Management & Operations

VANCOUVER, BC–As separate entities, the International Council on Active Aging® (ICAA) and NuStep, LLC have long championed active aging and wellness. Now, the two organizations have teamed up to recognize and honor senior living communities that have excelled at adopting wellness-based lifestyles. ICAA, an association that leads, connects and defines …

WEST POINT, PA–Acts Retirement-Life Communities, one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit senior living organizations, has entered into an agreement to affiliate with Integrace and assume management and operation of its four senior living communities located throughout Maryland. The affiliation is expected to close on May 1, 2019, at which time Integrace and its current …

KENNETT SQUARE, PA–More than 140 teams from Genesis HealthCare joined the Alzheimer’s Association’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s® in the fight to end Alzheimer’s disease. Participants for the National Team raised more than $165,000 to fund Alzheimer’s Association care, support and research programs. “I was inspired by Genesis HealthCare participants joining in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease at the Walk to …

KENNETT SQUARE, PA–Genesis HealthCare, one of the largest post-acute care providers in the United States, announced that 62 of its skilled nursing facilities were identified as Best Nursing Homes for 2018-2019 by U.S. News & World Report (U.S. News). U.S. News evaluated more than 15,000 homes nationwide with 2,975 nursing …

LAUREL, NJ–Change is well underway at Laurel Brook Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, according to Norman Rokeach, CEO of Marquis Health Services. The Brick, N.J.-based skilled nursing provider, which assumed operation of the 220-bed Mt. Laurel facility in 2017, has incorporated advanced specialty programming to further enhance care and services, and …

JOHNSTON, IOWA, and DAVENPORT, IOWA–The boards of directors of WesleyLife of Johnston, Iowa, and Genesis Health System of Davenport, Iowa, announced they are collaborating to create a new entity that will serve older adults in the Quad Cities of eastern Iowa and western Illinois. The partnership will strengthen a common …

NORWALK, CT–The first of its kind “No Lift” patient transfer technology, AgileLife R2.0 Transfer and Mobility System (TMS) is here.  An enhanced version of the initial device, the updated TMS uses sophisticated software and engineering, allowing for a single caregiver to safely and effortlessly move an individual from bed to wheelchair …

RAMSEY, NJ–Fox Trail Memory Care Living, a specialized Alzheimer’s and dementia subsidiary of Fox Trail Senior Living, has launched a pioneer “Living Life Well” program. This exclusive, unique and innovative program encompasses a whole-body approach towards wellness; introducing purpose-driven and ability-appropriate activities for Alzheimer’s and dementia residents as a pathway …

BOULDER, CO–Award-winning architecture and design firm OZ Architecture will design the renovations of the Towers at Golden West, three independent living and assisted living buildings in Boulder. The renovations will refresh the three buildings, each constructed between 1965 and 1989, with updated finishes and brand-new appliances throughout. Combined, the three buildings include 254 …

UPPER ST. CLAIR, PA–Friendship Village of South Hills in Upper St. Clair is now the first retirement community in Western Pennsylvania to be recognized as a Center for Successful Aging (CSA). The community received the honor from Masterpiece Living®, an organization that partners with more than 80 senior living organizations …