The Medicare Advantage era is dawning in senior living. Due to policy changes implemented this year, these insurance plans appear poised to become a more important payer for senior living services. Under Medicare Advantage, federal dollars flow to private-sector insurance companies—including giants such as UnitedHealthcare Read More »
What Senior Housing Providers Can Learn from Military Recruitment, Training
The senior housing industry is on the brink of a major labor shortage—and the anxieties that this news has caused in industry executives are well-documented. Not all hope is lost, however. As it turns out, the senior housing industry may have a great deal to Read More »
Great Place to Work Data Holds Surprises for Senior Living
In just three months, Fortune magazine will publish the first-ever “Best Workplaces in Aging Services” list. To be considered for inclusion, senior housing and care providers had to complete an initial process by June 18, to become “certified.” With that deadline now past and the Read More »
Movers & Shakers: Erickson Living, Benchmark Senior Living
Movers & Shakers is brought to you by the Senior Housing News Job Board. Browse and apply to management and executive senior living jobs and positions from leading professional firms serving the industry. Employers can post single jobs, purchase job packages or our premium subscription that Read More »
New Policy Could Open Medicare Advantage Floodgates in Senior Living
Medicare Advantage (MA) plans will be able to offer a new type of benefit starting next year, which could be a game-changer for senior living. It could create a new revenue stream for providers while also making them more important players in the U.S. health Read More »
Medicare Advantage Insurers Consider Senior Living Acquisitions
As the popularity of Medicare Advantage plans continues to grow, commercial health insurers are starting to look at senior living not only as a partner but as a potential acquisition target. While the number of senior living providers partnering with Medicare Advantage programs is small, Read More »
Locking Rents Could Be More Gimmick Than Game-Changer in Senior Living
Senior living providers across the country have done some creative things to attract new residents, from installing touch-screen tables in community sales centers to offering potential residents the chance to “try before they buy.” Some tactics are riskier than others, though, including offering locked-in rents in which Read More »
Joint Venture Brings Rehab Plus Wellness Model to Senior Living
Seeking to increase length of stay and improve resident health and wellness, some senior living providers are testing a model of care that combines rehab with a personalized post-therapy fitness program. These providers are working with a company created in 2015, that is a joint Read More »
Movers & Shakers: Harbor Retirement Associates’ New CEO
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Top Senior Housing Trends in 2018
Senior living professionals have reasons to be excited as they turn the calendar to 2018, even in the midst of ongoing occupancy pressure and potential disruption from recent health care mega-deals. Perhaps most fundamentally, the passage of another year brings the long-anticipated baby boomer age Read More »
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