WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the nation continues to wrestle with the COVID-19 pandemic, and with states relaxing restrictions, seniors housing operators are responding with strategies to minimize both COVID-19 transmission risk and the risks of poor health outcomes resulting from isolation. This is according to a special issue brief report from the American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA) entitled “Considerations for Balancing Seniors Housing Residents’ Safety As Communities Reopen: A Strategic Approach to the COVID-19 Pandemic.” In the report, research and advisory services firm ATI Advisory and its CEO Anne Tumlinson …
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NIC Survey Shows Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Range from 0.2 Percent in IL to 4.3 Percent in Skilled Nursing
by Jeff Shaw
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Testing for coronavirus is most prevalent in nursing care and assisted living facilities, with confirmed positive tests highest at nursing care facilities. Residents of independent living facilities, who typically have greater mobility and fewer healthcare challenges, have the lowest percent of confirmed positive results at 0.2 percent. The analysis was conducted by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC), an Annapolis-based nonprofit organization supporting access and choice in senior housing and care. The data comes from a May 31 survey that received 105 responses …
SARASOTA, Fla. — LifeStar Living LLC, a Sarasota-based seniors housing operator, has announced it will officially launch on July 6. Celebrity sports agent David Falk, who represented Michael Jordan and over 100 other players, founded the company. Falk hired Joel Anderson to lead it as managing principal. Anderson most recently was CEO of Village On The Isle seniors housing community in Venice, Florida. He serves as the chair of LeadingAge Florida as well as an appointee to the Florida governor’s Continuing Care Advisory Council. His background includes over 20 years …
Liberty Senior Living Names Judi Donovan as Executive Director of CCRC Under Construction in Charlotte
by Jeff Shaw
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Liberty Senior Living has named Judi Donovan as executive director for The Barclay at SouthPark, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) currently under construction in Charlotte. Donovan brings 17 years of senior living experience to the role. She will oversee daily operations of the community, which will feature 165 independent living apartments and all levels of care, including assisted living, memory support, skilled nursing and short-term rehabilitation. The Barclay is scheduled to open in SouthPark, a neighborhood approximately six miles south of downtown Charlotte, in early 2021. …
How those working in seniors housing are rising to the occasion during COVID-19 By Joe Fairley, Laser Facility Management, and John Getha, NSRE Today’s facility professionals in seniors housing literally find themselves in the middle of a pandemic with their facilities identified as the single biggest hot-spot category of business in the United States. Recent COVID-19 figures indicate that 15 percent of all cases and 38 percent of all deaths reported are related to long-term care facilities, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. Over 6,000 of the nation’s 22,000 care …
Third-generation owner and operator channels inspiration from his family and other industry luminaries into large portfolio. By Jeff Shaw Greg Roderick was born for this industry. Roderick’s grandfather was the first in the family to enter seniors housing. He got his start alongside Carl Campbell, a seniors housing industry pioneer who started building in the 1950s and finally retired in 2017 while in his mid-90s. As part of his retirement plans, Campbell shrank his 12,000-square-foot penthouse located at one of his own communities in Wenatchee, Washington, down to 1,200 square …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Even more than three months into the COVID-19 pandemic, more than half of assisted living operators have less than a two-week supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) for staff. This is according to a recent survey by the National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL). Based in Washington, D.C., the organization is the assisted living arm of the American Health Care Association. The survey polled 375 NCAL members between June 10 and June 17. While more than 70 percent of operators have asked for help from state and …
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Commonwealth Senior Living has hired Michelle Hamilton as senior vice president of operations. Hamilton previously served as senior vice president of asset management healthcare for Colony Capital-sponsored NorthStar HealthCare Income. She began her career at Country Meadows Retirement Communities as an executive director and assumed additional roles and responsibilities throughout her tenure, which led her to the positions of senior vice president of operations and chief of senior living operations of the company, serving in that capacity until 2018. Since that time, she worked for The Arbor …
Technology can help combat isolation in senior living. By Fahad Aziz, Caremerge People of all ages are struggling to socialize and keep in touch with loved ones during COVID-19 lockdowns. For older Americans, social isolation can be especially dangerous: loneliness is linked with higher rates of heart disease, stroke, dementia, depression and anxiety. The good news is that digital platforms can help stave off the negative impacts of social isolation. As the world turns to technology to stay connected, senior living communities should follow suit. We must keep residents happy, …
United Plus Property Management Takes on Operations of The Belvedere in Suburban Buffalo
by Jeff Shaw
LANCASTER, N.Y. — United Plus Property Management LLC (UPPM) taken over management duties at The Belvedere, an independent living community in the Buffalo suburb of Lancaster. Natale Development owns the 146-unit property, which features one- and two-bedroom options. This is the first partnership between UPPM and Natale.