The The Village at NorthRidge, a luxury retirement community in the San Fernando Valley, recently celebrated its grand opening with local dignitaries from the surrounding community.   The project, developed by Senior Resource Group (SRG) and is comprised of 275 independent and assisted living residences.  The Village at NorthRidge is complemented by amenities that include: The [...]

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The Gary and Mary West Senior Wellness Center, located in San Diego, California, recently celebrated its grand opening and will serve as Senior Community Centers’ flagship facility.  The Gary and Mary West Foundation’s $4 million gift was instrumental in making the center and its innovative programming possible.  The facility’s uses of natural resources and technology [...]

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Back in the fall, Suburban Alternatives Land Trust (SALT) and Northbay Family Homes (NFH) held a competition for Senior Housing Design in California that accepted applications from from all across the world that reflected SALT’s mission of assisting low-income individuals and families to secure good housing, become homeowners and improve their economic position by working [...]

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Silverado Senior Living celebrated the grand opening of the company’s 20th memory care community late last month. Silverado Senior Living-Beverly Place’s central location in Los Angeles borders Cedars Sinai, Olympia and UCLA medical centers. The three-story building, which was previously known as the Shalom Hotel, was under extensive construction for more than two years and [...]

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Quieres retirar en México?  The International Community Foundation has released a study entitled “U.S. Retirement Trends in Mexico’s Coastal Communities: Lifestyle Priorities and Demographics” that interviewed 840 U.S. retirees in coastal areas of Mexico over 50 years of age.  Some of the findings of the survey include:

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When we see strange headlines like “Developers Plan to Erect Assisted Living Site Next to Nude Gay Resort”, it definitely warrants a click.  The NBC Los Angeles quotes The Desert Sun article that discusses the decision of the Palm Springs Architectural Advisory Committee to recommend approving the development plan that includes an assisted living facility [...]

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Dahlin Group Architecture Planning is celebrating its recent recognition for senior housing design with the receipt of a SAGE (Senior Achievement and General Excellence) Award from the 50+ Housing Council of the Building Industry Association of Southern California. Dahlin Group received a top honor for the "on the boards" category for Magnolia Courts, an active [...]

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The Legislative Analyst’s Office, a non partisan group in California, released a report that examined costs and benefits of the cuts last year to the state’s home care service for the elderly.  The report found that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s cuts, while painful, were recommended by the LAO and the LAO suggested that the state look [...]

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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 of [...]

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Atherton Baptist Homes celebrated the ground breaking of its newest development the Courtyard last week.  The development, located in the San Gabriel Valley, will consist of 50 luxurious, independent living apartments with underground parking on a 15 acre campus. Located in Alhambra, California, the Courtyard community will feature two and three stories of spacious apartment [...]

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West Living, LLC announced the acquisition of McDowell Village, a 197-unit independent living community in Scottsdale, Arizona and Castle Hill Retirement Village, a 146-unit independent and assisted living community in Thousand Oaks, California. The all-cash transactions mark the entry of West Living into the ownership of senior living operating properties. The Company is currently developing [...]

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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 aesthetic [...]

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