In 2019, senior living providers need get over a “me first” mentality and get collaborative. Occupancy will remain stagnant and workforce challenges will grow more complicated, but changes in the U.S. economy and health care system could alleviate some pressures and create business opportunities. However, to take advantage of opportunities, providers might need to “detonate” […]
For many senior living tech firms, the holy grail is landing a big national operator as a customer and rolling out across the portfolio. But this is usually easier said than done for even the most innovative companies, as it requires a lot of patience and skill and a dash of luck. And yet, there […]
The National Assisted Living Quality framework released last month by health care real estate investment trust Welltower (NYSE: WELL) and Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) has the potential to establish a uniform set of best practices in assisted living and memory care communities across the country, and not just Welltower-owned properties. If that does indeed come […]
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 announced last April. That’s when the Centers for Medicare & […]
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 results, and outlined upcoming plans during a panel discussion on […]
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 Living Quality report is the result of a three-plus-year process […]
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 and Blue Shield umbrella. It is also the most prominent […]
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 list, which is currently available online and is set to be published […]
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 well. The trial is being conducted by the University of […]
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 months. Silverado’s relationship with CareMore is “very much at the […]
