Though some senior living operators use expensive amenities and state-of-the-art facilities to boost their image, they might receive more referrals if they had an overarching theme to pull their communities together. That’s according to a new report authored by Scott Girard, director of imaginality and planning at landscape architectural firm Brad Smith Read More »
Category: Architecture & Design
Confessions of a Senior Housing Architect
The approaching wave of aging baby boomers means that senior housing developers and operators will be dialing architects frequently in the coming years, to get new projects underway. But when developers make that call, are they starting the relationship with the architect on the right foot? And as the Read More »
Best Repositioning 2016: Taking Independent Living to New Heights
High-rise senior housing projects typically are associated with dense urban areas, but one recently completed project shows these buildings can also be nestled in beautiful natural surroundings. Rockwood South Hill is a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) that occupies 90 acres of picturesque forest and Read More »
Editor’s Take: 3 Ways to Super-Charge Luxury Senior Living
Luxury senior living is booming, and it’s making me jaded. Once, I might have been impressed by communities with bistros and formal dining rooms and wine bars, state-of-the-art screening rooms, fully equipped fitness studios, indoor pools, on-site pet grooming, and swanky spas. Now, after innumerable Read More »
Best of Assisted Living Design 2016: New Player Makes a Mark
When Rosemark at Mayfair Park opened in May 2016, Denver not only got a new design-forward assisted living and memory care option, but the senior living industry got a new operator. “We’re kind of control freaks,” jokes Anne Rosen, principal at Rosemark Development Group, the Read More »
In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (2/23/17)
(Rendering of Atria at Villages of Windsor located in Palm Beach County, Florida — photo courtesy of Atria Senior Living) Construction: Planned Developers Investing $9 Million In New Memory Care Community A new memory care community is planned to start construction soon. The $9 million Read More »
Best of International Design 2016: Berwick by the Sea Angles for Local Feel
Upon first glance, Berwick by the Sea in Campbell River, British Columbia might be mistaken for a local fisherman’s lodge. You won’t find weatherworn anglers inside the building, though—unless, of course, they’re retired. Berwick by the Sea is, in fact, a senior living community situated Read More »
Younger Staff Most Unhappy with Assisted Living Environments
Assisted living facilities that want to keep younger workers happy should do two simple things: cut down on ringing phones and make sure the air doesn’t smell like cigarettes. That’s because assisted living workers aged 19-30 are more bothered than older workers by ringing phones Read More »
In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (2/2/17)
(Rendering of formal dining room at Edgemere, located in Dallas, Texas — photo courtesy of Edgemere) Construction: Planned Independent Living Building Planned in Hingham, Massachusetts Erickson Senior Living is planning a new independent living community in Hingham, Massachusetts. The 156,378-square-foot, seven-story building will add 104 independent living Read More »
Best Affordable Senior Housing Design 2016: High Style for Today and Tomorrow
Proving that senior living can be innovative even without catering to high-end consumers, one affordable housing in the Denver area is pushing the needle on what affordable housing can be with multiple amenities and contemporary, sustainable design. Cityscape at Belmar is in the walkable urban Read More »
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