SHORE Launches Ready-to-Deploy Nonprofit Chapter Model for Senior Living

An organization started by Integral Senior Living Founder Sue Farrow has launched a “first of its kind” nonprofit chapter model meant to help senior living operators with their own philanthropic initiatives. The nonprofit, Senior Housing Relief for Elders (SHORE), earlier this month publicized its new effort to help senior living operators and service providers navigate […]

Silverado Names New CEO in Preparation for Future Leadership Transition

Memory care operator Silverado has named a new top leader, with a leadership transition planned down the road. The Irvine, California-based company on Thursday announced that Wayne Sanner is joining the company on April 28 as “CEO designate.” In his new role, Sanner will work alongside Shook as he “transitions into the next phase of […]

Watermark Retirement Names New CEO, Keppel Acquires Operator’s Remaining Ownership Stake

Watermark Retirement Communities founders David Freshwater and David Barnes are passing the leadership baton. The Tucson, Arizona-based senior living operator on Monday announced it named Paul Boethel as its new CEO. As CEO of Watermark, Boethel will initially focus on “performance-driven growth,” the operator noted. In conjunction with the leadership change, Keppel on March 19 […]

Best Independent Living Design of 2024: Arizona Community Creates ‘Desert Oasis’

Lush gardens, intimate villas, passive cooling design, walking paths, fountains, multiple restaurants – these aren’t features of an upscale resort, but of a senior living community in Arizona. Those features are part of a newly added independent living neighborhood dubbed “Inspirata Pointe” at Royal Oaks, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Sun City, Arizona. […]

Why Welltower’s CEO Uses South Park to Warn of Looming Senior Living Crisis

This article is part of your SHN+ subscription Last month, I heard something unusual on Welltower’s (NYSE: WELL) Q4 2024 earnings call: CEO Shankh Mitra referring to “underpants gnomes.” The reference came up as he was describing the “fundamental misunderstanding” that senior living developers seem to have when talking about opportunities ahead. He compared their […]

Trustwell Living Doubles Down on Data in Search of New Competitive Advantage

This article is part of your SHN+ subscription In 2025, the baby boomer generation is standing at the industry’s doorstep. Trustwell Living CEO and senior living industry pioneer Larry Cohen has prepared for this moment for decades. Cohen, who is the former CEO of Capital Senior Living – the operator now known as Sonida Senior […]