By Sloane Airey Memory care experts are watching a new memory care model from the federal government in hopes it could help caregivers providing in-home help as well as existing communities and their residents. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)’s new GUIDE model, announced earlier this year, aims to help dementia patients stay […]
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With a recent quickened pace of move-ins, the memory care segment of senior living is gearing up for a potentially years-long period of growth and high demand. Operators are preparing in the second half of 2023 by prioritizing growth, programming, technology and cost efficiency. The impact of rate increases, broader factors like cost inflation and […]
Juniper Communities is expanding into membership-based services. The Bloomfield, New Jersey-based senior living operator is formally launching a new health and wellbeing program with the goal of bringing about the “next generation of senior living,” according to CEO Lynne Katzmann. The new program, Catalyst, is an “ecosystem of programs and services” where residents will pay […]
The most frequent comment I heard at our inaugural BRAIN conference two weeks ago was: This event was badly needed, because memory care is given scant attention at most industry gatherings. I’ve observed this to be true. At most events, perhaps one or two panels — if that — will be devoted to memory care. […]
It’s no secret among senior living operators that many residents are living with some form of cognitive decline, and that has created a vast need for more early-stage memory care services. Over the past two and a half years, the Covid-19 pandemic prompted many families to hold off on moving a loved one into a […]
Memory care was among the hardest-hit senior living segments in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. Two years and change later, many operators in the space are still recovering. The arrival of Covid-19 tossed disruption into the sector, leading to historic lows in occupancy and a whirlwind of community transitions. While many memory care […]
Disney has become the latest high-wattage brand to make a senior living play, announcing its intentions to include 55+ housing in forthcoming Storyliving by Disney residential developments. Just as Latitude Margaritaville communities have attracted large numbers of aging Parrotheads, I expect there will be robust demand among Disney fans for Storyliving’s 55+ options. And just […]
With contributions from Tim Regan and Nick Andrews Rapid growth, innovative operating models and seasoned leaders who are still generating new ideas. These are among the factors differentiating some senior living providers from the pack, making them companies to watch in 2022. As the industry embarks on a critical re-building year, these providers are taking […]
As 2022 begins, headlines are unfortunately reminiscent of 2020, featuring news of Covid-19 case counts, global disruptions to business and transportation, and even whole cities going into lock down. But for the U.S. senior living industry, history will not repeat itself in 2022. That’s thanks largely to the number of residents vaccinated against Covid-19 and […]
