Although the competition between facilities for residents and employees creates a headwind for the industry, it is important not to lose sight of the simple fact that time and demographics are on the side of …
Demand for Employees Expected to Continue to Grow
It’s no secret that finding and keeping good employees is one of the keys to the success of any senior living facility. Owners and operators are having to become more and more creative in offering …
Growing Rideshare Program Gives Brookdale a ‘Lyft’
Tim Mullaney at Senior Housing News has an interesting new article (posted below) on how Brookdale Senior Living is partnering with a ride-sharing company to provide residents greater flexibility in solving their transportation needs. Are …
Luxury Senior Living on the Rise
Senior Housing News recently published an interesting article on the increasing demand for luxury senior living (read the full article at http://seniorhousingnews.com/2016/08/23/luxury-senior-living-booming/). The gist of the article is that many Baby Boomers are retiring with …
Are Hybrid Facilities the Wave of the Future?
Seniors Housing Business (www.seniorshousingbusiness.com) recently published a fascinating article on attempts by some senior housing operators to create facilities with a mix of independent living and assisted living residents. Recognizing that couples moving into facilities …
Your 2017 Predictions (Part Five of Five)
Our final question to participants was an open-ended one: what are their biggest concerns for the coming year. As you’ll see from the results below, there are a wide variety of concerns – a few …
Your Predictions for 2017 (Part Three of Five)
Today we share with you responses to two different, but related, questions related to employee compensation and changes or potential changes in federal and state/local law regarding the same. The first question related to the …
Overheard at NIC . . .
While the entire National Investors’ Conference is always full of interesting and enlightening speakers, sometimes the most interesting things you hear come out over dinner with your clients and their associates. We had two very …
Technology Must Be A Priority for Senior Living Communities
A recent panel at the Chicago Senior News Chicago Summit discussed the tendency of senior housing developers to spend money on the wrong priorities. In particular, they noted that money spent on technology should be …
MURDER! (and the potential unenforceability of arbitration clauses)
The AARP Bulletin recently ran an interesting article regarding a 100-year senior living facility resident who was strangled to death by her 97-year old roommate. Beyond the macabre and tragic situation itself, the murder gave rise to …
