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    Steve Manning

    Steve Manning is a journalist based in Idaho. When he's not writing, he can usually be found at the theater or taking his dog on a hike. If he could only go to one restaurant for the rest of his life, it would be Al's Place in San Francisco.
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    Bob Kramer on Navigating the Third Generation of Senior Living

    When Bob Kramer looks back at the history of senior living, the co-founder and strategic advisor at NIC and principal of Nexus Insights sees two distinct generations. The first, from 1960 until 1990, was driven by the growth of nonprofit...

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    What Operators Need to Consider When Acquiring New Communities

    When Priority Life Care took over 17 senior living communities previously operated by Eclipse Senior Living, the Fort Wayne-based operator effectively doubled its portfolio. Even more impressively, it completed the takeover with only one minor...

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    Why Stories are Key to Marketing Senior Living

    Once upon a time, in a faraway land called Amelia Island, Florida, a young vacationer accidentally left his beloved stuffed giraffe at the Ritz Carlton. The boy’s father tried to ease his son’s distress with a little white lie: the toy was simply...

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    What Senior Living Can Learn from Meow Wolf’s Psychedelic Art Experiences

    Like many great stories, the story of visionary art collective Meow Wolf began with a decision to stop waiting for someone else’s permission. “We wanted to create explosive artwork. We wanted to express ourselves culturally and we couldn't find a...

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    How WELL is Transforming Senior Living

    Earlier this year Enlivant became the first senior living operator to earn the WELL Health-Safety Rating for its entire portfolio of 215 communities. Sunrise Senior Living, meanwhile, committed to seeking WELL ratings for its portfolio of 280...

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    Why Inclusion is Key to Senior Living’s Future

    It’s not just the Great Resignation. As W Lawson CEO Marvell Adams explained at the Senior Living Innovation Forum in Napa, the industry is also facing a Great Rejection: a growing consensus among Baby Boomers and their adult children that...

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