Did you know that Sunrise Senior Living is the largest global provider of senior living alternatives? Below is an overview of Sunrise Senior Living. 

Sunrise Senior Living, based in McLean, Va., employs approximately 40,000 people. As of March 31, 2008, Sunrise operated 441 communities in the United States, Canada, Germany and the United Kingdom, with a combined capacity for more than 54,000 residents. At quarter end, Sunrise also had 40 communities under construction in these countries with a combined capacity for 5,300 additional residents. Sunrise offers a full range of personalized senior living services, including independent living, assisted living, care for individuals with Alzheimer’s and other forms of memory loss, as well as nursing, rehabilitative and hospice care. Sunrise’s senior living services are delivered by staff trained to encourage the independence, preserve the dignity, enable freedom of choice and protect the privacy of residents.

Source and to learn more about Sunrise, please visit http://www.sunriseseniorliving.com.

Sunrise Senior Living announced that Paul J. Klaassen, its founder and chief executive officer of 27 years, will become Sunrise Senior Living’s non-executive chairman of the board and transition from his role as CEO, effective at the next annual meeting of Sunrise Senior Living shareholders expected to take place in November 2008. At that time, Mark S. Ordan, Sunrise Senior Living chief investment and administrative officer, will become CEO. Mr. Ordan has also joined Sunrise’s board of directors, effective July 15, 2008. When Mr. Klaassen becomes chairman, Lynn Krominga, the current chairman of the board, will become lead independent director.

As Sunrise Senior Living’s chairman, Mr. Klaassen will serve as an active champion of it’s mission, culture and values. He will continue to support the Company, Mr. Ordan and the board by focusing on key areas including public policy advocacy, product design, leadership training and visiting Sunrise Senior Living communities.

 

I hear alot about added safety features for residents in Senior Living Communites. This by far is one ofthe best investments.

Philips Senior Living Solutions provides resident safety products, software and services specifically designed for Senior Living communities.  Senior Living Solutions

Philips Senior Living Solutions provides a complete line of resident safety products, software and services specifically designed for Senior Living communities. Our focus is on the safety, health and wellness of residents in independent living, assisted living and skilled nursing facilities.

The CarePoint Resident Safety System is a state-of-the-art solution built upon a proven wireless infrastructure. It offers a broad-ranging suite of modular components that fully integrate to work as one. CarePoint is designed to seamlessly integrate with your existing life safety systems - whether fire, security, wandering, or egress - to provide a “bubble” of comprehensive safety coverage over your entire facility. Emergency call options include personal help buttons , fixed help devices , wandering monitors , active and passive resident check-in devices, smoke detectors , pagers , and resident communicators.

Visit http://www.lifelineseniorliving.com for more information. 

Senior Living Communities look to be stable in our downward spiraling market. Industry experts are waiting to see if the slowdown in home sales will force seniors to delay moving into continuing-care communities, but the evidence is spotty. So far, most established communities are weathering the housing downturn without much trouble.

Source:dallasmorningtimes.com

Brookdale Senior Living Inc. fell consistently throughout most of Monday’s trading. At about 1:00 pm ET the stock hit a range which held it for the rest of the day. The stock ended the day at $15.44 down $1.65 from Friday’s close. The decline came on above average volume and accelerated a recent downtrend and took the stock to a new low.

Source: tradingmarkets.com

Recent IRS statistics show that about 74 percent of eligible senior citizens, disabled veterans and low-income workers nationwide have received their stimulus payments, leaving about 5.2 million people who have yet to claim their payments.

The IRS recently launched a campaign to reach seniors and disabled veterans who qualify for the rebates but have not taken the steps to claim them.People can receive up to $600, or up to $1,200 for married couples filing joint returns, plus $300 for each child under 17. Those who are not required to file tax returns would receive at least $300, or $600 for married couples.Most people who live on Social Security or disability would receive $300.

To claim the checks, people who do not otherwise have to file an income tax return should file Form 1040A with basic information including their name; address; dependents, if any; the amount of qualifying income, which must be at least $3,000; their direct deposit information; and signatures.  The form is due by Oct. 15.More information and the form are available at www.irs.gov.

A new “Green” trend is hitting the Senior Living Community market. I found a recent news report about a new Senior Living Community that is taking the market in a new direction. Will others follow? Below is a brief overview of the report.

 

The Glasstown Residence at

Riverside Park celebrated the color green during their grand opening. Only one month after opening to residents, nearly 75 percent of

New Jersey’s first green senior living community buildings is already leased. Millville Housing Authority Executive Director Paul F. Dice thanked the

South 2nd Street

structure’s environmentally friendly technology and affordable rent — between $420 and $530.Read the full report at www.thedailyjournal.com

If you are looking for nursing home abuse and neglect report you should visit : http://www.nursing-homes-ratings.com/. Nursing Home Ratings. com hosts information about nursing homes in your area. They provide data on the each nursing home’s inspections and resident ratings. The only downfall with the site is that it is not up to date in every state. It does provide with with a list of many homes.

Good luck with your search.