Five Star Quality Care, Inc. Announces Appointment of Paul V. Hoagland as Chief Financial Officer
on Nov 19, 2009 in People And Positions Senior Housing Stocks Five Star Quality Care, Inc. (NYSE Amex: FVE) recently announced that Paul V. Hoagland will be appointed Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer.  Mr. Hoagland was employed 2001-2008 by Friendly’s Corporation of Wilbraham, MA, a company whic...

Ziegler Releases Inaugural CCRC Research Publication
on Nov 19, 2009 in CCRCs Senior Housing Communities Senior housing retirement communities At AAHSA’s Annual Meeting and Conference in Chicago last week, Ziegler Capital Markets released its inaugural version of the Ziegler National CCRC Listing & Profile, a comprehensive directory of continuing care retirement communities accompanie...

Amsterdam At Harborside Senior Living Community Reaches Construction Milestone In New York
on Nov 19, 2009 in CCRCs Senior Apartments Senior Housing Communities Senior Housing Developers Senior housing The Amsterdam at Harborside, a six-story, $259 million life care community, recently announced that it has more than 50 percent of construction complete.  The Amsterdam will have 229 independent living apartment homes and is the first life care...

Care Investment Trust Inc. Announces Q3 2009 Results, Nears Completion of Review of Strategic Alternatives
on Nov 19, 2009 in Senior Housing Finance Senior Housing Stocks Care Investment Trust Inc.(NYSE: CRE) ("Care" or the "Company"), a real estate investment and finance company formed to invest in healthcare-related real estate and commercial mortgage debt, reported financial results for the third qu...

Saint John’s Closes Financing and Begins Construction In Milwaukee, Wisconsin
on Nov 17, 2009 in Senior Housing Developers Senior Housing Finance retirement communities Saint John’s Communities announced that it has closed financing and begun construction on 88 new independent living units in a 21-story tower, a wellness area and a secondary dining venue addition to the existing Saint John’s On The Lake campus n...

Mr. Roboto Meets Hal: Robots Invade Japanese Senior Housing
on Nov 17, 2009 in International Senior Housing Retirement Lifestyle Senior Living A USA Today article entitled, “A glimpse of the future: Robots aid Japan’s elderly residents” profiled some of the technology that was exhibited at AASHA’s conference in Chicago last week focused on seniors and assistive technologies....

TrinityCare Senior Reports on Expansion Plans, Tripling Size of Operations
on Nov 17, 2009 in Senior Housing Developers Senior Housing Finance Senior Housing Stocks TrinityCare Senior Living, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: TCSR), which develops, manages and owns faith-based senior living facilities, recently announced the status of its aggressive expansion strategy. The Company has embarked upon a significant expansi...

AAHSA’s Idea House Highlights Senior Living Products Available Today
on Nov 16, 2009 in Senior Housing Architecture Senior Housing Developers Senior housing retirement communities Last week at the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging’s (AAHSA) Annual Meeting & Exposition held at McCormick Place in Chicago, the 2,600 square foot model AAHSA Idea House displayed some of the latest features in univer...

Erickson Tries To Calm Fears On New CCRC Deposits In Bankruptcy Court Filing
on Nov 16, 2009 in CCRCs Senior Housing Communities Senior Housing Developers Senior housing retirement communities With the Erickson bankruptcy filing, there has been some vocal concern over the status of the deposits at various CCRCs operated by Erickson and has been subject to a significant amount of filings in the Bankruptcy court.  The Bankruptcy court h...

Nationwide Health Properties Announces 3rd Quarter Results
on Nov 16, 2009 in Senior Housing Finance Senior Housing Stocks Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. (NYSE: NHP) today announced results of operations for the third quarter 2009 that showed an increase in earnings of 9.2% to $29,692,000 for the quarter compared to its results from the same quarter in 2008.  Du...