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 […]
Oak Street Health
In the midst of the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, I imagine that few senior living executives paid much attention to recent news that Oak Street Health filed for an initial public offering (IPO). But, senior living leaders should consider the role that Oak Street and similar businesses could play in driving more affordable, better care for […]
The accelerating trend of bringing primary care into senior living communities might gain even more momentum as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. One innovative example of combining primary care and senior living comes from Illinois, where Oak Street Health recently brought its care model into four assisted living communities managed by Pathway to Living. […]
Assisted living communities that have on-site primary care could gain a range of benefits — including advantages in battling Covid-19. However, bringing primary care into assisted living is not for the faint of heart, according to Brian Cloch, Principal at Innovative Health. “This is really, really hard,” he said, during a recent interview for the […]