Taking a leadership action to address the nation’s staffing shortages in senior living and health care services, Goodwin House Incorporated (GHI) has published “A Guide to Establishing a U.S. Citizenship Program for Employees.” The playbook draws from a GHI program that has helped more than 90 employees earn or begin the …
Read More »Brookdale to Present at the Barclay’s Global Healthcare Conference
Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE: BKD) (“Brookdale” or the “Company”) announced today that Lucinda “Cindy” Baier, President and Chief Executive Officer will participate in a discussion regarding the Company at the Barclay’s Global Healthcare Conference Wednesday, March 16, 2022. The Brookdale discussion will begin at 8:00 am ET and the live webcast can be …
Read More »Bible Fellowship Church Homes Notifies Residents of Data Security Incident
Bible Fellowship Church Homes, Inc., dba Fellowship Community (“Fellowship Community”), a faith-based continuing care retirement community located in Pennsylvania, has learned of a data security incident that may have involved personal and protected health information belonging to certain current and former Fellowship Community residents. Fellowship Community has sent notification of this …
Read More »Bridges® Partners with McLean Hospital for Dementia Education
Bridges® by EPOCH is partnering with McLean Hospital, a leader in psychiatric care, research and education, to provide expert education for those impacted by Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Bridges® by EPOCH operates 11 dedicated memory care assisted living communities throughout New England. McLean Hospital is the largest …
Read More »Inflation is Affecting Two-Thirds of American Seniors According to AAG Survey
Americans work their entire lives to achieve a comfortable retirement, but inflation and economic trends have made that goal difficult to attain for modern day seniors. New data from American Advisors Group (AAG), the nation’s leader in home equity solutions for seniors, shows that the cost of living and other …
Read More »Maplewood Senior Living to Participate in Research Study with Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging and LifeBio
Maplewood Senior Living today announces their participation in a pilot with the Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging (BRIA) and LifeBio, Inc. to develop and test an online platform to facilitate life story work for individuals with dementia. LifeBio Memory™, a reminiscence therapy app will help residents describe their life stories …
Read More »ICAA Issues New Report on Employee-First Model in Senior Living Communities
As colleagues at the International Council on Active Aging® (ICAA) Forum 2021 think tank came together to address the staffing crisis in senior living, they arrived at a bold recommendation: Apply the person-centered philosophy to each worker to build an employee-first culture where people want to work. The return on …
Read More »Mather Institute Announces New Findings in Year 4 of Landmark Study
Does being an extrovert make the pandemic less stressful for older adults? Can meditation help? What factors are related to the stress and resilience of Life Plan Community residents during the pandemic? These questions and more were explored in great depth in Year 4 of the landmark, five-year Age Well Study being conducted by Mather Institute. Year 4 findings …
Read More »Brookdale Reports December 2021 Occupancy
Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE: BKD) reported its consolidated occupancy for December 2021. December was the 10th consecutive month of weighted average occupancy growth and it was also the first December since 2012 (nine years) to deliver sequential occupancy growth. Fourth quarter weighted average occupancy increased 100 bps, compared to third quarter. …
Read More »Senior Housing Occupancy Increases in Fourth Quarter 2021
Senior housing occupancy increased for the second consecutive quarter and rose to 81.0% in the fourth quarter of 2021 in the Primary Markets, a 1.0 percentage point increase from the third quarter and a 2.3 percentage point increase from a pandemic-related low of 78.7% in the second quarter, according to …
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