Tech Makes Senior Living a Preferred Player in ACOs

Technology will not only be a differentiator for the senior living operators who adopt it, but it will also be the catalyst in forging partnerships within Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). Such was the sentiment among a panel of senior living executives during last Thursday’s Senior Housing News Summit in Dallas. Operators are using technology to […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (2/26/15)

Construction: Planned California CCRC to Spend Upwards of $30 Million on Expansion To accommodate an expected increase in the demand for senior living, Casa Dorinda, a California continuing care retirement community (CCRC) plans to add roughly 103,000 sq. ft. and build 20 independent living units at its campus in Santa Barbara, Calif., reports Pacific Coast […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (1/22/15)

Construction Planned: Trinity Courtyard Independent Living Announces Texas Facility Expansion Trinity Courtyard and Wind River Management announced this week the planned addition of an assisted living and memory care facility at the Trinity Courtyard Independent Living community in Fort Worth, Texas. The expansion, which is set to break ground this fall, will occur minutes from […]

How Memory Care Communities Are Tackling the NFL’s Concussion Crisis

After sustaining years of head-on collisions playing America’s billion-dollar pastime, a growing number of former NFL players are being diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) — a result of concussions from head-banging. And memory care providers are taking note, with one former NFL player creating the first sports-themed memory care community that is slated to […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (10/23/14)

Construction: Planned Caddis to Bring First Heartis Community to San Antonio Dallas-based real estate firm Caddis will soon begin construction on its first community in San Antonio to carry the company’s Heartis brand.  Project plans for Heartis San Antonio, which is scheduled to open in the second quarter of 2016, call for a 86,000-square-foot assisted living […]

Movers & Shakers — People and Positions for October, Part II

Commonwealth Care of Roanoke Hires Chief Financial Officer Commonwealth Care of Roanoke, Inc. (CCR) — which offers rehabilitation, long-term care, respite care and memory care services, and operates 12 locations in Virginia — has hired Stan A. Huffman as its new chief financial officer. Previously, Huffman has served as the CEO of a nonprofit senior […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (9/18/14)

Construction: Planned Ohio Senior Living Community Plans $20 Million Expansion Otterbein Senior LIfestyle Choices is planning a $20 million expansion to add more housing to its continuing care retirement community (CCRC) campus in Lebanon, Ohio, reports Dayton Business Journal. The project will create 83 independent living units across 20 new buildings, among them will be 17 […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (9/11/14)

Construction: Planned Houston CCRC Announces $56 Million Expansion  The Buckingham, a 501(c)3 non-profit continuing care retirement community in Houston, Texas, recently announced it will undergo a $56 million expansion that will add 187 total residences to its existing campus. Sponsored by Senior Quality Lifestyles Corporation (SQLC), The Buckingham—a Type A CCRC—currently has 204 independent living […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (7/17/14)

Construction: Planned Presbyterian Senior Living Awarded Funds to Build Penn. Senior Apartments Presbyterian Senior Living (PSL) this week announced it has been notified that the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) has awarded funding to them to build a 50-unit apartment building for low- to moderate-income people age 62 and older. Construction on the Westminster Place […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (7/13/14)

Construction: Planned Bonaventure Senior Living Plans 144-Unit Complex in Colorado Salem, Oregon-based Bonaventure Senior Living is planning to develop an upscale 144-unit senior living complex in Pueblo, Colorado, reports The Pueblo Chieftan. The planned development will feature units for independent, assisted living and memory care, according to a letter filed with Pueblo’s planning department as […]