Senior living provider The Springs Living is partnering with SCAN Health Plan to create a more connected healthcare experience for older adults living in Oregon. SCAN oversees one of the largest nonprofit Medicare Advantage plans through its Institutional Special Needs Plan (I-SNP), and the partnership will result in co-branded healthcare offerings for older adults that […]
Category: Assisted Living
Senior living resident rate growth moderated from levels seen in 2025 for independent living and accelerated for assisted living, according to new NIC data. In March, NIC data showed that year-over-year rate growth for in-place and asking rates was 6.1% and 7.4%, a deceleration compared to the same period last year. Assisted living showed strong year-over-year […]
This story is part of your SHN+ subscription Nurses and CNAs are in short supply in health care settings, imperiling growth and normal senior living operations in the years ahead. Senior living providers in 2026 are taking steps to solidify staffing models with programs to cultivate candidates to fill future nursing and clinical roles, while […]
Almost half of older adults in assisted living communities live with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia, underscoring the sector’s important role in keeping people well as they age. That’s according to a report from AARP, which examined the growing role of assisted living in caring for older adults and the shift away from higher […]
Operators of small-home style residential senior living communities are in 2026 building boutique senior living models they believe will serve the boomers well. With smaller unit counts in residential settings, operators of residential assisted living communities believe their biggest value to residents lies in personalized care, higher staff-to-resident ratios and a home-like feel. Bob DeClue, […]
With a lack of new development and a growing demand for senior living, investing in more middle-market and affordable senior living projects could be a way to keep the wheel turning for new projects, according to Vium Capital Senior Managing Director Steve Kennedy. Despite thinner margins, affordable senior living development could be an outlet for […]
More than half of older adults in the U.S. say they would prefer to age at home. Only 18% said they wanted to live in an assisted living community, according to a new Pew Research study. For the survey, released Feb. 26, researchers analyzed responses from 2,582 adults age 65 and older. More than half […]
Residential assisted living operator Harmony Homes continues to grow in 2026, and the company is partnering with a developer to add homes within a broader age-restricted 55+ development. In 2025, Harmony Homes announced plans for multiple small-footprint assisted living homes. Today, construction is underway on 2 of the 11 planned properties in Maryland Heights, Missouri […]
Residential assisted living operator Majestic Residences has acquired Avendelle Assisted Living properties, and now the company is focused on integration and growing its brand presence. The acquisition of North Carolina-based Avendelle’s 17 residential assisted living properties helps position the franchise for “Majestic Residences 2.0” by creating more scale and further growing the Majestic brand, according […]
A federal audit found nine of 30 assisted living providers misstated or improperly spent Covid-19 pandemic-era relief funding, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Inspector General (OIG). Federal auditors found the selected assisted living providers had complied with Provider Relief Fund (PRF) rules but some […]
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