Merrill Gardens Finds ‘Equilibrium’ at 65 Communities, With Renewed Focus on Data in Operations

To Merrill Gardens President Tana Gall, senior living recruiting is a holistic effort that extends into everyday life. After Bed Bath and Beyond announced brick-and-mortar store closings last year, Gall went into her favorite location with business cards in hand and talked to staff about coming to work at Merrill Gardens communities. “We hire for […]

In the Pipeline: Oakmont Expands Ivy Living Portfolio; Cedarhurst Opens Latest Kansas Community

In the Pipeline is part of your SHN+ subscription In the Pipeline is brought to you by the Senior Housing News Architecture & Design Awards, an annual competition that recognizes cutting-edge design, excellence, and innovation in senior living. Construction: In Progress Oakmont Management Group continues to grow Ivy Living Oakmont Management Group continues to grow […]

Senior Living Operators Manage ‘Balancing Act’ of Rising Acuity, Falling Margins

Rising resident acuity is impacting senior living margins, and in response operators are getting creative to make bottom line improvements even as challenges remain. In recent years, especially with the pandemic, operators have said residents are arriving in senior living communities with more care needs than in the past. That phenomenon is shaping the future […]

In the Pipeline: Morning Pointe Expands in Tennessee; Blakeford Senior Life Completes $75M Renovation

In the Pipeline is part of your SHN+ subscription In the Pipeline is brought to you by the Senior Housing News Architecture & Design Awards, an annual competition that recognizes cutting-edge design, excellence, and innovation in senior living. Construction: Completed Morning Pointe Senior Living completes latest memory care phase Morning Pointe Senior Living recently completed […]

In the Pipeline: MorningStar Opens Colorado Community; Sunrise Expands in California

In the Pipeline is part of your SHN+ subscription In the Pipeline is brought to you by the Senior Housing News Architecture & Design Awards, an annual competition that recognizes cutting-edge design, excellence, and innovation in senior living. Construction: In Progress Stark Enterprises, Stark Living start construction on North Carolina community Stark Enterprises, along with […]

How the Push and Pull of Owner-Operator Relationships Shapes Senior Living

Senior living operators and owners need to work together in better alignment to achieve outcomes in 2024 and beyond This is not a controversial statement, and the issue of better owner-operator alignment has been a hot topic for several years. But discussions last week at our Capital & Strategy conference showed that the industry is […]

Northbridge Builds on Affordable Senior Living Model, Seeking Northward Expansion

This story is part of your SHN+ subscription Northbridge Companies is continuing to build upon and tweak the company’s affordable senior living model, with an eye toward taking it farther north, according to CEO Jim Coughlin.  So far this year for Burlington, Mass.-based provider has seen improvements in margin growth and continues to grow top-line […]