Sports “super agent” David Falk has founded a senior living development and operating company, LifeStar Living, that will be led by industry veteran Joel Anderson. Falk — famous for being Michael Jordan’s agent, representing a roster of other superstars such as Patrick Ewing and Dominique Wilkins, and producing the movie Space Jam — has been […]
Senior Housing News recognizes the seriousness of the Covid-19 pandemic, so we will be updating this bulletin to keep you apprised of the latest developments, focusing on news and information that we identify as especially pertinent to senior living. The team at SHN knows how important your work is right now; we thank you and […]
Dallas-based startup OneDay has doubled its business since the onset of Covid-19 in March, providing a clear signal of the huge role that video content has played in senior living operations during the pandemic. When Covid-19 first reached the United States, about 2,000 senior living communities were using OneDay, and that number has now reached […]
Developer Legendary Living and Integral Senior Living (ISL) — one of the nation’s largest operators — have forged a strategic partnership and are embarking on a pipeline of resort-style projects. Over the course of five decades, Destin, Florida-based Legendary Companies has created more than $3 billion in real estate development projects, including resorts, hotels, retail, […]
Being unsatisfied can sound negative, but Discovery Senior Living CEO Richard Hutchinson doesn’t see it that way. Being unsatisfied with the status quo drives him to be a changemaker. His changemaking track record is impressive. From building a pay-for-performance sales culture to launching a business intelligence division, he’s moved Discovery and the senior living industry […]
Silverado Co-Founder and CEO Loren Shook has lived the story of change that prompted the development of a portfolio of standalone memory care communities across a handful of states. By combining medical services with the social model for assisted living, Silverado has developed outcomes-based programming to improve quality of life for those with memory impairment. […]
As a longtime leader in senior living — both for her company, Brandywine Living, and as a past board chairman for industry association Argentum — Brenda Bacon has experienced a lot of change. She’s also been at the helm of that change and has learned a lot in the process. With roughly 30 communities in […]
Editor’s Note: Interested in the active adult market? Check out SHN’s Active Adult Virtual Summit, taking place July 15-17. Click here to learn more and register. Startup Cantina Communities came into 2020 with momentum, and its founders were pushing hard to make their vision of active adult living a reality — then Covid-19 struck. The […]
Atria Senior Living is shifting gears in its Covid-19 response and its leaders have their eyes on the future. The Louisville, Kentucky-based company relaxed full quarantine measures for the majority of its 216-community portfolio as of June 11. Going forward, the provider plans to execute a gradual, phased process leading up to a “Post Covid-19 […]
U.S. senior living providers have struck on a variety of creative solutions to enable in-person visits during the Covid-19 pandemic, but they may want to look north of the border to gain inspiration from what one Canadian independent living company has created. Vancouver-based PARC Retirement Living, which operates five communities in and around Vancouver and […]