Ecumen has released a new whitepaper on tips for finding the right senior housing management partner – the original news release and link to this whitepaper and others follows:Latest whitepaper divulges 10 questions designed to ensure senior housing providers partner with the right management partnersSHOREVIEW, MN – May 8, 2008– https://ecumen.org €“ Aging services provider Ecumen, one of America’s largest non-profit senior housing companies, is helping senior housing owners, who are thinking of hiring a management firm, with the release of its latest whitepaper designed to help create the best possible partnerships.“10 Questions to Ask When Selecting a Senior Housing, Nursing Home or CCRC Management Company” is based on Ecumen’s deep knowledge of the industry as not only a senior housing provider, but one of the country’s top senior housing development and management partners.“In an industry that is as customer centric as senior housing, customers vote with their feet,” states Steve Ordahl, Ecumen’s Senior Vice President, Business Development. “What this latest whitepaper provides is answers to ten key questions that, if answered properly, will help housing providers create a home where customers want to be.”Much of the advice offered in this latest paper centers around conducting detailed research on the company being considered as a partner, whether it be social or financial.“Stop by a management firm’s current community unannounced and ask yourself €“ do the customers look happy? Are the employees helpful? Does the community look and feel good?” quotes the paper.Beyond this diligent footwork, much can be learned about senior housing management firms by conducting diligent homework, especially when it comes to the firm’s financials.“A good share of management firms also own their own properties,” continues Ordahl. “In cases like this, reputable firms are willing to share the history of their financial performance. The ones that do not are oftentimes the ones you have to be more concerned about.”By heeding to the advice provided in this latest whitepaper, new senior housing providers are assured to live up to a simple, but powerful, mission of creating a home for older adults where these choose to, rather than have to live.

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