A nonprofit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) is hoping to soon provide services to the approximately 60,000 local seniors who live outside of its walls, through a new Institute on Aging. Saint John’s on the Lake in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is establishing the institute, spurred by an initial commitment of $500,000 from the Saint John’s Foundation. The goal of […]
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As part of a recently devised strategic plan, Kendal at Home is starting to become more integrated into the continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) of Kendal Corp., one of the largest non-profit senior housing operators in the nation. Founded in 2003, Kendal at Home was an early example of a “CCRC Without Walls” program, in […]
There’s been some uncertainty about the future of continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs)—whether they will appeal to the next generation of seniors, or whether their pricing model will deter those potential residents. In reality, though, CCRCs are likely here to stay, Greystone Communities co-CEO John Spooner told Senior Housing News. Irving, Texas-based Greystone is a management consulting […]
Most continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) in the United States continue to be not-for-profit, though for-profit CCRCs are more likely to be part of a multi-site organization, according to a new analysis from Chicago-based specialty investment bank Ziegler. Ziegler is currently tracking 1,955 CCRCs across the country. The majority—78%—of CCRCs in the U.S. are sponsored by […]
A large university in Florida hopes to foster ties between seniors and students by affiliating with a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) set to open on its campus. If all goes according to plan, workers will break ground in July, 2019, on Legacy Pointe at UCF, a 296-unit community located at the University of Central Florida […]
For about a week earlier this year, the University Village Thousand Oaks senior living community in Thousand, Oaks, California, had a sign out front that read “Las Esperanzado.” But the name change wasn’t the result of a hasty rebranding exercise. Instead, the continuing care retirement community (CCRC)’s new sign was a set piece for a television […]
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A continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Virginia is hoping to beat the senior living labor crunch with a new program that lets certified nursing assistants (CNAs) work 30 hours a week while getting paid for 40. The Glebe, a 218-unit LifeSpire of Virginia community in Daleville, Virginia, is targeting May 4 to officially implement its […]
More than 33% of continuing care retirement community (CCRC) construction in the fourth quarter of 2017 took place in just five U.S. markets, according to data publicly released Thursday by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC). Specifically, the markets with the highest number of CCRC units under construction during the quarter were: […]
From the Front Lines is a Q&A series from Senior Housing News. Our aim is to get out of the C-suite from time to time to focus on some of the interesting and dynamic people who work at the forefront of the senior living industry. Have a colleague who does something cool and works in […]
