“When you’re in a chaotic environment, you white-knuckle the status quo. We just can’t do that. We really have to think about what is the ‘new next’ that we are going towards.” Those are the words of Sequoia Living President and CEO Sara McVey, and they capture a common sentiment among other top executives in […]
Among the many lessons that Covid-19 drove home in 2020: No one can predict what the future holds. But as the senior living industry battles the latest wave of infections and starts to beat back the pandemic through vaccination, it’s also more important than ever to look ahead and try to identify what trends will […]
Even in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, Aegis Living brought on board an enterprise culinary service director over the summer and now is making progress on a new, wellness-focused approach to dining. Behind the scenes, the culinary leaders with the Bellevue, Washington-based provider are making incremental changes to menus in order to boost the […]
With Covid-19 dominating the news for most of 2020, it’s no surprise that the most-read stories of the year were all related to the pandemic. In particular, readers were interested in how Covid-19 might change the way that communities are designed, with the top two stories both focused on this topic. And the hottest design […]
Even with the prospect of a safe and effective vaccine on the horizon, it’s clear the Covid-19 pandemic will continue to disrupt the senior living industry for months or even years to come. In the post-Covid world, senior living providers will likely need to collect more data about their residents than ever before as part […]
Going into 2021, Aegis Living is preparing for a potentially bumpy rollout of a Covid-19 vaccine, and the organization is primed for another 90 to 100 days of intense pandemic activity — but CEO Dwayne Clark predicts recovery to take hold next spring. By that point, significant herd immunity could be reached, and strong providers […]
As calendars flip to December, the exercise of reflecting on the past year and planning for the future is more necessary — and more difficult — than ever. How to sum up a year marked by Covid-19, protests for racial justice, and a presidential election, among other changes and upheavals? And what lessons can be […]
The Covid-19 pandemic has created impediments to development, but Aegis Living is still on track to double its portfolio size within a decade. The Bellevue, Washington-based assisted living and memory care provider currently has 32 communities in operation and eight under development. So, about three communities need to be added each year for the next […]
One thing is certain as the coronavirus pandemic enters its sixth month in the U.S.: Covid-19 is not going away. “We are going to have to live with Covid-19 in the world,” Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) CEO Cindy Baier told Senior Housing News. And, in many regards, the senior living industry is in fact […]
As a result of Covid-19, some senior living providers are shifting their operational model from one that primarily emphasizes hospitality and socialization to one that focuses on high-quality clinical care. This shift could be a watershed moment for the industry, which has long debated whether the private-pay senior living product is — and should be […]
