Seniors Housing & Care Journal is accepting submissions for its 2014 issue. The Journal is an open-access, peer-reviewed academic journal that disseminates empirically based research regarding the senior housing and care fields; addresses critical issues faced by senior care professionals; and is relevant to the day-to-day operation of senior communities. The Journal accepts research papers (original reports of completed research) and brief reports (pilot studies about innovative ideas for senior housing and care with implications for future research). Occasionally, a limited number of commentaries addressing emerging issues faced by the senior housing and care industry and brief reviews of new resources available to practitioners in the field may be accepted for publication.

Research paper topics may include (but are not limited to):
• Government, Policy, and Regulatory Issues in Senior Housing
• Outcomes Data Related to Senior Housing
• Market Research
• Market Analysis and Macro Trends
• Senior Housing Affordability
• Staffing Issues within Senior Housing Communities
• Senior Housing Operations
• Risk Management
• Finance
• New Trends in Senior Housing

Annually, editors select up to two outstanding research papers for publication and special recognition.

2013 Prudential Real Estate Investors Award for Best Research Paper:
Families Matter in Long-Term Care: Results of a Group-Randomized Trial
Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD
Lauren W. Cohen, MA
David Reed, PhD
Lisa P. Gwyther, MSW
Tiffany Washington, PhD
John G. Cagle, PhD
Philip D. Sloane, MD, MPH
John S. Preisser, PhD

2013 Prudential Real Estate Investors New Investigator Award:
Evan J. Plys

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2014

For more information about Seniors Housing & Care Journal, please visit our website
www.matherlifeways.com/shcj.asp or contact:
Jennifer L. Smith, PhD, Associate Managing Editor
Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging
(847) 492-7437
jsmith@matherlifeways.com