With a refreshed brand, a new name and a new CEO, Morrison Living is shooting for innovation. The Atlanta-based hospitality services company — which is part of the Compass Group — plans to do that in part by implementing food trucks and robot bussers in some of the more than 400 U.S. senior living communities […]
Category: Dining
Senior housing providers are embracing an ever-growing list of unique dining services and amenities in order to attract tomorrow’s residents and save on operating costs — including indoor hydroponic microfarms and offsite “cloud kitchens.” Two companies leading the way in this regard are Charlottesville, Virginia-based Commonwealth Senior Living, and Priya Living, a senior housing company […]
There’s an incorrect yet commonly held stereotype that senior living communities are where older adults go to wither away at the end of their lives. The same stereotype can even apply to people who work in senior living dining, according to Resort Lifestyle Communities (RLC) Executive Chef Jonathon Bolton. “There is a saying that senior […]
Mary’s Woods at Marylhurst used to take pride in being “the best kept secret” in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Not anymore. As a $216 million repositioning draws near completion, the nonprofit life plan community has raised its profile. Mary’s Woods is now more visible and more integrated with the greater Lake Oswego and Portland metro areas, […]
Harbor Retirement Associates (HRA) doesn’t have “restaurant-style” dining venues, it has restaurants. That’s the philosophy adopted by Chris Thompson, who became vice president of hospitality for the Vero Beach, Florida-based senior living operator about one year ago. In that role, Thompson is directly in charge of the company’s food and beverage initiatives, including its daily […]
Urban senior living is on the rise across the country, and Willow Valley Communities is going big with its first property in a city center. The organization is planning a senior living highrise and is redeveloping a historic venue across the street to create a culinary center in downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Willow Valley anticipates synergies […]
Senior living providers are reworking their dining programs to include wellness-focused menus, cost-efficient kitchen methods and even food trucks. And these are just a few of the recent forward-thinking ideas providers have shared with Senior Housing News. With half of this year behind us, we thought it would be worthwhile to revisit some of these […]
Beyond Meat co-founder Brent Taylor has a new beverage brand for older adults — and he hopes the senior living world takes notice. The new brand, Perennial, is a dairy-free drink formulated for older adults’ gut, bone, brain and muscle health. It’s made from pea, rice, almond and soy proteins, with added vitamins, minerals, and […]
SHN needs your help! Take this short survey about the strategies senior housing operators are using to generate revenue and profit in their dining programs — and help deliver unique insights to the SHN readership. Responses and analysis will be published on SHN in the coming weeks. Survey time is under three minutes. Respondents will […]
Grace Management has started to revamp its dining operations, introducing all-inclusive pricing and creating multiple venues throughout its 53-property portfolio. Minneapolis-based Grace is the operating company affiliated with CPF Living, the senior housing arm of private equity firm Chicago Pacific Founders. The Grace portfolio has been built up through a series of acquisitions, so one […]
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