Communities

Tips for Marketing and Communications During a Crisis 

By Jamison Gosselin Businesses, their employees, and their customers are scrambling to figure out what the next week or month looks like while we are all in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. While daily routines are upended in the…

Eldergrow Celebrates Five Years and Earth Day, Launching New Farm-to-Fork Garden Kits

SEATTLE, WA–Earth Day has always been a time of reflection on how we as humans can best appreciate the world around us. It’s also the five-year anniversary of Seattle-based Eldergrow. Eldergrow was founded in 2015 with the goal of bringing…

A Gift for All Michigan Businesses from a Detroit Technology Company

New Loop Tool Enables Companies to Accept Donations / Sales and Connects Them to Essential Workers Needing Goods and Services DETROIT–Metro Detroit businesses are hurting as a result of COVID-19, none more so than small businesses. That’s why Combustion, a…

Empower Equity Announces $2 Billion in Funding to Provide Critical Equipment Capital During COVID-19

ITHACA, NY– Empower Equity (EMPEQ), a service-disabled veteran-led fintech company focused on delivering equipment and project financing for commercial and industrial buildings, has broadened its portfolio with over $2 billion in available funding. With this fund, EMPEQ can provide immediate…

Brookdale Supports Associates During COVID-19 Crisis

BRENTWOOD, TN–Brookdale Senior Living Inc. has taken a number of steps to show its support of the company’s associates as it continues to lead through the COVID-19 pandemic that has upended daily routines across the country and the world. The…

FCC Approves First Set of COVID-19 Telehealth Funding Program Applications

Commission Begins Approving Funding To Boost Telehealth During Coronavirus Pandemic Just Three Days After Opening of Application Window WASHINGTON–The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau today approved six funding applications for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program. Health care providers in some…

Juniper Communities & LTC Properties Launch Virtual Connections Resources

Virtual Entertainment for Senior Living Communities and Residents Impacted by COVID-19 Lockdown WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA–Leaders from Juniper Communities and LTC Properties recently announced the launch of a new hub of free digital resources compiled with senior living communities, teams, residents…

Oakmont of the Lakes Adds Traditions Memory Care Program to its Offerings

WEST LAS VEGAS, NV–Oakmont of the Lakes (formerly Oakmont of West Las Vegas) is now offering its Traditions program. Traditions is a program offered exclusively by Oakmont Senior Living that provides a soothing environment and activities based on music, sensory…

Aegis Living and Clark Family Foundation Launch “Seattle Seniors Strong” for the Homeless and Homebound Senior Community

BELLEVUE, WA–Aegis Living, a national leader in assisted living and memory care, and the Clark Family Foundation, established by Dwayne J. Clark, founder and CEO of Aegis Living, have launched Seattle Seniors Strong. This $100,000 community-match campaign brings together some of Seattle and King County’s most engaged…

Food Services Workers Disproportionately Put Out of Work Due to Covid-19 Could be Redeployed to Fill Vital Senior Care Employment Needs

By Scott Phillips Long-term care facilities, which have long struggled with staffing shortages, could be the answer for food and hospitality service workers in need of immediate and long-term stable employment in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. To curb…