Management & Operations

SEATTLE–A Place for Mom, the largest senior-living referral service in North America, today released the findings from its 2018 National Senior Living Cost Index. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, people 55 or older will spend more on housing than any other type of expenditure. After analyzing data from …

AVON, CT–TeleCare Partners Group, the wholly-owned telemedicine subsidiary of EffTec International, Inc. (OTC: EFFI), is pleased to announce that it has been chosen by Knowles Home Assisted Living and Adult Day Services to provide telemedicine services and technology solutions. Knowles Home, located in Nashville, TN, is part of the Metropolitan …

DOWNERS GROVE, IL–Focused on the current and future state of care for area seniors, Oak Trace retirement community announced the opening of a new, expansive Health & Wellness Center in Downers Grove, IL. The project was Phase 1 of an ongoing multimillion-dollar expansion. With 66 assisted-living apartments, 28 memory-care residences …

FANWOOD, NJ–The senior population in the U.S. is heading towards a milestone. The U.S. Census Bureau reports that by 2030, all baby boomers will be over age 65, and 20 percent of the population will be of retirement age. With those statistics firmly in the headlights of the elder care industry, New …

DILLSBURG, PA | ORLANDO, FL–Presbyterian Senior Living and Westminster Communities of Florida, two of the country’s leading faith-based, nonprofit ministries serving older adults, have entered into a memorandum of understanding to explore a possible relationship between the two organizations. The planned retirement of both organizations’ CEOs offers a window of …

DALLAS–Capital Senior Living, one of the nation’s largest operators of senior living communities, announced today that several of its senior living communities and members of its team earned accolades for their commitment to the sector and the local areas they serve. Waterford at Deer Park in Deer Park, TX, was …

LAFAYETTE HILL, PA–Today, Presby’s Inspired Life, along with Councilman Mark Squilla and residents, celebrated the grand opening of Cantrell Place in South Philadelphia. The site of the new buildings, located on the same street where Mayor Kenney grew up, has revitalized a city block by transforming 33 vacant lots into 61 …

PLANO, TX–Melissa Orth, president and CEO of The Legacy Senior Communities, is pleased to announce the expansion of its services through The Legacy at Home with the addition of hospice services. The Legacy at Home is one of the largest not-for-profit home health providers in Greater Dallas. The Jewish-sponsored agency …

MILWAUKEE, WI–As our bodies and minds change with age, and frailty and memory loss threaten to separate us, the TimeSlips creative storytelling program offers hope by showing how creativity and imagination can re-connect us. To spur a creative care revolution, the newly re-launched TimeSlips.org website provides more than 300 free resources and …

VANCOUVER, BC–As separate entities, the International Council on Active Aging® (ICAA) and NuStep, LLC have long championed active aging and wellness. The two organizations teamed up to recognize and honor senior living communities that have excelled at adopting wellness-based lifestyles by establishing the ICAA NuStep Beacon Award earlier this year. …