In the midst of industry headwinds, The LaSalle Group is focused on business basics in 2019 — but the Dallas-based company has some new initiatives underway as well. Notably, it is rolling out a new brand called “The Whitley” and is forging ahead with technology initiatives to streamline sales and marketing. LaSalle is an integrated […]
HHHunt Corporation plans to invest $128.4 million to develop new senior living communities this year under its Spring Arbor brand. The Blacksburg, Virginia-based firm also intends to enter the active adult space and is on track to have a development pipeline underway by the fourth quarter of 2019. The new Spring Arbor developments include two […]
“Our local health care system won’t let marketers into their building. I have to find sneaky ways to get in there.” These are the words of a sales and marketing director at a standalone memory care community, who spoke to Senior Housing News for this installment of “Confessions.” The goal of this series is to […]
Health care versus hospitality: it’s an ongoing debate in the senior living industry today. High-end properties with resort-style amenities grab headlines, but other companies are committed to a different niche. For Premier Senior Living, success lies in maintaining a laser-focus on care and marketing that expertise. The New York City-based company currently has 23 assisted […]
Within the next two weeks, construction is slated to start on the first Legendary Living senior housing community. Legendary Living is the new senior living arm of Legendary LLC, a Destin, Florida-based real estate development and management firm that has specialized in luxury hotel, multifamily and resort properties since its founding in 1991. Through this […]
By the year 2050, more than twice as many people than today are projected to have Alzheimer’s, while the total number of dementia patients could be up threefold. And no one agrees how to feed them. In interviews with memory care operators, chefs, food service providers, dietitians, gerontologists and outside thought leaders, a clear picture […]
Silverado hosted a belated opening celebration for its new hospice in the Chicago suburb of Des Plaines, Illinois on Wednesday, Oct. 10. The facility quietly opened in February. Silverado also opened a hospice serving the Dallas/Ft. Worth area in Addison, Texas last month. The total number of hospices under the Silverado umbrella is now at […]
Caring for older adults living with Alzheimer’s is not getting any easier, but there are some innovative person-centered care programs and tools that could aid senior living providers in enhancing the wellbeing of residents living with the incurable disease. And they couldn’t come at a better time. An estimated 5.7 million Americans currently live with Alzheimer’s, […]
Sunrise Senior Living is launching a 12-month trial in some of its U.K. communities, testing a type of dementia therapy that is gaining increasing recognition for effectiveness. The approach, if successful, could be integrated into the company’s memory care practices in the United States as well. The trial is being conducted by the University of […]
Each year, researchers and caregivers across the globe pour precious time and energy into improving the lives of older adults living with Alzheimer’s disease — and though potential progress toward a cure commands a lot of attention, the role of caregivers and care programs deserves to be a larger part of the discussion. That was […]
