In the Pipeline: LCS Plans $100M Expansion; Good Samaritan, Sanford Health Break Ground in South Dakota

In the Pipeline is part of your SHN+ subscription In the Pipeline is brought to you by the Senior Housing News Architecture & Design Awards, an annual competition that recognizes cutting-edge design, excellence, and innovation in senior living. Construction: Planned New community announced in Georgia Paradigm Senior Living recently announced The Timberley, a new senior […]

Lauren Miller Rogen: Memory Care Industry in Need of More ‘Empathy-Driven Care’

Through the work of the charitable organization Hilarity for Charity, Lauren Miller Rogen envisions a world where senior living providers offer increased support and engagement for older adults living with dementia and their caregivers. Miller Rogen knows firsthand what it’s like to care for a loved one diagnosed with dementia. A new documentary film, Taking […]

Rippl Plans Next Chapter of Growth After New $23M Fundraise

Behavioral health and virtual dementia care platform Rippl continues to scale its operations, most recently with a $23 million fundraise. Seattle, Washington-based Rippl raised the funds in Series A capital to expand services to new states and create value-based care partnerships with payors and payviders to expand dementia care offerings. The latest fundraising was led […]

Gardant Co-President: Care Capacity ‘Crisis’ Will Force Senior Living Industry to Address Affordability

This article is part of your SHN+ subscription The senior living industry must do more to reach more middle-market older adults in the years ahead, or it may face a steep challenge. To Gardant Management Solutions Co-President Greg Echols, the industry faces a looming “capacity of care crisis” that will force more companies to rethink […]

Distress, Core-Plus Acquisitions Drive Transaction Activity in 2024

Senior living providers continue to weigh core-plus asset deals and distress-driven transactions favorably, as senior living deal activity showed signs of rebounding slightly this year. That’s according to a recent survey and capital markets analysis by Cushman and Wakefield published this week. Of the 90 senior living executives surveyed, nearly half (49%) said they would […]

Jittery Optimism Pervades Senior Living Industry Poised for Growth  

This story is part of your SHN+ subscription This week, senior living industry executives and leaders gathered for the annual NIC Fall Conference, which took place this year in Washington, D.C. Although last year’s conference was somewhat gloom and doom, this year felt more optimistic, and several operators discussed with me their plans to prepare […]

Why Family Office Investment Must be ‘On the Radar’ for Senior Living Operators 

In order to meet growing demand for senior living, providers will need additional capital partners to enter the space, which could be through single-family offices. That’s according to a recent blog post by Lisa McCracken, the head of research and analytics for the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care (NIC). In the analysis, […]

In the Pipeline: MorningStar Grows in Las Vegas; Headwaters, Erickson Partner with Brinkmann Constructors

In the Pipeline is part of your SHN+ subscription In the Pipeline is brought to you by the Senior Housing News Architecture & Design Awards, an annual competition that recognizes cutting-edge design, excellence, and innovation in senior living. Construction: In Progress LCS renovates Maryland community Life Care Services (LCS), through its development company LCS Development, […]