Senior Living Providers Test New Models with Home-Based Services

As the senior living industry’s evolution continues and the impending “silver tsunami” advances, some providers who are questioning how to stay ahead of the curve are testing new home and community-based business models.  The 61% of respondents for the 2013 LeadingAge-Ziegler 100 indicating they provide HCBS is a decrease from the previous two years, at […]

LeadingAge-Ziegler Rank Largest Affordable Senior Housing Providers

Following the release of the LeadingAge-Ziegler 100, the two companies have teamed up again to rank the largest nonprofit affordable senior housing providers in the country. The 2013 LeadingAge-Ziegler 100 finds that Ohio-based National Church Residences is the largest not-for-profit affordable housing provider with more than 16,000 residents being served across 228 communities. The list […]

Senior Living Gains Momentum as Hospitality Career Track

The senior living industry and continuing care retirement communities in particular are gaining momentum as a career option for hospitality students as compelling demographics help increase awareness about the sector.  In early October, a group of senior living professionals gave a presentation on the industry to more than 200 students enrolled in Pennsylvania State University’s […]

Student Tech Competition to Target New Senior Living Solutions

Students this week will gather to compete on the latest in senior living technology solutions. Over two days held in conjunction with the 2013 LeadingAge Annual Meeting in Dallas, Texas, the inaugural “HackFest” is challenging student teams from universities across the country to create technology-driven tools that will aid the lives of older adults. Through […]

After Downturn, Non-Profits Start to Look Again at New CCRC Construction

A slowdown in continuing care retirement community (CCRC) construction may be reaching its end as occupancy rates improve and non-profits see increased competition from for-profit organizations building standalone memory care and assisted living communities. Data from the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing shows for-profit companies are doing the majority of new construction during the […]

LeadingAge-Ziegler Releases New Top-100 Nonprofit Senior Living Rankings

Mergers, acquisitions and affiliations continue to drive growth among not-for-profit senior living providers, recording a 1.6% annual growth rate in 2012 alone, according to the latest LeadingAge/Ziegler 100 report released Thursday.  Among the top 100 nonprofit providers, 90% are now offering memory care services, the LZ 100 reports, while others are offering affordable housing (53%) […]

Senior Living Success Depends on More Than Bricks and Mortar

Technology implementation is a business imperative for senior living organizations of all sizes going forward, tech experts say, especially for those who want to capture markets outside the traditional bricks and mortar. “We’re all faced with the same challenge: bricks and mortar will only go so far, and we can’t build enough to meet emerging […]

EHRs Reap Big Savings For Early Senior Living Adopters

While electronic health records (EHRs) might appear financially feasible for larger senior living providers, the paperless record-keeping technology looks to play a bigger role as healthcare reforms change the landscape of senior care for providers big and small. Despite relatively low adoption rates, those who have flipped the switch say EHRs are well worth it, […]

LeadingAge Expands EHR Selection Tool for Senior Living Providers

LeadingAge’s Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) is releasing a white paper and selection matrix for senior living providers looking to implement an electronic health record (EHR) system.  These tools are an expansion of the portfolio of free tools that CAST released last year to help long-term and post-acute care organizations plan for and identify […]

CCRC Business Model Proves Resilient, But Not Without Bruises

The housing market crash along with the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression has reshaped the way continuing care retirement communities (CCRC) are conceived, developed and operated. While the downturn proved too much for some projects to handle, the market has largely performed well over time, those active in the market say. “The challenged […]