Member News
Check out what ASHA’s doing for the seniors housing industry by clicking on the links below. For additional information related to government affairs or advocacy, please contact Jeanne McGlynn Delgado at [email protected] and Sheff Richey at [email protected]. Questions about the Associations meetings and sponsorship can be directed to Doris Maultsby at [email protected]. For all other inquiries reach out to David Schless, ASHA president & CEO at [email protected].
October 5, 2020
The federal government likely will make more funds available to assisted living providers soon, although it is unclear how much will be directed to the industry, and further help is needed given an estimated $17 billion financial impact that Covid-19 is set to exact on the senior living industry, according to ASHA. “The confluence of both revenue and expenditure strain on this industry is not sustainable,” ASHA President David Schless wrote in the letter. “It is critical for the continued viability of this industry to serve our seniors that additional financial support be directed from the remaining Provider Relief Fund dollars to these deserving companies.” Read moreOctober 5, 2020
Click here for the 2020 ASHA 50, the definitive annual ranking of the nation’s largest 50 seniors housing real estate owners and operators.
The five largest owners as of June 1, 2020 are: Welltower (68,689 units), Ventas Inc. (58,425 units), Brookdale (31,130 units), Healthpeak Properties (30,401 units) and Boston Capital (29,193 units). The largest five operators in the U.S. include: Brookdale (62,562 units), LCS (40,001 units) Holiday Retirement (31,684 units), Five Star Senior Living (27,398 units), and Sunrise Senior Living (24,641 units).
The ASHA 50 has been produced annually since 1994, and is considered to be the authoritative source for market-rate senior living ownership and management.
July 2, 2020
Today the American Seniors Housing Association released a Statement COVID-19 in Assisted Living Facilities Report. Please click here to read the statement.June 4, 2020
On June 4, the American Seniors Housing Association released a Statement on Racial Inequality. Please click here to read the statement.
April 14, 2020
ASHA and Argentum jointly respond to an article that appeared in The Wall Street Journal on Saturday, April 10, with the headline, Coronavirus Strikes at Least 2,100 Senior Facilities Across U.S., Killing 2,300 People. Please click here to view the letter.
April 8, 2020
ASHA and Argentum, in concert with Arena and OnShift, have launched Senior Living FastMatch to help pair the displaced workers from the hospitality and restaurant sectors with job openings in the senior living profession.
To learn more about this resource, please click here
April 6, 2020
ASHA’s written response to the article that appeared in the April 5, 2020 edition of The Wall Street Journal can be viewed by clicking here.
March 25, 2020
ASHA and Argentum held a second COVID-19 Webinar on March 25. The slide deck from the Webinar can be viewed by clicking here, while the recording of the Webinar can be accessed in the Members Area of the ASHA website in the COVID-19 Resources tab. Today’s Webinar featured: JoAnne Carlin of Willis Towers Watson, Susan Coppola of Sunrise Senior Living, Paul Gordon of Hanson Bridgett, and Lynne Katzmann, Ph. D of Juniper Communities.
March 22, 2020
CDC has released new guidance for retirement communities and senior living to better aid in the planning, preparation for, and response to COVID-19. The guidance is based on what is currently known about the transmission and severity of the coronavirus disease.
March 19, 2020
ASHA requests immediate financial relief in the Federal Stimulus 3.0 Package. To view the letter sent by ASHA and Argentum yesterday evening, please click below.