Best of Stand-Alone Memory Care 2015: Setting a New Standard

A 3-year-old boy came to Abe’s Garden last September, on the first night that visitors were welcomed to the new memory care building in Nashville. He clambered on the rocks and felled trees in the expansive courtyard, until he paused to say, “I love it here. Can I come back tomorrow?” “I don’t know many […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (3/3/16)

Construction: Planned San Diego City Officials Approve Plans for $150 Million CCRC Officials with the San Diego City Council recently gave unanimous approval for the construction plans of The Glen at Scripps Ranch, a $150 million continuing care retirement community (CCRC), reports San Diego Business Journal. The 53-acre CCRC, which is planned for a site near […]

Movers & Shakers: Welltower Foundation Launches to Promote Wellness

Welltower Foundation Launches to Promote Wellness Welltower Inc. (NYSE: HCN) launched the Welltower Foundation, an organization aimed at promoting wellness, encouraging a high quality of life for aging populations and supporting other groups and innovations that do the same. Erin Ibele has been named president of the foundation. The foundation’s first course of action is […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (2/25/16)

(Symphony of Chesterton, a Next Generation facility developed by Mainstreet and operated by Symphony Post-Acute Network in Chesterton, Ind. — Photo courtesy of Mainstreet) Construction: Planned Viamonte Senior Living CCRC Design Plans Approved in Calif.  California-based nonprofit Viamonte Senior Living recently received approval from the Walnut Creek Design Review Committee in Walnut Creek, Calif., for […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (2/18/16)

(Rendering of The Blake at Woodcreek Farms senior living community in Elgin, S.C. — Photo courtesy of Blake Management Group and Cardinal Ventures) Construction: Planned Developer Proposes $35 Million School Transformation into Senior Living City officials of Leesburg, Fla. recently approved plans for a developer to transform a historic school into a senior living community, reports […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (2/11/16)

(The Healthcare Resort of Plano developed by Mainstreet and operated by The Ensign Group in Plano, Texas — Photo courtesy of Mainstreet) Construction: Planned Omega Communities Plans $45 Million Community for Ga. Birmingham, Ala.-based Omega Communities plans to begin construction later this year on a new $45 million continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Stockbridge, […]

Senior Housing Pulls Back on New Construction

Construction and renovation projects remain popular plays for senior living providers in the year ahead, but their interest in such forays has slightly decreased, according to recently released findings from investment banking and financial advisory firm Lancaster Pollard. The survey, distributed in December, includes responses from 295 senior living providers. About 70% of respondents said […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (2/4/16)

(Project rendering of Dominion Senior Living of Richmond located in Richmond, Ky.) Construction: Planned Dominion Senior Living Announces Master-Planned Community in Ky. Knoxville, Ky.-based senior housing provider Dominion Senior Living will soon begin construction on a new assisted living and memory care community in Richmond, Ky., the company announced this week. Dominion Senior Living of […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (1/28/16)

(Pecan Grove independent living building at the Highland Springs retirement community in Dallas — Photo courtesy of Erickson Living) Construction: Planned Episcopal Retirement Homes Plans $110 Million Renovations to 27 Communities Cincinnati-based Episcopal Retirement Homes plans to spend $110 million on renovating 27 of its communities nationwide, reports Cincinnati.com. The not-for-profit senior care provider will be investing in its […]