About four years ago, Christian Living Communities (CLC) faced a problem: Resident turnover at one of its locations was too high. The nonprofit provider began working with a startup company to bring urgent care services to residents, and within a year, turnover was down to normal levels and emergency room visits were less frequent. Today, […]
If all goes according to plan, Christian Living Communities (CLC) may soon have a much wider reach. The Greenwood Village, Colorado-based nonprofit senior housing owner-operator recently tripled the size of its home care division, and it plans to double the number of senior housing communities under its management by 2020. Still, President and CEO Terry […]
With the advent of social media and open-source publishing tools, more ordinary people than ever before are sharing information about the places where they live and work as “citizen journalists.” But the trend isn’t limited to the normal walks of life—senior living has its own kind of locally sourced journalism, too. That doesn’t mean senior […]
Senior living providers who want to keep their employees from leaving for other opportunities might do well to consult the advice of their residents. That’s exactly what happens at Holly Creek, a Christian Living Communities (CLC) life plan community in Denver that houses roughly 320 residents. Christian Living Communities has eight senior housing properties in Colorado, with […]
These days, it’s not uncommon for senior living communities to open with bistros, movie theaters, yoga studios or other perks you might find at a nice hotel. But as some providers across the U.S. adopt high-end amenities and hotel-like customer service, are they losing sight of what’s best for their residents? Maybe, says Jill Vitale-Aussem, […]
SLIB Closes Sale of Four Washington Facilities for $78 Million Senior Living Investment Brokerage, Inc. (SLIB) has closed the sale of four Washington assisted living and independent living communities for a total of $78 million. The portfolio is a collection of four properties located in Seattle’s greater metropolitan area, totaling 368 units with approximately 354,083 […]
Ventas Elects New Members to Board Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR) elected Walter C. Rakowich, retired CEO of Prologis, and Roxanne M. Martino, CEO of Aurora Investment Management, to the real estate investment trust’s (REIT) board of directors, effective immediately. Rakowich was CEO of Prologis (NYSE: PLD) from November 2008 to June 2011, when Prologies and […]
Senior living operators are sitting on the precipice of unprecedented changes within the industry, resulting from the massive demographic shift that is set to take place by 2020. Are you prepared? Have you considered the value an integrated electronic health record (EHR) platform will have in helping you to manage these changes? While a recent […]
Senior living operators are sitting on the precipice of unprecedented changes within the industry, resulting from the massive demographic shift that is set to take place by 2020. Are you prepared? Have you considered the value an integrated electronic health record (EHR) platform will have in helping you to manage these changes? While a recent […]
Senior living operators are sitting on the precipice of unprecedented changes within the industry, resulting from the massive demographic shift that is set to take place by 2020. Are you prepared? Have you considered the value an integrated electronic health record (EHR) platform will have in helping you to manage these changes? While a recent […]
