost growth changed as follows: Independent living rates increased 2.6% from 2017 to 2018, bringing median monthly costs to $2,552 Assisted living costs for seniors declined […]
In the midst of industry headwinds, The LaSalle Group is focused on business basics in 2019 — but the Dallas-based company has some new initiatives underway as well. Notably, it is rolling out a new brand called “The Whitley” and is forging ahead with technology initiatives to streamline sales and marketing. LaSalle is an integrated […]
Picture an 83-year-old woman in Wisconsin who is increasingly prone to falls, researching assisted living communities. Unable to cut through a pool of options, she calls a referral service offered by her Medicare Advantage plan, where a consultant is able to narrow her choices based on select criteria she provides. This scenario is already coming […]
In senior living, utilizing third-party referral sources often results in less desirable leads—as well as a litany of frustrations. That’s according to a recent report from Chicago-based special investment banking firm Ziegler. For the report, Ziegler surveyed more than 150 senior housing financial professionals and CFOs, 98% of whom worked for nonprofit organizations. It’s much […]
Sunrise Senior Living, Holiday Retirement and Capital Senior Living (NYSE: CSU) have the most satisfied residents among the country’s largest senior living providers, according to a new report from market research firm J.D. Power. The “J.D. Power 2018 Senior Living Satisfaction Study” was conducted between October and December of 2017 and based on responses from 2,539 residents or loved ones […]
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