Senior housing developers have been ready to go for months—even years, for some—and while there’s no immediate danger of overdevelopment, cautious lenders may function as a safeguard against repeating a boom-and-bust cycle. The annual senior housing inventory growth rate is beginning to gain traction, but was still minimal in the second quarter of 2012 at […]
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Top executives from several different senior living companies weighed in on a variety of topics ranging from adjusting strategies to accommodate rising acuity levels to thoughts on development versus acquisitions at the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry’s (NIC) annual national conference, held last week in Chicago, Ill. Here’s a collection […]
Students are increasingly interested in pursuing a career in senior living, but programs focused on educating the senior living managers of tomorrow need the support of senior living providers to be successful. Despite the rise of senior living communities and growing demand for their services, the industry faces a potential shortage of qualified individuals to […]
The Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) recently announced the winners of its fifth annual Best of the Best Awards, which recognizes forward-thinking companies in or related to the senior living industry for innovative programs and services they’ve implemented. The awards encompass eight categories, listed below with the winner of each: Resident Health & Wellness—Senior […]
There’s a growing need for professionals trained in the senior living industry, and top-level executives are recognizing this with both time and money, notes Washington State University, following its addition of a senior living management class to its undergraduate curriculum. Each week, company professionals drive or fly the nearly 300 miles from Seattle to WSU […]
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