Best of CCRC Design 2014: Fitting Into the Master Planned Community

Building a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) that seamlessly integrates within a broader multi-generational neighborhood is the future of senior housing development, but not many developers have accomplished this—yet. Generations at Agritopia, the 2014 Senior Housing News Architecture & Design Award-winning CCRC, fits snugly into the massive master-planned undertaking of Joe Johnston, a real estate […]

Best of Affordable Senior Housing Design 2014: A Room With a Mountain View

The first of its kind to open in the city of Boulder in 32 years, one of Colorado’s newest affordable housing senior living communities reflects an appreciation for the outdoors, with environmentally-friendly features and spanning mountain views. High Mar Senior Housing, a 59-unit multi-family apartment building designated for households with members who are 55 and […]

Best of Memory Care Design 2014: The Upscale Bed and Breakfast

In memory care design, bigger isn’t always better. And attention to detail is paramount — whether it’s lighting, safe walking paths or the overall aesthetic of the community. For The Osborn’s H.O.P.E. Center for Memory Care, these characteristics, and more, have pushed the community above its competition. The H.O.P.E. Center features just 13 private rooms […]

Meet the Nominees: SHN Design Awards 2014

More than 50 communities across the U.S. and Canada stand at the threshold of receiving top honors in the 2014 Senior Housing News Architecture & Design Awards. But only a fraction of nominees will ultimately triumph to become the best of the best. Now in its second year, the SHN Awards recognize forward-thinking organizations that […]

Rise to the Top: SHN Design & Architecture Awards Now Open

We are pleased to invite you to nominate your community in the second annual Senior Housing News Design & Architecture Awards, a competition highlighting some of the most exciting and innovative design solutions in senior housing. Nominations are now open for the 2014 competition. The Senior Housing News Architecture & Design Awards recognize cutting-edge design, innovation […]

Best of Assisted Living Design 2013: New Construction Meets Historic Surroundings

For Waterstone at Wellesley, the new construction assisted living community was always blessed by its outstanding, riverside location. But in catching the eye of the Senior Housing News Architecture and Design Awards for 2013, Waterstone has much more to offer than simply its Charles River-based locale. Its cutting edge amenities and location led to Waterstone’s […]

Best of Senior Housing Design 2013: Not Your Parents’ Nursing Home

As senior living design increases focus on accommodating the preferences of both today’s and tomorrow’s consumer, the days of the “institutional” nursing home are dwindling. Developers of the Wellbrooke of Westfield, a skilled nursing and assisted living community in Indiana that took top marks in the first-ever Senior Housing Design Awards 2013, realized this paradigm […]

Best of CCRC Design 2013: The Boutique Urban Lifestyle

For The Mather, a Mather LifeWays continuing care retirement community in Evanston, Illinois, it’s always been about location, location, location. Enjoying the perks of a walkable university town as well as proximity to both Lake Michigan and downtown Chicago, The Mather took first place in the Senior Housing News Design & Architecture Awards in the […]