Choosing the appropriate retirement community for yourself or a family member is a difficult process. It can be a difficult financial decision, as well as an emotional one. This is particularly [...]
Creation of a power of attorney allows you or your aging loved one to appoint an agent to act on his or her behalf should they become incapacitated and unable to make financial decisions on their [...]
Assisted living communities are facing challenges with human capital management, including employee retention and satisfaction, scheduling enough employees to meet the communities’ needs, and [...]
One of the biggest challenges for senior living executives is demonstrating the value of an assisted living facility. According to a recent study conducted by Merrill Lynch, 85% of retirees said [...]
The first quarter of 2015 has not yet ended, but it looks like a big year for real estate investment in senior housing. Chartwell Retirement Residents, an Ontario-based company, plans to exit the [...]
The Baby Boomer generation is aging. Out of the 23 million single baby boomers, 15 million do not have children. According to the recent retirement study conducted by Merrill Lynch, 52 percent of [...]
We live in a world where we are extremely vulnerable to hackers and security breaches. That is the risk of the electronic age. With huge companies such as Target and Home Depot falling victim to [...]
AEDs, or automated external defibrillators, have gained widespread use as emergency resuscitation devices to treat cardiac arrest. The devices help evaluate the distressed individual’s cardiac [...]
REITs, or “real estate investment trusts,” are a hot topic in the healthcare finance industry. While some caution(and have done so for years) that they can’t maintain their current rapid growth [...]
A common question related to senior housing, particularly senior housing that has minimum age requirements, asks whether that violates anti-discrimination laws. The short answer is usually no, [...]
