Premier Tees Up $100 Million Acquisition Allocation

An assisted living and memory care operator has branched into the Midwest with the acquisition of a Michigan portfolio and has plans to continue growing, with up to $100 million allocated over the next year or so. Premier Senior Living, a privately-held New York-based company, acquired the operations of five memory care and four assisted […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (6/2/16)

(Project rendering of Spring Cypress Assisted Living and Memory Care, a senior living community managed by Civitas Senior Living in Cypress, Texas — Photo courtesy of Civitas Senior Living) Construction: Planned Developers Plan Civitas Assisted Living and Memory Care Project for Cypress, Texas The National Realty Group and MedCore Partners will begin construction late May to deliver an 80-unit […]

How Providers Can Go After ‘Low-Hanging Fruit’ in Memory Care

Some senior living providers now are offering robust programming to earlier-stage memory care residents, but even simple initiatives can sometimes enhance these residents’ lives. And taking basic steps to address mild cognitive impairment also could give providers’ bottom line a boost, according to one expert in the field. One place to start could be the dining room. Many residents routinely […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (5/26/16)

(Shavano Park Senior Living, an assisted living and memory care community in San Antonio, Texas — Photo courtesy of Pi Architects) Construction: Planned O’Reilly Development, Arrow Senior Living Gain Approval for $30 Million Mo. Project Springfield, Mo.-based O’Reilly Development and St. Charles, Mo.-based Arrow Senior Living Management this week announced they have received the approved Certificate […]

Memory Care Providers Expand Services to New Resident Segments

As more and more people are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, dementia and other forms of memory loss, some memory care providers are finding that modifying certain lifestyle factors or changing resident settings earlier in the game can generate ‘dramatic’ results—and sometimes stave off disease progression, at least to an extent. Kirkwood Orange, a be.group assisted living […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (5/19/16)

(Project rendering of Nakoma Sky, a 79-acre desert resort senior living community in Oro Valley, Ariz. — Photo courtesy of three: living architecture) Construction: Planned three: living architecture Designs 79-Acre Senior Living Campus La Posada, a non-profit owner and operator of senior living properties, has engaged Dallas-based firm three: living architecture to design a concept for […]

How Avanti is Building a Brand with Its First Community

Even before Avanti Senior Living welcomed its first resident, the Texas-based operator attracted industry attention due to the experience and background of its leaders, the scope of its development pipeline, and its ambition to be innovative in areas ranging from design to marketing to technology. About six months ago, the company opened its first community, […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (5/12/16)

(Tribute at Heritage Village — A senior living community in the Washington, D.C. metro area developed and operated by Atlanta-based Thrive Senior Living) Construction: Planned Civitas Senior Living Plans Summer Construction for Texas Community Officials with Fort Worth, Texas-based Civitas Senior Living and Summerlin Asset Management announced last week that construction will begin this summer […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (5/5/16)

(Rendering of a new Allegro Senior Living community under construction in Orlando, Fla. — photo courtesy of Allegro Senior Living, LLC) Construction: Planned National Church Residences to Break Ground Next Week for $35 Million Ohio Project National Church Residences, a not-for-profit senior housing provider, plans to break ground May 9 for Inniswood Village, a new senior living […]

Senior Care’s Goldilocks Dilemma: Operators Aim for ‘Just Right’ Size

Call it a Goldilocks problem. In the consolidating senior housing and care sector, providers are challenged to achieve the right scale—not too big, not too small, but just right. Integration problems have plagued Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) since its mega-acquisition of Emeritus Corp. was finalized in 2014, leading some to pronounce that the company is too […]