Entries for the 2018 Senior Housing News Architecture & Design Awards are starting to come in for a variety of categories. The Awards program, in its sixth year, recognizes excellence by celebrating construction and renovation projects that improve the lives of seniors through innovative senior Read More »
Category: Development
White Paper: The Role of Aquatic Therapy In 3 New Senior Housing Trends
In an increasingly competitive operating environment, senior living providers are incorporating state-of-the-art therapy solutions to attract today’s residents. And they’re doing this in light of several key trends: university partnerships, shrinking floor plans and concerted fall reduction techniques. Aquatic therapy pool provider HydroWorx has identified Read More »
Join Thought Leaders at the SHN Summit Los Angeles on September 6
Network and hear from a few of the industry’s most dynamic thought leaders in an intimate setting this September 6th at the Senior Housing News (SHN) Summit – Los Angeles. Register now to hear from: Wendy Simpson, President and CEO, LTC Properties Talya Nevo-Hacohen, EVP, Read More »
White Paper: The Five-Year Senior Housing Development Forecast
Senior housing operators, owners and developers have long spoken hopefully about the upcoming “Silver Tsunami,” or the rapid aging of the U.S. population based on the baby boom. What some in the industry fail to consider is that this “Silver Tsunami” is still 10 years Read More »
How Active Adult Housing is Becoming Independent Living ‘Light’
If retirement begins at 55, independent living is three decades late. While independent living (IL) is loosely considered the start of the senior living care continuum, experts agree that most people are not entering IL until their 70s at the earliest, according to a new Read More »
Senior Care CEOs Unite to Push Louisville as Aging Hub
On the heels of opening the doors to the senior care industry’s first-ever technology innovation hub, in Louisville, Kentucky, there’s another push to put the city at the forefront of the aging services industry. Some of the health care leaders involved with the Thrive Center for Read More »
Omega Supports Maplewood Growth, Questions $5 Billion Pipeline
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE: OHI) expressed faith in one of its senior living partners during its latest earnings call—but also expressed some apparent reservations with respect to that company’s growth plans. Omega has conveyed interest in backing Maplewood Senior Living’s large growth plans over Read More »
LCS Aims to Create ‘Destination Senior Living’ with Disney Magic
Life Care Services, one of the nation’s largest senior living operators, aims to capture some of Walt Disney World’s magic when it opens an $82 million, 239-unit community in nearby Celebration, Florida. Windsor at Celebration will bring with it independent living, assisted living and memory care residences, in Read More »
Why Canada’s Tallest Senior Housing Community Impresses China
Sélection Panorama, a 30-story senior housing project currently under construction near Montreal, Quebec, is noteworthy for being the tallest senior housing tower in Canada—but that’s not all. It’s impact will extend far beyond Canada, according to Gaëtan Cormier, the senior vice president of development at Quebec-based senior housing company Read More »
Assisted Living Provider Bets Big on Small Homes
At a time when some providers are rushing to open sprawling and luxurious senior living communities, one Texas-based owner-operator is thinking small. Dallas-based Mustang Creek Estates specializes in building affordable campuses comprised of six or seven individual homes that accommodate 10-16 residents apiece. Though the communities are smaller Read More »