One the largest non-profit Medicare Advantage (MA) health insurance companies in the nation is open to working with senior living providers as new benefits are rolled out in 2019. Senior housing operators across the country are evaluating Medicare Advantage opportunities in light of a change Read More »
Sunrise Senior Living Emerges from ‘Tech Desert,’ Cogir Invests in AI
Forward thinking senior living operators recognize the potential for tech to improve customer satisfaction, move-ins, employee retention and have a positive impact on value propositions. Two companies, Sunrise Senior Living and Cogir Real Estate, shared their experiences bringing tech into their operations platforms, with positive Read More »
Welltower, Johns Hopkins Unveil Assisted Living Quality Framework
Welltower (NYSE: WELL) has released the results of a study conducted for the health care real estate investment trust (REIT) by Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) that may eventually establish best operating practices in assisted living and memory care communities across the country. The National Assisted Read More »
Medicare Advantage Insurer Anthem Wants to ‘Push Innovation Buttons’ with Senior Living
As senior living providers assess how they can seize new opportunities in Medicare Advantage (MA), they should consider one of the nation’s largest insurance companies an interested potential partner. Indianapolis-based Anthem Inc. (NYSE: ANTM) is the largest for-profit managed health company under the Blue Cross Read More »
Senior Star, Sunrise, Erickson Living CCRC Among ‘Best Workplaces’ in Senior Housing
Senior Star, Sunrise Senior Living and an Erickson Living continuing care retirement community (CCRC) are among the top 50 senior housing workplaces in the U.S., according to a new list focused on the aging services sector from Fortune magazine research partner Great Place to Work. The first-ever Read More »
Sunrise Senior Living Experiments with ‘Video for the Brain’ Dementia Therapy in UK
Sunrise Senior Living is launching a 12-month trial in some of its U.K. communities, testing a type of dementia therapy that is gaining increasing recognition for effectiveness. The approach, if successful, could be integrated into the company’s memory care practices in the United States as Read More »
Silverado, CareMore Collaboration Brings Medicare Advantage Into Memory Care
In an example of the growing role of Medicare Advantage (MA) in senior living, Silverado is collaborating with insurer CareMore Health. The effort started at Silverado’s Sierra Vista Memory Care community near Los Angeles and has begun expanding to other communities in the last few Read More »
Coming CMS Decisions to Shape Medicare Advantage Opportunities for Senior Living
Several recent policy changes could mean that Medicare Advantage (MA) plans will start to cover more senior living services in the years ahead, but big questions remain as to what these new MA benefits will entail and how they will be introduced. A new report Read More »
LTC CEO: Triple-Net Leases Not ‘Evil,’ Thrive Gets $1.4M Rent Deferment
Despite doing more joint ventures lately, LTC Properties (NYSE: LTC) is still a firm believer in the value of triple-net leases, CEO Wendy Simpson emphasized Thursday on a Q2 2018 earnings call. The topic of triple-net versus RIDEA has been much discussed in recent weeks, Read More »
Asian Conglomerate Keppel Acquires 50% Stake in Watermark for $77 Million
Watermark Retirement Communities, one of the largest senior housing operators in the United States, has a new equity partner to help drive growth in both U.S. and international markets. Keppel Corporation—a Singapore-based company known for building offshore oil rigs—is acquiring a 50% stake in Watermark Read More »
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