Willow Towers, a not-for-profit luxury Assisted Living Residence in New Rochelle, New York, and part of the United Hebrew of New Rochelle’s campus of senior services, announced the receipt of the new Assisted Living Residence (ALR) licensure, with dual certification for Enhanced Assisted Living Residence (EALR) and Special Needs Assisted Living Residence (SNALR) by the [...]

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Horizon Bay Retirement Living recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for Isle at Watercrest, the full service, assisted living and skilled nursing community of Watercrest at Bryan. Set to open in early 2011, Isle at Watercrest will serve the needs of families in and around the Bryan-College Station area. Isle at Watercrest will be managed by [...]

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Promenade Senior Living recently announced the acquisition of the senior residence in Tuxedo, New York, which will now be known as The Promenade at Tuxedo Place. This senior living community, located in the historic town of Tuxedo and expands Promenade Senior Living’s presence into Orange County. The Promenade at Tuxedo Place consists of 90,000 square [...]

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Vigilan, provider of software for senior living, recently announced 10 new continuing education courses for assisted living community administrators for licensing requirements in 16 states.  The curriculum includes courses on managing client and residential services, human resources, leadership and governance, physical environment, and finances.  Available through Provider Management Educations Services, the courses are approved by [...]

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AgeSong celebrated the opening of Bayside Park, the company’s newest assisted-living senior communities in Emeryville, California last week.  The five-story 116,366 square-foot residential complex offers independent and assisted-living apartments for senior adults and is AgeSong’s fifth community for elders in the Bay Area.
Bayside Park features 125 studio and one-bedroom apartments within walking distance [...]

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Atria Senior Living Group recently announced plans to renovate two of its California independent and assisted living facilities to supply its residents a more comfortable and updated decor.  Atria Valley View is announcing plans for a multi-million dollar redevelopment project that will yield a completely redesigned living space featuring several new amenities and major [...]

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New Perspective Senior Living announced the opening of their newest community, Lighthouse of Columbia Heights and the start of construction on the company’s 11th community located in Superior, Wisconsin. The new facility in Superior under construction is an $11 million, 80-unit assisted living and memory care community. The new Lighthouse of Superior is expected to [...]

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Cambridge Realty Capital announced that it recently closed a 12.5 million FHA-insured first mortgage loan to refinance The Ponds, a 116-bed assisted living facility in Lincolnshire, Illinois.  The Ponds is part of an upscale continuing care community located on a wooded 20-acre site in Lincolnshire, a northern Chicago suburb. The complex also includes The [...]

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Senior Quality Lifestyles Corporation (SQLC), in conjunction with Greystone Communities, Inc., recently announced the completion of the $1.5 million dollar land purchase for Mirador life care senior living community.  SQLC purchased the 17 acres of land for Mirador and is scheduled for completion in 2011.  The gated community, designed by Three Architecture and constructed [...]

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NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. (NYSE: NRF) said it has completed the sale of 18 assisted living facilities containing approximately 1,300 beds located in North Carolina to a private investor group for $95 million.  The company said it expects the sale to generate approximately $36 million of cash proceeds to NorthStar after transaction costs and repayment [...]

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Last month, Arizona Baptist Retirement Centers (ABRC) unveiled its new GREEN HOUSE® assisted living homes at Baptist Village in Northeast Phoenix.  Arizona Baptist Retirement Centers brought the concept to the Valley in 2007 when the Green House assisted living homes opened at Baptist Village in Youngtown. Each of the three assisted living residences now available [...]

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The National Seniors Housing Group of Atlanta-headquartered Apartment Realty Advisors (ARA) announced that it has brokered the sale of Eastside Gardens, a 53-unit assisted living community with a dedicated dementia care wing located in Snellville, Georgia. The property was developed in 1997 by Matrix Healthcare Development, Inc.  Senior Housing Properties Trust (“SHPT”), a Maryland real [...]

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