Transform Podcast #8: Bob Kramer of NIC

The massive opportunity to serve the middle market has been one of the hottest senior living topics in 2019, thanks to new findings from NIC and university researchers. There is a tremendous business opportunity for providers that find a winning middle-market formula, NIC Founder and Strategic Advisor Bob Kramer explains in this episode of Transform. […]

Transform Podcast #8: Bob Kramer of NIC

The massive opportunity to serve the middle market has been one of the hottest senior living topics in 2019, thanks to new findings from NIC and university researchers. There is a tremendous business opportunity for providers that find a winning middle-market formula, NIC Founder and Strategic Advisor Bob Kramer explains in this episode of Transform. […]

Summit Vista CEO Erickson: We Want to Build Innovative Life Plan Communities Across the Country

Drawing on a deep background in senior living, Mark Erickson is the CEO and executive director of Summit Vista, the first entrance-fee life plan community in Utah. Erickson has helped Summit Vista forge an innovative partnership with health system Intermountain and attract a younger resident, and ultimately, he would like to open similar life plan […]

Kendal CEO: CCRCs Must ‘Get with the Program’ and Extend Into Community

Sean Kelly hit the ground running as president and CEO of The Kendal Corporation, and he has yet to slow down since taking the reins in 2016. Kelly has spearheaded a new vision for providing services, entering into strategic partnerships for home health services, modernizing existing communities and planning new projects that will incorporate new […]

New Transform Podcast – The Future of the CCRC

The continuing care retirement community model is changing to account for boomers’ wants and needs, and to make CCRCs more important players in the U.S. health care system. To hear more about where CCRCs are headed, listen to the latest episode of Transform, a podcast about the people and ideas shaping the future of senior living, […]

Solera Senior Living CEO: Pursuit of Scale Has Diluted Some Large Providers

Like any startup business, growth is a primary goal for Solera Senior Living — but so is clearly defining the company’s value proposition and sticking to it closely. “[Some large providers] are now in tertiary markets and secondary and primary, they’re doing affordable, they’re doing moderate [rate], they’re doing luxury, they’re doing ultra-luxury, they’re doing […]

Phoenix Senior Living CEO: We Saw Opportunity Where There Was No Supply

Founded in 2014, Roswell, Georgia-based Phoenix Senior Living today has grown to more than 20 properties operating under multiple brands. One of these brands, The Retreat, is tailored for more rural areas of the Southeast, where company founder, CEO and President Jesse Marinko sees “sneaky growth” of a more affluent demographic and a lack of […]

New Transform Podcast – Multi-Brand Portfolios

Two new senior living operators are creating multi-brand portfolios — a common practice in the hotel industry that is gaining traction in senior living. To hear more about Phoenix Senior Living and Solera Senior Living, including how they are using multi-brand strategies as they expand, listen to the latest episode of Transform, a podcast about […]

Prime Senior Housing Group On Bridging The Middle-Market Gap

As the affordable housing crisis continues to impact senior living, developers aim to fill in the gaps in service for middle-class seniors making the transition to the space — and Prime Senior Living Group President of Development Debra Maynard hopes to be among those helping to bridge the gap. Prime is developing a construction pipeline […]