Voices: Dave Coluzzi, President Carlton Senior Living

This article is sponsored by Alexa Smart Properties. In the journey toward voice-enabled technology, senior living provider Carlton Senior Living has made major strides. Having first implemented Amazon Alexa devices in its communities prior to the COVID- 19 pandemic, the company today has seen major impacts both for residents and for staff. In this Voices […]

[Updated] Brightview Senior Living, Vi Lead 2022 Best Workplaces in Aging Services List

Fortune Magazine’s annual Best Workplaces in Aging Services list is once again populated by some familiar faces. Baltimore-based Brightview Senior Living took the No. 1 spot on this year’s list, while Chicago-based Vi was third on the list. Long-term care provider Citadel Healthcare was this year’s runner-up. The annual list ranks the top aging services […]

Brightview, Summit Vista Again Top Best Workplaces in Aging Services List

Brightview Senior Living and Summit Vista have again come out on top in the annual Best Workplaces in Aging Services list. The list, now in its fourth year, ranks the top aging services workplaces among 25 large senior housing and care providers and 25 small- and medium-sized senior housing and care providers. The list is […]

Brightview, Summit Vista Rank No. 1 Among 2020’s Best Workplaces in Aging Services

Brightview Senior Living and Summit Vista are the top workplaces in senior living for employee satisfaction, according to this year’s Best Workplaces in Aging Services list. Baltimore-based Brightview, which operates a portfolio of 42 communities, took the No. 1 spot among large providers for the second year in a row; while Summit Vista, a life […]

Transactions & Financings: Welltower, Healthpeak Reportedly Sell South Florida Communities at Steep Discounts

Welltower sells Florida assisted living facility for $56M Welltower (NYSE: WELL) sold Aston Gardens Assisted Living in Parkland, Florida for $55.7 million, The Real Deal Miami reports. The buyer was Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors. the property is operated by Discovery Senior Living. The property sold for $78 million in 2015. The latest sale marks a […]

New Tech Helps Revera, Asbury, Carlton Meet Workforce Challenges

The senior housing industry is gradually embracing technology but still struggles to keep up with the pace of new advancements, as well as the costs involved with implementing technology. Still, forward-thinking providers are making significant technology investments that are bearing fruit. When asked to name the single tech implementation that has made the biggest positive […]

Carlton Senior Living Reduces Memory Care Falls 31% With AI Tech

A tech startup that has raised $6 million is poised to make further inroads in senior living, thanks to results like those at Carlton Senior Living. Concord, California-based Carlton utilized the new AI-enabled technology, called SafelyYou, to cut down on falls and visits to the emergency room among its memory care residents. The senior living […]

It’s Not Pot: What Senior Living Providers Should Know About CBD

While it doesn’t get you high and may not treat as many conditions as advertised, CBD could have an even larger immediate impact on senior living than marijuana. For one, CBD is everywhere these days, including in cookies, coffee and even dog treats. And in a sign of the times, pharmacy giants CVS (NYSE: CVS) […]

Tech Beat: New Perspective Partners with Roobrik, Eldermark’s New Hire

New Perspective Teams Up with Roobrik for Assessment Tool Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based New Perspective Senior Living recently partnered with Durham, North Carolina-based Roobrik, a provider of human-centric decision tools for age-related health and care decisions, to make an online assessment tool publicly available online. Specifically, Roobrik’s “Is it time to get help?” tool guides users […]