Communities

Three Birchwood Cottage Locations in Owatonna and Mankato Underwent Management Transition

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA–Three Birchwood Cottage Memory Care Communities are now under new management. Senior Housing Management of Cedar Rapids, assumed management as of January 1, 2019. The communities undergoing this change include two adjacent locations in Owatonna and one in…

Council on Aging and The Commons in Lincoln Join Forces to Help Prevent Homelessness in Lincoln

LINCOLN, MA–Lincoln Council on Aging (COA) and The Commons in Lincoln, a Benchmark Senior Living Community, are pleased to announce a new collaboration to benefit Lincoln residents who are homeless or at serious risk of homelessness. The Staying at Home in…

First-of-Its-Kind Career Lattice Program Offers Associates Financial Incentives and Continued Growth

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA–Turnover and a shortage of qualified employees are challenging senior living operators across the country as they seek creative ways to attract and keep talented associates. To express appreciation, provide recognition and give associates more opportunities for…

Medicare Advantage Plans Seek Effective Risk, Quality and Care Strategies to Battle Senior Care Challenges

By Jay Baker To survive and thrive in the era of value-based care, more healthcare professionals are focusing on optimizing care for the baby boomer generation, a population that is driving unsustainably high rates of healthcare spending and a shift…

Benchmark Wins 22 Readers Choice Awards From Wicked Local

WALTHAM–Benchmark, a leading provider of senior living services in the Northeast, today announced that 12 of its communities in Massachusetts have received 22 awards through Wicked Local’s annual Readers Choice program. For over 20 years, the Readers Choice Awards have…

Benchmark Receives Connecticut Assisted Living Association Awards

WALTHAM, MA–Benchmark, a leading provider of senior living services in the Northeast, received two awards at the recent Connecticut Assisted Living Association’s (CALA) 23rd Annual Meeting & Awards Dinner at The Aqua Turf Club. The company took home two of six…

South Bay Partners and West Bay Senior Living to Develop Upscale Senior Living in LA

WOODLAND HILLS, CA–South Bay Partners, Inc., through its joint venture with LAMB Properties, LLC, has closed on the purchase of two parcels comprising 2.72 acres and will break ground in early 2019 on THE VARIEL, an eight story Class A upscale…

The Residence at Chadds Ford Held Dedication and Groundbreaking

NORWOOD, MA–On Wednesday, December 12, LCB Senior Living, LLC held a dedication and groundbreaking celebration for The Residence at Chadds Ford, its new luxury Independent, Personal Care, and Memory Care community for area seniors located at 1778 Wilmington Pike, Glen…

Integral Senior Living Named Management Company for Mariposa Point at Algodon Center Assisted Living and Memory Care

CARLSBAD, CA–Integral Senior Living has been named the management company for Mariposa Point at Algodón Center Assisted Living and Memory Care, a premier senior living community located at 3100 N. 91st Ave. in Phoenix, Ariz. Mariposa Point features 87 assisted living and memory…

Science Care Welcomes Hospice Hereos Nominations Through January 2

PHOENIX, AZ–In recent years, the turnover rate for the in-home care industry has skyrocketed to 65.7  percent. One of the main reasons, a study from the Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care found, is hospice professionals aren’t getting the…