Ziegler completes 3 transactions totaling $240M Ziegler completed the following transactions: A Series 2020 Bond package totaling $199.4 million for Acts Life-Retirement Communities, consisting of $115.11 million in Series 2020 tax-exempt bonds and $84.3 million in 2020 taxable bonds. The tax-exempt bonds were issued through the Wisconsin Public Finance Authority, Palm Beach County (Florida) Health […]
OnShift
The complexities of Covid-19 have thrown a wrench in many senior living providers’ recruitment efforts during a time of need. But there are some ways companies can retool hiring for the new pandemic age. Forging ahead with a new hiring strategy is especially important, given that Covid-19 has only made hiring harder in recent months, […]
New Senior completes $385M AL/MC Portfolio sale New Senior Investment Group (NYSE: SNR) completed the $385 million sale of its entire assisted living and memory care portfolio for a gross sale price of $385 million (the “Transaction”). Proceeds from the transaction, which was first announced last November, were used to reduce debt by approximately $360 […]
The ability to attract and retain frontline workers is often cited as the biggest challenge for today’s senior living providers — and many think it’s going to stay as bad, or even get worse, in the next three years as they compete with the so-called “gig economy” for new workers. That’s according to a new […]
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Senior living industry association Argentum on Tuesday announced new efforts to recruit, retain, and measure the senior living workforce. At the forefront of those efforts is an apprenticeship for nursing assistants and caregivers in senior living, which the organization is collaborating on with a steering group that includes industry stakeholders Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD), […]
OnShift has a new card in its Wallet. The Cleveland-based workforce management software firm announced on Tuesday it’s adding a prepaid Visa card option to Wallet, the PayActiv-powered app it launched in 2017 to help senior care workers access earned but unpaid wages. The move is aimed at giving those employees a way to access […]
On a mission to help the senior care industry address the staffing crisis, OnShift closed on a new round of funding at the end of 2018 from major investors like Clearlake Capital and Ziegler Link Age, and is hunting to grow its market share. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, the cloud-based human capital software-as-a-service company is […]
Turnover is a massive problem, with costs reaching $5,000 to replace each lost employee, while also risking the care and service your residents receive. Get ahead of the revolving door with modern, employee-centric onboarding practices that hook new employees during the first 90 days. Download this whitepaper specifically for senior care executives to help you: […]
Despite ongoing senior housing headwinds, executives with Welltower (NYSE: WELL) are encouraged by occupancy increases that occurred in the fourth quarter of 2018. “We’re cautiously optimistic about the recent performance of our senior housing operating portfolio,” Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer Shankh Mitra said Tuesday, on an earnings call with analysts and investors. […]