Trilogy Launches Workforce Initiatives, Considers New Services in Ongoing Pandemic Response

Trilogy Health Services has invested millions into employee education and retention — a process that continues as the coronavirus pandemic surges across the country, CEO Leigh Ann Barney told Senior Housing News. The Louisville, Kentucky-based owner and operator is partnering with two colleges to provide continuing education opportunities for its workforce. First, Trilogy employees and […]

Trilogy Plans to Hire 1,000 High Schoolers in 5 Years Through New Program

Trilogy Health Services launched a new initiative in its ongoing efforts to recruit and retain new senior housing workers, through a work-study program in Kentucky high schools. The Louisville-based senior housing and care provider announced it will invest $10 million in high schools across the Bluegrass State for students interested in pursuing careers in health […]

Trilogy Invests Millions in Workforce Programs, Boosts Retention

With its workforce burdened by crushing student loan debt, Trilogy Health Services started a repayment assistance program. About four years after starting that program, the Louisville-based senior housing and care provider is paying out nearly $2 million annually to about 1,500 associates, and is seeing a dramatically better retention among these workers. But loan repayment […]

In the Pipeline: Aegis Plans ‘World’s Greenest’ Community; Watercrest, St. Joe Start Work

In the Pipeline is brought to you by the Senior Housing News Architecture & Design Awards. Sign up for the SHN Architecture & Design Newsletter from SHN for updates on architecture and design trends and the annual SHN Awards Competition. Construction: In progress Aegis Plans ‘World’s Greenest’ Community in Seattle Workers have broken ground on […]

LTC Completes Thrive Transition, Fine Tunes Acquisition Strategy

LTC Properties (NYSE: LTC) spent the first half of 2019 addressing underperforming operator partnerships and now believes it has set up its portfolio for improved performance in the year’s final months. Notably, the Westlake, California-based health care real estate trust completed the transition of six properties previously operated by Thrive Senior Living, and LTC is […]

Incoming Trilogy CEO: Our Senior Living Strategy Drives Success in Hot Markets

The incoming CEO of Trilogy Health Services intends to keep expanding the company’s private-pay senior living portfolio, but in a conservative manner that she believes gives the provider an edge in highly competitive markets. The Louisville, Kentucky-based company is already in the process of rebalancing its unit mix to include more independent living and memory […]

Bufford to Step Down as Trilogy CEO, Barney Tapped as Successor

Randall Bufford is stepping down as president and CEO of Trilogy Health Services, to be succeeded by current COO Leigh Ann Barney. Bufford will transition to chairman of the board for the Louisville, Kentucky-based provider, effective Oct. 1, 2019, the company announced Friday. “I’ve been planning for this transition for over 10 years,” said Bufford, […]

Trilogy to Fully Fund Online College for Employees Through Purdue University Global

Trilogy Health Services has inked a partnership with Purdue University Global that will enable its employees to earn college credits through the online college for free. The initiative, which officially launches on June 17, will give Trilogy’s roughly 15,000 part- and full-time employees free access to about 180 different online degrees, including associate’s, bachelor’s and […]

Argentum Unveils Apprenticeship for Senior Living Caregivers, Nursing Assistants

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), […]