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Guest article by Keith Stewart, Chief Growth Officer, K4Connect Technology adoption and implementation continues to trend upward in senior living. It is no longer about amenities; it is about function that residents and community staff value and can depend on. The...
By Gwen Hardy and Cameron Honeycutt at Presbyterian Homes of Georgia In addition to all the science on the subject, we’re seeing firsthand the benefits of high-quality social engagement and interaction programs on our campuses. Especially during the COVID-19 pandemic,...
By John Franklin, Founder & Principal, Pearl Creek Advisors As Life Plan Communities talk about providing residents and prospects the opportunity to live their best lives, we’re seeing the discussion shift a bit. Rather than focusing on the amenities and...
Guest article by Lisa Hoffman, Executive Director, Pathstones by Phoebe; and Amanda Young, Director, BeWell @ Home The United States has a greater number of individuals older than 65 years old than ever before, with the fastest-growing segment being the 85-and-older...
By Karen Adams, Vice President of Market Intelligence Perhaps nothing in recent memory has accelerated a change in the lifestyles and preferences of older adults more than the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that we’re in a new (and hopefully final) phase of the virus’s grasp...
Guest article by Stephen Johnson, Managing Director, Senior Living Finance, Ziegler We know that across the past decade, more than 900 not-for-profit senior living communities have changed hands. This includes not-for-profit senior living mergers, acquisitions and...
Guest article by Mike Kivov, Partner at OnePoint Partners --- This article is a primer and supplement for our upcoming webinar, "Integrated Wellness and Prevention: Repositioning Life Plan Communities to Provide What Consumers Really Want," on Thursday, August 5....
By Amy Brodie, Vice President of Client Services Life Plan Communities everywhere are approaching budget season, and this one will perhaps be like no other. In light of the tremendous level of change we have seen over the past 18 months, it is no surprise that every...
Marketing During COVID-19: Spring 2021 Update By Lisa Pearre, Principal and Chief Client Services Officer, and Amy Brodie, Vice President of Client Services After more than a year of locking down, masking up and hoping to navigate as few virus cases as possible,...
Guest article by Brad Paulis, ASA, FCA, MAAA, Partner; and Chris Borcik, FSA, FCA, MAAA, Principal, at Continuing Care Actuaries Much of 2020 and early 2021 was a constant struggle of assessing the latest information and reacting as quickly as possible to answer the...
Guest article by Dr. Jacquelyn Kung, CEO, Activated Insights COVID-19 has exacerbated our industry's employee turnover challenges. As annual employee turnover averages a staggering 80 percent across U.S. senior living operators (up from 65 percent before COVID), we...
Guest article by Melissa Pritchard, Managing Principal, SFCS Architects At SFCS, we are encouraged to see that many senior living communities are looking to the future again by beginning master planning. Master planning is more critical for our communities and our...
