The memory care sector continues to bring new opportunities and create new challenges, with operators looking to improve operations and improve resident care. In 2025, operators see strong demand for senior living as favorable demographic trends persist, but getting communities to have strong occupancy and net operating income is not a guarantee. The cohort of […]
By: merritt k It’s no secret that memory care and senior living operators are preparing for a big influx of new residents. With regard to demand ahead, “the sky’s the limit,” Sonida Senior Living (NYSE: SNDA) CEO Brandon Ribar told Memory Care Business earlier this year. But operators’ growth plans hinge on how well they […]
Memory care operator Abe’s Garden is in the midst of an expansion project that is set to increase its capacity for housing residents and dementia care research. Funding for the expansion comes from a fundraising campaign called “Let’s Grow Together,” which as of Sept. 20 had raised $16.5 million of its $20 million goal. The […]
Memory care demand is expected to grow in the years ahead – but operators must evolve for the future if they hope to see it. To help attract new residents in the months and years ahead, operators are both focusing on the real estate and the knowledge of treating cognitive decline. That is resulting in […]
This article is part of your SHN+ membership “By 2026 or 2027, virtually every memory care unit in the country will be full,” Pegasus Senior Living CEO Chris Hollister said during the Senior Housing News BRAIN conference last week in Washington, D.C. That might be true, but getting through the next few years will not […]
The senior living industry is at the forefront of new health care research, data and treatments. Given the complexity of their operations, memory care operators are often at the cutting-edge. In 2023, such operators are innovating on memory care offerings to bring new research-based practices to improve operations and staffing. All the while, they are […]
While senior living providers are often quick to highlight their memory care services as top-of-the-line, not all of them can back that sentiment up. All the while, consumers are using social media and online reviews to determine which providers offer quality memory care programming and which do not. Paired with an ongoing and slow recovery […]
Today’s senior living decision-maker — often the adult child of a potential resident — grew up in the 1960s and 1970s, a time when television still fell into the category of “cutting-edge technology” and “making an informed decision” meant employing a mix of anecdotal evidence and national ranking systems. That generation is now aging into […]
Without significant medical advances, the year 2050 will see the number of people with Alzheimer’s double from today’s level, reaching nearly 14 million. The total number of dementia patients across the globe could triple during that timeframe, hitting 152 million. And no one agrees how to feed them. In interviews for a new report from […]
A surly restaurant critic takes a bite of the French vegetable dish called ratatouille and his heart melts, as he is transported back to eating his mother’s version in his childhood. This is a climactic moment of the animated film “Ratatouille,” and it’s the kind of dining experience that chefs around the world aspire to […]
