During our recent virtual Sales Summit, Oakmont Senior Living COO Matt Stevenson said something that caught my attention: “When we look in most markets, we’re hovering around 10% to 11% penetration … to fully recover as an industry, we’ve got to get that to 15% levels.” His point was that, with the vaccine rollout enabling […]
Eclipse Senior Living
The recent acquisition of 16 communities from Healthpeak (NYSE: PEAK) was the largest transaction in company history for Discovery Senior Living and marks the start of a strategic shift for the provider, to a structure of regional brands. The deal was publicly announced last week by Irvine, California-based Healthpeak, which is a real estate investment […]
A transaction announced last Friday provides another sign of the increasing role of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) in shaping how older adults receive care and services. SPACs — also known as “blank check companies” — raise capital in public offerings, with the purpose of acquiring companies with high growth potential. SPACs have been very […]
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 […]
Eclipse Senior Living is forging ahead with a new dedicated effort to boost its workforce diversity — and hopefully set an example for the rest of the industry to follow in the process. The Lake Oswego, Oregon-based company earlier this year launched a campaign called IDEA, which is based on four cornerstones: inclusion, diversity, equality […]
The Covid-19 pandemic has created myriad problems for senior living providers. But these problems are not insurmountable, and companies across the industry are devising creative solutions. In this series, we’re surveying industry leaders to highlight these actionable solutions. With Covid-19 surging in markets around the country, we kick off the series by asking: How do […]
Five months after Covid-19 reached U.S. shores, reality is sinking in about how long senior living communities will have to remain on a pandemic footing. For Lake Oswego, Oregon-based Eclipse Senior Living, one of the key areas of focus right now is “pushing a recalibration,” to help associates shift from the “sprint” of immediate crisis […]
More than 7,000 assisted living residents may have died from Covid-19 in the United States, according to a new report based on information that federal lawmakers gleaned from providers. The report suggests that the numbers may actually be higher, since deaths in assisted living facilities are not reported to the federal government, an issue that […]
Two U.S. senators from Massachusetts and the chair of the House Oversight Committee are asking some of the largest providers of senior living in the U.S. to provide more information about their Covid-19 infection rates and response measures. Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) this week sent a letter […]
With millions of baby boomers reaching retirement age, an evolving landscape for pricing, a red-hot labor market and the looming potential for multiple avenues of disruption, it’s clear the senior living industry faces a new chapter. All of those forces will shape the industry for years to come, requiring that investors, owners and operators be […]
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