One Dickinson, Texas-based assisted living community’s emergency preparedness was certainly put to the test this week, as residents of the La Vita Bella assisted living community were left stranded during the wake of Hurricane Harvey. A photo of La Vita Bella residents sitting waist-deep in flood water, in what appears to be a common living space in the community, made […]
As local rescue efforts continue in southeast Texas in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, senior housing providers along the Gulf Coast may need to take a closer look at their emergency preparedness plans to ensure that they are ready to handle such crises. Planning ahead Many senior housing providers flocked to the Houston area to establish […]
Baltimore, Maryland-based The Shelter Group is bowing out of the affordable-housing sector, instead shifting its focus on to growing its Brightview Senior Living portfolio. Founded in 1977, The Shelter Group is a privately held real estate development and property management firm, specializing in multi-family and senior living communities. The group recently sold 43 of its affordable […]
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Bumstead Continues Service on Brookdale Senior Living Board The board of directors of Brentwood, Tennessee-based Brookdale Senior Living will allow board member Frank M. Bumstead to continue his service, despite the board’s age restriction, according to the Nashville Post. Bumstead turned 75 in the past year, which would otherwise disqualify him from serving. His fellow […]
KeyBank Arranges Loans for Affordable Seniors Housing Projects Cleveland-based KeyBank Real Estate Capital (NYSE: KEY) has arranged a $23.8 million Fannie Mae loan for Harmony Housing, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based Douglassville, Georgia. KeyBank’s John Gilmore, IV, and Jeff Rodham arranged the financing. The funds will be used to acquire three affordable and senior housing […]
Seniors that reside in Utah may relish in the fact that the state is considered the “best” state in which to age, according to Caring.com’s “2017 Best and Worst States to Grow Old” report. The third-party senior care referral agent ranked states according to various factors, including senior living community reviews, nursing home costs and elderly well-being assessments. […]
One Georgia-based senior living provider is bucking the traditional American model of senior care by being the first in the U.S. to implement a UK-based care model centered on empathy. Isakson Living has recently opened Park Springs, a resort-style continuing care retirement community (CCRC) located roughly 15 miles northeast of Atlanta in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Not only is the community the first in the […]
Clearwater Living Appoints Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing Newport Beach, California-based Clearwater Living has appointed Kristine Delgado as senior vice president of sales and marketing. Delgado brings 20 years of industry experience to her new role with Clearwater, where she will oversee the organization’s daily sales and marketing operations, as well as manage […]
Dominion Partners has been busy growing its senior housing portfolio lately—and it has no plans to slow down. The Birmingham, Alabama-based company recently delivered two new Somerby Senior Living communities in Sandy Springs, Georgia, and Franklin, Tennessee, expanding the Somerby portfolio to a total 1,560 units. Brian Parker, principal and CFO of Dominion Partners, attributes the […]
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