Lancaster, Pennsylvania is no stranger to innovative senior living development, given the region’s history of deeper industry penetration rates and multitude of choices. An effort by Landis Communities to bring more middle-income senior living options was aimed at helping even more older adults find a place to call home, with sustainability in mind. Among the […]

The designers and project planners behind Brightview Dulles Corner had an overarching mission to foster interactions between residents and the outside world. With a location in the Washington, D.C. area and proximity to public transportation and green spaces, the community makes good on that mission. Today, the community pushes the “envelope of what senior housing […]

When setting out to design The Cordwainer, owners Bodo and Tamilyn Liesenfeld had one goal: to make the community outstanding and unique. The Cordwainer is the first, and currently only, community owned and operated by Anthemion Senior Lifestyles. To help the community stand out, it only offers memory care and includes multiple European influences, which […]

In the heart of the Broad Ripple district in Indianapolis sits the Broad Ripple Park Family Center, a community center curated to improve the lives of residents through education, healthy living and wellness.  Built to be more than a gym with medical offices, the 40,000 square-foot community center is designed for people of all ages […]

Art is important at Opus East Memphis – in fact, it was central to the community’s design. The community, with its elegant, artistic tudor design elements, was inspired by a local art gallery and garden that sits adjacent to the site. The Opus East Memphis community takes elements of other properties belonging to owner Sagestone […]

A recent project in Pennsylvania has transformed a once-decommissioned personal care neighborhood into a vibrant living space with apartments geared toward the middle-market. The $2 million revitalization project at Messiah Lifeways, a continuing care retirement community in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, breathed new life into a small neighborhood of rental apartments now known as the Bailey Street […]

Just miles from the Gulf of Mexico sits a newly expanded continuing care retirement community (CCRC) that seeks to raise the bar on luxury senior living. The community, Moorings Park Grande Lake, added a building that serves as a clubhouse and independent living residence dubbed the Moorings Park Grande Lake Clubhouse. At the heart of […]

The baby boomers are said to want close-knit community ties and plenty of their own space, but not every community can offer both. That is not the case for a Treplus community near Dayton, Ohio. The active adult community is located inside a mixed-use development that includes a Costco, Cabela’s and Kroger, and all of […]

Senior Housing News, an Aging Media Network publication, is pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 Senior Housing News (SHN) Architecture & Design Awards (https://shnawards.com/). Communities across the United States and the globe submitted new construction and renovation/repositioning projects this year, vying for top honors across 17 categories: “The entries for the 2023 SHN […]

Nestled in a neighborhood in Boise, Idaho, BrightStar Care Homes Stephens brings a dual-concept, small-home community blending aesthetics and functionality e for memory care. The community, located in a quiet neighborhood with a cottage-like interior, aims to greet residents with warmth when they step foot inside. The community was designed to fit into the character […]