CEOs, Execs to Headline Senior Housing News Summit 2015

The countdown has begun to the 4th annual Senior Housing News Summit, and several of the industry’s top CEOs and executives now are slated for the July 16 event in downtown Chicago. Don’t miss this one-day event that will bring you business insight and access to leading executives in the senior living industry. Purchase your ticket now before they sell out to […]

Senior Housing News Summit 2015—Speakers Announced

Senior Housing News is pleased to announce the 4th annual Senior Housing News Summit, taking place July 16 in downtown Chicago. Don’t miss this one-day event that will bring you business insight and access to leading executives in the senior living industry. Purchase your ticket now before they sell out to ensure you get the […]

Movers & Shakers — NHI’s Justin Hutchens Ranks Among Forbes Most Powerful CEOs

NHI’s Justin Hutchens Makes List of ‘Most Powerful CEOs’ For the fourth consecutive year, National Health Investors’ (NYSE: NHI) CEO and President Justin Hutchens has made Forbes’ lists of America’s Most Powerful CEOs 40 and Under, ranking 14th, 8th, 18th and 13th, respectively. The 20 CEOs listed hail from publicly traded companies that have CEOs […]

Outdated Workforce Systems Are Holding Senior Living Back

Senior living providers are encountering serious obstacles in hiring the large number of workers they need, but many also see ways they could improve their systems and processes to achieve better results. More than 600 senior living professionals responded to a recent survey conducted by OnShift, a company that offers human capital management (HCM) solutions, […]

Movers & Shakers: Former HCN Chief Joins OnShift Board

Cindy Cassella Joins Team at Massachusetts CCRC  Vista Terrace, the latest addition to the campus of the North Hill continuing care retirement community (CCRC), has hired Cindy Cassella as director of resident support. With nearly than 30 years of nursing and home health experience, Cassella will be responsible for overseeing the services provided by nurses and […]

Obamacare Employer Mandate Delayed Again—For Some

Mid-size employers have an additional year’s time before they must provide health insurance to qualifying employees under the Affordable Care Act.  Businesses with between 50-99 employees are not required to offer health insurance to full-time workers until 2016, according to a senior official with the Obama Administration, reports the Washington Post.  Last July, implementation of […]

OnShift Raises $7 Million, Targets Growth in Long Term Care

OnShift, a staff scheduling and labor management software provider for the senior living industry, has big growth plans on the horizon for $7 million in financing that it recently secured. The company announced Tuesday that it had closed $7 million in Series C Financing, which it will use not only to increase existing business operations, […]

Senior Living Mulls ‘Pay or Play’ in 2014 Ahead of ACA’s Employer Mandate

The postponed implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s provision for employer-sponsored health insurance has given senior living providers an extra year to figure out their coverage plan and staffing strategy—time that can’t be wasted, industry stakeholders say. Originally slated to take effect in January 2014, the ACA’s “employer mandate/employer penalty” was delayed until 2015. It requires […]