National Senior Communities, The Evangelical Lutheran Society and Presbyterian Homes & Services are again the top-three largest senior living non-profits in the U.S. That’s according to the latest LeadingAge Ziegler 200, an annual release that tracks the 200 largest nonprofit providers for the sector along with the trends that have occurred over the past year. […]
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Senior living nonprofits are targeting more healthy aging for residents and investing in healthspan-oriented services and practices that extend the quality of a resident’s life. Non-profit senior living operators already offer programs under the banner of improving physical and cognitive traits and engaging residents. In 2026, the concept of healthspan is not a distinct investment […]
The American Seniors Housing Association’s senior living education and referral platform, Where You Live Matters, has added thousands of communities to its database. Now, the site and ASHA are taking that growth and momentum into 2026. ASHA relaunched and rebuilt the Where You Live Matters site in 2024 to better connect consumers with operators and […]
More than a year after a growth spurt that made it among the largest senior living nonprofits, EverTrue is still growing and planning its next act. The St. Louis-based organization in November completed its affiliation with the St. Andrews Resource for Seniors System, putting its two life plan properties, six affordable housing properties and a […]
The top leader of one of the largest nonprofit senior living providers in the country is slated to leave his post at the end of the year. Acts Retirement-Life Communities CEO Gerald Grant announced on Monday that he is retiring at the end of 2026. He will in the interim maintain his role throughout the […]
The Kendal Corporation is returning to its roots with a new planned community and a concept driven first by prospective residents. Expected to open in 2028, the community, Humboldt Commons, is planned to have 101 independent living homes and apartments, and amenities such as walkable connections to McKinleyville, where residents can access pickleball courts, libraries, […]
Nonprofit senior living providers say they will intend to keep growing in 2025, mostly by adding new units, while financial concerns continue to cause them worry. That’s according to the 2025 Ziegler CFO Hotline survey on Growth Projections. For the survey, released this week, researchers analyzed answers from nearly 200 nonprofit senior living CFOs and […]
Faith-based nonprofit Saint Therese is making progress on its goal of impacting 25,000 lives in the next decade with its second acquisition in the past six months. The St. Louis Park, Minnesota-based nonprofit on May 1 acquired The Belvedere of Heritage Retirement Communities of Westlake, Ohio, from Heritage Retirement Communities. The 33-apartment community is located […]
An organization started by Integral Senior Living Founder Sue Farrow has launched a “first of its kind” nonprofit chapter model meant to help senior living operators with their own philanthropic initiatives. The nonprofit, Senior Housing Relief for Elders (SHORE), earlier this month publicized its new effort to help senior living operators and service providers navigate […]
Continuing care retirement community (CCRC) operator Lutheran Life Communities is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as it seeks to reorganize its operations and financial holdings. The Arlington Heights, Illinois-based nonprofit’s board adopted a bankruptcy resolution on Feb. 3 as it continues to seek alternatives for “addressing the financial needs” of the organization and its affiliates […]
