Workforce and occupancy are the top 2019 priorities for Senior Living Communities (SLC) CEO Donald Thompson, but he’s also taking a longer view. He foresees that current market pressures will last longer than many in the industry expect, and that there will be fruitful investment opportunities on the horizon. “I don’t think this overbuilding is […]
In an effort to win over the next generation of senior living residents, providers are beginning to rethink traditional models such as the entrance-fee continuing care retirement community (CCRC). One new alternative — the “micro-CCRC” concept being developed by Wilsonville, Oregon-based Avamere Companies — has encountered some construction delays but is on track to hit […]
Acts Retirement-Life Communities is conducting a two-year study in its communities, tracking the changes in residents’ brain health habits as a result of participating in Total Brain Health classes offered across the portfolio. The results of the study may serve as a blueprint for maintaining brain health as seniors age. The study, conducted by Acts […]
Life Care Services has continued to hone its focus on wellness throughout its large portfolio of continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs), also known as life plan communities. That effort appears to be paying off, according to findings from the Age Well study. Results from the first year of the five-year study were released in January, […]
With large glass windows, abundant balconies and a modern design, The Village at The Triangle might not look like senior housing to the casual eye. But those who step inside the building will find a 206-unit rental continuing care retirement community (CCRC) equipped with many of the same amenities you’d find at a resort hotel, […]
One non-profit developer, owner and operator of continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) is betting that more seniors will flock to the urban high-rise model of senior living, especially if there’s a university affiliation involved. Medford, Oregon-based Pacific Retirement Services (PRS) is moving full steam ahead with its plan to open Mirabella-branded senior living high-rises in […]
Robert Turner didn’t plan to develop senior housing, but that’s the beauty of intergenerational living: he ended up doing it anyway. Turner’s work on a master-plan in Habersham, South Carolina, left residents so happy that they began asking him and his team how they could remain in the community even as they aged and their […]
Lasell Village is a Boston-area continuing care retirement community (CCRC) that is on the leading edge of several senior housing trends, notably intergenerational living and university partnerships. The CCRC is located right on the campus of Lasell College — a leader of the “age-friendly university” movement — and showcases the positive results that senior living […]
Residents of life plan communities across the United States are generally experiencing higher levels of wellbeing than older adults living in the general population. That’s according to newly released findings from The Age Well Study, conducted by Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging in partnership with Northwestern University and a variety of senior living industry organizations. […]
About four years ago, Christian Living Communities (CLC) faced a problem: Resident turnover at one of its locations was too high. The nonprofit provider began working with a startup company to bring urgent care services to residents, and within a year, turnover was down to normal levels and emergency room visits were less frequent. Today, […]