Frontier Senior Living CEO Greg Roderick sees a future in which success hinges on memory care demand and operators’ ability to cater to it in a new way. To get there, Dallas, Texas-based Frontier has bolstered training and improved staff retention coming off of a 2024 campaign that saw the launch of the company’s in-house […]

A new coalition of organizations spanning multiple industries aims to inform how future communities, including senior living properties, are built to emphasize cognition and brain health. In February, architecture, interior design and advisory firm HKS announced the formation of the Building Brains Coalition, a group that is designed to bring together professionals in the fields […]

Third-party senior living operator and developer Certus Living is rolling out a new dementia care program at a large well-known life plan community in Dallas in an effort to provide more of a “five-star feel” to residents living there. The operator’s newly launched Vitalize program brings together a range of research-based lifestyle and programming into […]

Memory care isn’t a typical offering in age restricted, for sale 55-plus communities. One California-based physician is aiming to change that. Dr. Raj Kalra is forging ahead with the new concept, dubbed Aroha Memory Care. Raj Kalra and Nisha Kalra, a dentist and board certified in lifestyle medicine, are preparing to open a new community […]

Senior Resource Group (SRG) is continuing to expand its memory care operation with an eye toward meeting the demand of its future residents. SRG late last year acquired two communities with memory care neighborhoods and increased the company’s capacity to serve memory care settings at its communities. One of the acquisitions was a life plan […]

In 2025, the big challenge for memory care operators is not necessarily staffing or quality of care – it’s growth. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, the number of people living with Alzheimer’s in the U.S. is projected to rise to almost 13 million by 2050. No doubt, that growth means big demand for memory care […]

The memory care sector continues to bring new opportunities and create new challenges, with operators looking to improve operations and improve resident care. In 2025, operators see strong demand for senior living as favorable demographic trends persist, but getting communities to have strong occupancy and net operating income is not a guarantee. The cohort of […]

The LiveWell team had a vision to create a unique, co-living dementia care model centered on creating a home-like environment for residents living with cognitive decline. To get there, the company embarked on a multi-year journey to create a new option for people to live their lives to the fullest while seamlessly incorporating resident safety […]

Nonprofit senior living operator Episcopal SeniorLife Communities has formed a partnership with brain health provider Isaac Health to expand its dementia care offerings as the organization continues on its rollout of the CMS Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) model. The partnership will expand the Rochester, New York-based senior living provider’s reach to serve more […]

In 2025, memory care operators will continue to grapple with the many challenges of evolving dementia care to meet the needs of today’s senior living residents. Many opportunities remain, including demographic-driven demand entering the market as Baby Boomers begin to turn 80 along with the growing need for dementia care as cognitive needs continue to […]