Memory Care Innovation Award Winner: Valerie Cooper, Vice President of Life Plan Communities, Lutheran Senior Services

The Memory Care Innovation program is designed to recognize passionate and innovative industry members who are shaping the future of cognitive care across behavioral health, home health and home care, hospice and palliative care, senior housing, and skilled nursing. To see this year’s inaugural Memory Care Innovation Award winners, visit https://innovation.memorycarebusiness.com/. To become a Memory […]

Why More Investors, Operators Are Seeking to Export Senior Living

This article is part of your SHN+ subscription For years, I have assumed that relatively few senior living operators had ambitions to grow their holdings beyond the U.S. and Canada. In 2024, I no longer hold that assumption. On Tuesday, I caught wind of Thrive Senior Living’s plans to grow a new joint venture independent […]

Memory Care Innovation Award Winner: Kaitlin Reilly, Corp. Director of Cognitive Well-Being, Acts Retirement

The Memory Care Innovation program is designed to recognize passionate and innovative industry members who are shaping the future of cognitive care across behavioral health, home health and home care, hospice and palliative care, senior housing, and skilled nursing. To see this year’s inaugural Memory Care Innovation Award winners, visit https://innovation.memorycarebusiness.com/. To become a Memory […]

Brightview Senior Living Spins Up New $200M Fund, Continuing Development Push

With its 47th community now open, Brightview Senior Living is plotting its next growth chapter, including by spinning up its next fund with a target of over $200 million. The Baltimore-based company in June opened its newest community, Brightview Hunt Valley, in Maryland’s Baltimore County. The 179-unit community offers independent living, assisted living and memory […]

Senior Living Nonprofit Ascension Living Names New CEO

Ascension Living has a new CEO: Erin Shadbolt. On Tuesday, St. Louis-based Ascension Living named Shadbolt to its top leadership role. She previously joined the organization in 2022 and since then has held various roles, including chief nursing officer of post-acute and at-home services and interim COO. Ascension Living had previously named Christopher Caserta to […]

Welltower Announces $750M Private Offering to Repay Debt, Fund Senior Living Investments

Welltower (NYSE: WELL) is seeking additional capital with which to pay down loans and invest in new senior housing assets. The Toledo, Ohio-based real estate investment trust (REIT) on Monday announced that its operating company, known as “Welltower OP,” has launched a new $750 million private placement offering. The initial purchasers also have an option […]

Sonida Senior Living Adds 8 Communities in Two Joint-Venture Agreements

Sonida Senior Living (NYSE: SNDA) has announced the addition of eight new senior living communities as part of two joint-venture agreements. The Dallas-based senior living operator on Tuesday said the communities were added in May and July. All told, the company is adding 790 units of independent, assisted living and memory care units. The JVs […]