Top Senior Housing Trends for 2022

As 2022 begins, headlines are unfortunately reminiscent of 2020, featuring news of Covid-19 case counts, global disruptions to business and transportation, and even whole cities going into lock down. But for the U.S. senior living industry, history will not repeat itself in 2022. That’s thanks largely to the number of residents vaccinated against Covid-19 and […]

Kisco CEO: Rapid Occupancy Recovery Surprising, More Customized Resident Experience a Priority

With a recently announced development joint venture with Welltower (NYSE: WELL) and a strong occupancy recovery underway, Kisco Senior Living Founder and CEO Andy Kohlberg is bullish about the future. “We’ve averaged three-and-a-half times the number of net move-ins in 2021 than we did in 2019 … It’s gone surprisingly well,” Kohlberg said during a […]

10 Quotes that Capture 2021 and Suggest What’s Next for Senior Living

One year ago, vaccine clinics were just getting underway in senior living communities, raising hopes for a better year ahead after the devastating toll exacted by Covid-19 in 2020. While Covid-19 vaccines have been a gamechanger for senior living providers, the quotes below reflect that 2021 presented plenty of daunting challenges, including unprecedented labor pressures. […]

New Markets, Creative Partnerships: Pathway, Capri Pursue Distinct Growth Strategies

In 2017, the Archdiocese of Milwaukee sold land in the city’s historic Italian-American neighborhood to Capri Communities for $1. Capri created St. Rita Square, a 118-unit senior community with independent living, assisted living, and memory care services. The Waukesha, Wisconsin-based developer and operator then built a brand new church adjacent to the new community and […]

SafelyYou’s $40M Funding Led by Omega Healthcare, Follows Belmont Village Success

Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE: OHI) has led a $30 million Series B funding round for fall management technology company SafelyYou. Omega also prepaid $10 million so that the real estate investment trust’s senior living and skilled nursing facilities can access the SafelyYou tech, which involves artificial intelligence to detect falls and video to review fall […]

Juniper CEO Shares Vision for Future Senior Living Model, with ‘Lifestyle Prescriptions’ Informed by Genomics

Juniper Communities and its CEO Lynne Katzmann have earned a reputation for senior living innovation, thanks to efforts such as the Connect4Life integrated care model, leadership in Medicare Advantage through The Perennial Consortium, and fresh approaches to resident experience such as Broadway Senior. Now, Juniper is at work on a senior living model for the […]

Amazon Introduces Alexa for Senior Living Enterprise Use, Atria Bringing to Related JV Properties

Senior living providers will be able to more easily and effectively deploy and manage Amazon voice technology at scale through a new enterprise solution from the tech giant. The ability to fleet-manage Amazon’s voice technology is a “big breakthrough,” Atria Senior Living CEO John Moore told Senior Housing News. Atria is among the first providers […]

Big Shifts in Nonprofit Senior Living Staffing and Tech Usage, But Familiar Names Top Largest Providers List

Last year brought big changes in the way non-profit senior living providers are staffing their communities and using technology. That is not surprising, given challenges related to the Covid-19 pandemic, but the huge impact on staffing is reflected in the latest LZ 200 report, which shows the average number of full-time employees at its lowest […]

Future Leader: Kyle Rand, Co-Founder and CEO, Rendever

The Future Leaders Awards program is brought to you in partnership with PointClickCare. The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of senior housing, skilled nursing, home health and hospice care. To see this year’s future leaders, visit Future Leaders online. Kyle Rand, Co-founder and CEO of Rendever, […]

Galerie CEO: We Are Bringing Innovative Luxury Model to New Markets, Creating Tech Platform

Fresh out of the Georgia Institute of Technology, having studied building construction, Tim Gary recognized an opportunity in a relatively new type of product: senior living communities. Gary began his first senior living project in 1996 and has not looked back. But the industry veteran recently embarked on a new chapter, launching Galerie Living in […]