Nearly 80% of respondents to a recent seniors housing industry survey reported that caregivers and hourly employees face critical levels of burnout and another 80% said that staffing shortages are the biggest issue they face. OnShift, a Cleveland-based human management software company, revealed the results of its third annual Workforce 360 Survey earlier this month. […]
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Baptist Senior Services names new CEO amid rebrand Pittsburgh-based Baptist Senior Services, now Baptist Senior Family, announced Timothy Myers will serve as President and CEO, replacing Alvin Allison Jr., who will retire at the end of this year. Myers was most recently CFO at Ingleside, a DC-area seniors housing parent company that oversees six senior […]
Lifespace Communities is boosting pay rates across its portfolio of 14 continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) over the next two months, with many of its 3,600 employees seeing double-digit percent increases. As a result, the nonprofit organization will pay out $17 million more in wages in 2022, compared to this year. The average increase will […]
In the Pipeline is brought to you by the Senior Housing News Architecture & Design Awards, an annual competition that recognizes cutting-edge design, excellence, and innovation in senior living. Submissions are currently open. Construction: Planned Maplewood to Expand Inspir Brand to Washington, D.C. Maplewood Senior Living and Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE: OHI) are bringing the […]
Lifespace Communities is taking steps to strengthen its financial profile. The West Des Moines, Iowa-based nonprofit is nearing completion on securing bond issuances totaling nearly $175.5 million. Proceeds will be earmarked for financing remaining project costs for Lifespace’s expansion and renovation projects at its life plan communities in Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Pennsylvania and Minnesota, refund […]
Lifespace Communities continues to make progress in its efforts to streamline its portfolio for growth. The West Des Moines, Iowa-based nonprofit continuing care retirement community operator announced it is turning over ownership and management of two campuses — Deerfield, in Des Moines, Iowa; and Grand Lodge at the Preserve in Lincoln, Nebraska — to Immanuel […]
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With a reconstituted executive team in place, financial restructuring of one life plan community complete, and occupancy beginning to recover from 2020 lows, Lifespace Communities is now turning its attention to growth. Diversifying service lines and affiliating with smaller providers may be part of its strategy. The West Des Moines, Iowa-based nonprofit affiliated with Senior […]
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Lifespace Communities CEO Jesse Jantzen had his work cut out for him when he joined the company in April 2020. He joined a nonprofit provider that entered into an affiliation with Texas-based Senior Quality Lifestyles Corporation (SQLC) in May 2019 — a merger that took a year in negotiations to complete. The SQLC affiliation brought […]
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