This week, our readers were hot on stock market news, and took a hard look at oversupply warnings. Readers also dove into new consolidation trends among vendors, as PS Lifestyle partners with Sodexo. SHN Most Read Market Turmoil Puts Senior Housing Occupancy, Cap Rates in Question—Stock market turmoil sent shockwaves around the globe, and the […]
A Place for Mom
Third-party senior living referral services have emerged as increasingly influential players in the sector. Providers may have mixed reactions to the growth of these companies, but it’s undeniable that having information about the interactions between third-part advisors and potential residents and their families provides a window on a crucial component of the referral ecosystem. The […]
In the midst of a busy national marketplace for online senior living search solutions, one San Fransisco-based startup is quietly taking a local approach to the growing need. Now six months and 300 communities later, it’s eyeing its next market for growth. Seniorly.com is the brainchild of several Bay Area entrepreneurs, including Arthur Bretschneider, a […]
Kids plus seniors. It’s been a successful equation for some innovative senior living providers, and now there’s a film in the works that might help intergenerational programming gain even more momentum. It’s created buzz on the crowdfunding website Kickstarter. We at SHN are fans of the trailer and look forward to seeing the whole movie. Also […]
Third-party senior living referral services, which send residents in the direction of operators that pay their fees, are not good for the sector and should be spurned by large operators, according to several prominent CEOs in the senior housing industry. These third-party brokers are “popping up like mushrooms,” Chartwell Retirement Residences President and CEO Brent […]
The most popular names of residents in senior living provide a glimpse into the history of trending baby names throughout the decades, according to a new analysis of popular names over time by the nation’s largest senior living referral source, A Place for Mom (APFM). APFM, which works with more than 100,000 new families each month, reviewed their move-in data […]
In case you missed them…. here are the top headlines grabbing Senior Housing News readers’ attention this week. Alliance Residential Launches $1 Billion Senior Living Pipeline—With an established footprint in multifamily development, Alliance is making a major foray into senior housing with a billion-dollar pipeline planned in the coming years. As Providers Ready for […]
Prospective residents and their families can now get a better idea of how much senior living costs in their region via a new national price index from A Place for Mom (APFM). The nation’s largest senior living referral service on Wednesday released its first National Senior Living Price Index, a new resource that reveals cost […]
In case you missed it, here are the top headlines that grabbed the attention of Senior Housing News readers this week: The Top 10 Senior Housing Trends for 2015—A new year brings new opportunities. Check out the top senior housing industry trends in 2015, from what to expect in the mergers and acquisitions market to […]
The most common search term for senior living is not, in fact, senior living — or senior housing — but assisted living, a new analysis of search terms used by consumers searching for industry-related housing and care types reveals. Assisted living is a much more common search term compared to senior living and nursing homes, with […]
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