Senior living providers understand that resident satisfaction is paramount to the success of their organizations. Happy residents not only lead to word-of-mouth referrals to drive more move-ins, but they are also more likely to remain in their senior living communities, leading to higher occupancy and fewer vacancies. However, impacting and measuring resident satisfaction can be […]
Senior living projects in city centers are not for the faint of heart. Between high land and construction costs, site scarcity, lengthy entitlement processes and sticker shock for lenders, taking on this type of development is no easy endeavor—and that’s not to mention design constraints. But given the unique strategies the majority of senior living […]
Two Covenant Retirement Communities Facilities Appoint Health Care Administrators Covenant Village of Golden Valley, a faith-based continuing care retirement community (CCRC) located in Golden Valley, Minnesota and administered by nonprofit senior services provider Covenant Retirement communities, named Heather Bell as health care administrator at Colonial Acres, the CCRC’s health care center. Colonial Acres provides assisted […]
Management of a senior living community involves a lot of moving parts. Executive directors report wearing many hats throughout their day-to- day responsibilities, which means they seldom have time to spend the day at a computer or printer. This makes it difficult to focus on actually improving processes, best practices and communications with residents and […]
LifeSpire of Virginia Elects Chair to Board of Trustees LifeSpire of Virginia elected Susan Rucker as chair of its board of trustees. She was elected to a three-year term and assumed her duties Jan. 1, presiding over the board’s first meeting of 2017 in early March at Lakewood, a community in Richmond, Virginia. Rucker is […]
Capital Senior Living Appoints New Board Members Capital Senior Living Corporation (NYSE: CSU), one of the nation’s largest operators of senior housing communities, announced the appointments of Paul J. Isaac and Ross B. Levin of Arbiter Partners Capital Management, LLC to the company’s board of directors, effective March 7. The appointments fill the vacant board […]
The 21st Century Senior Living Community is a series brought to you by CDW, a provider of technology solutions and services focused exclusively on serving the healthcare marketplace. The series takes a clear-eyed look at how leading providers and their partners are creating the next generation of senior living communities by raising the bar on services, design, and technology. Technology […]
Asbury Communities, Sodexo Hire Key Players in Joint Business Development Plan Asbury Communities, Inc. and Sodexo recently announced a joint business development plan in an effort to identify and develop services that will provide exceptional lifestyle opportunities for older adults. As part of the agreement, the two companies announced that Sandra Hegelein Lawson will serve […]
There are various reasons that residents decide to move to senior living, from comfort and security to increasing care needs. Many choose a move to senior housing to avoid isolation, yet the move itself can feel isolating—at first. Communities work hard to engage residents, creating innovative activities to capture their attention and bring them together […]
Norterre Adds Chief Information Officer to Executive Team Norterre, a residential, intergenerational neighborhood focused on improving health, added Kim Hynek as chief information officer and CFO of Action Pact, one of the partners of the project. Hynek has more than 25 years of experience in operations, development and financing of senior living and health care. […]