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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) has struck a deal to acquire Current Health, gaining further clout in how care and services are delivered to older adults in the United States. Richfield, Minnesota-based Best Buy announced the deal on Tuesday, but did not disclose the acquisition price. “Over the coming decade, significantly more health care can be […]
Having opened four communities in 2021 while regaining all occupancy lost during the pandemic and adding further census, Koelsch Communities is emerging from Covid-19 on a strong footing. That’s according to Eva Arant, COO of the Olympia, Washington-based provider that operates a portfolio of about 40 communities across eight states. Koelsch is also innovating rapidly. […]
Aging2.0 is starting a new chapter. The organization — which focuses on accelerating technological innovation in the senior housing and care sector — has been acquired by the Louisville Healthcare CEO Council (LHCC). Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed, but LHCC announced that it will raise a $50 million fund, with the goal […]
