Today’s senior living dining experience largely revolves around high-end food options and upscale venues. At one community in Illinois, the experience also hones in on adventure. Once a month, around two dozen residents gather in the main restaurant area at The Solana Deer Park, an Atria Senior Living Community located in Deer Park, Illinois, unsure […]
A Dallas, Texas-based developer has announced plans for five senior living projects in a single metro area, bucking oversupply concerns and bringing a recently founded operator into the mix. Specifically, McFarlin Group LLC revealed five assisted living and memory care community developments in the greater Phoenix area for $80 million, with Surpass Senior Living slated to […]
Memory care construction has been on the rise as of late, and it’s no wonder why. The sheer number of Americans with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia is reason enough to spur development activity, and an anticipated increase in the incidence of Alzheimer’s in the years ahead perhaps indicates that memory care is […]
Welltower Names New Senior VP of Business Development Welltower Inc. (NYSE: HCN) promoted Justin Hill to senior vice president of business development. In the new role, Hill will focus on the growth and development of Welltower’s West Coast portfolio and manage the company’s new Beverly Hills, California, office. Hill began his time at Welltower in […]
As the senior living industry grapples with workforce issues marked by millennial preferences and employee disengagement, providers are doubling down on their efforts to attract new talent, nurture their staffs and foster their leadership skills. One such operator making leadership a priority is Trilogy Health Services, and the Louisville, Kentucky-based senior living and post-acute provider […]
Covenant Village of Colorado Selects Executive Director Covenant Village of Colorado appointed Kent Mulkey as executive director for Covenant Village of Colorado, a faith-based, not-for-profit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) located in Westminster, Colorado, and administered by Covenant Retirement Communities. Mulkey has 18 years of experience in senior housing leadership, including management, training and operations […]
Attracting potential workers early in their careers hasn’t always been senior living’s strong suit, and operators are in competition with hospitality and other industries sometimes viewed as more appealing. This has prompted further focus on providing different entry-points to the business—including a greater emphasis on internships—and converting introductory roles to positions of greater magnitude. As providers […]
This week on Senior Housing News, our readers learned about the unrealistic salary expectations of new senior living workers, as well as the nation’s largest homebuilder taking advantage of the senior housing opportunity. Otherwise, readers followed along with our coverage of second quarter earnings results, including Brookdale Senior Living’s (NYSE: BKD) targeted plan to improve […]
Another well-known name in senior living now is linked to a high-profile community being developed in one of the nation’s most populous markets. Welltower Inc. (NYSE: HCN) has tapped Sunrise Senior Living to be the operator of the real estate investment trust’s (REIT) community being developed in midtown Manhattan. The project involves a 125,000-square-foot, 15-story […]
Juniper Communities Announces Executive Promotion Juniper Communities, a national owner and operator of 20 senior living communities, announced the promotion of Cindy Longfellow to vice president of business development and sales and marketing. Longfellow started with Juniper in 2003 at a Wellspring Memory Care community in Louisville, Colorado, serving as a member of the community-based […]
