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Announcing the Nominees for the 2021 Architecture & Design Awards
By Valerie Arko| November 17, 2021Senior Housing News, an Aging Media Network publication, is excited to announce more than 90 entries have been submitted to the 9th annual Senior Housing News (SHN) Architecture & Design Awards (http://www.shnawards.com). Communities across the country and globe submitted new construction and renovation projects this year, vying for top honors across 12 categories: Active Adult, […]
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After forging a partnership with Welltower (NYSE: WELL) in 2019, Balfour Senior Living CEO Michael Schonbrun spoke of plans to expand the portfolio — including by bringing the company’s high-end model to the East Coast for the first time. Despite the unexpected challenges posed by Covid-19, work on the development pipeline moved forward, and details […]
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Enter Now: The Architecture & Design Awards Returns in 2021
By Valerie Arko| August 10, 2021The Senior Housing News Architecture & Design Awards are back in 2021 to celebrate cutting-edge design, architectural excellence and all-around innovation in senior living. Nominations are now open for this year’s competition. Submit an entry to take advantage of this unique opportunity to showcase your best work to an audience of senior living executives, developers […]
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Reshaping Senior Living Post-Pandemic: 3 Areas of Focus
By Tim Mullaney| May 11, 2021With vaccination rates high and occupancy starting to tick up, now is the time for senior living providers to reevaluate their plans for the future in light of Covid-19. “If you haven’t focused on strategic planning because you’ve been in the middle of Covid, we totally understand that — but now is the time to […]
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Senior living and care pioneer Dr. Bill Thomas and a team of colleagues today unveiled Kallimos Communities, a new concept in housing and services. The first two projects are already in their early stages in Colorado and Texas, Kallimos COO Megan Marama told Senior Housing News. Marama, Thomas and the Kallimos team have big ambitions, […]
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The Covid-19 pandemic raised the stakes for senior housing design, making it more important than ever for these buildings to promote the health and wellness of residents, staff and visitors. Private equity firm Harrison Street is seeking to be in the vanguard of healthy senior housing buildings, through a partnership with the Center for Active […]
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Imagine living in a suite overlooking an atrium that has the atmosphere of a healing garden, at other times is a venue for musicians or performers, and sometimes is a social gathering place for friends, family and neighbors. This is the experience for older adults residing in care suites adjacent to the atrium winter garden […]
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With a history that traces back to 1922, CC Young is one of the most venerable senior housing and care providers in Dallas. But with skilled nursing buildings dating to 1969 and 1974, the continuing care retirement community (CCRC) badly needed some upgrades at the dawn of the 21st century. “We had to make a […]
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Ryan Companies recently did a deep dive into the market study data that the firm has accumulated since entering the senior living sector about eight years ago — and the Minneapolis-based development, architecture and construction company discovered some surprising findings. Those findings and a new approach to data analysis will help drive the company’s growth […]
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Best 55+ Design of 2020: Senior Housing Meets High-End Club at Isakson Community
By Tim Regan| February 26, 2021Peachtree Hills Place doesn’t just resemble a high-end, exclusive club — it also includes one. Located on the campus of a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in the Atlanta neighborhood of Buckhead, Peachtree Hills Place caters to older adults who want to downsize and desire the security of senior housing, but still want to own […]