From reclaimed urban property to blurring the lines between market rate and affordable housing, designers and architects are taking their senior living community plans to new heights. Dozens of communities stacked up in the 2015 Senior Housing News Design Awards, with new construction and renovation projects vying for the titles in each of seven categories: […]
Taking hold of two senior housing trends simultaneously, one senior living operator has found a tried-and-true approach to niche development—and it’s ready for round two. The operator, Redmond, Washington-based Aegis Living, is scheduled to break ground this week on its second Aegis Gardens community, an assisted living community in the United States that is geared […]
While incorporating commercial space into senior housing projects presents a value-add for the surrounding community, this type of mixed-use development can also be a win-win for providers, investors and active residents with high expectations for amenities. It’s especially true for the oncoming wave of Baby Boomers who will be moving into senior housing in the […]
1. AHCA Announces Recipients of 2012 National Quality Award Program The American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) recently announced the recipients of the 2012 National Quality Award program. A total of 458 skilled nursing or assisted living facilities from across the country earned a Bronze, Silver or Gold from […]
Students are increasingly interested in pursuing a career in senior living, but programs focused on educating the senior living managers of tomorrow need the support of senior living providers to be successful. Despite the rise of senior living communities and growing demand for their services, the industry faces a potential shortage of qualified individuals to […]
Summer is starting to heat up along with the job opportunities and movement in senior housing. This week’s movers and shakers are a veritable list of jalapenos, hopping and hot. Interested in a change of scenery? SHN’s job board is chock-full of opportunities for new adventures. For employers, SHN’s senior living jobs (link SLJ to […]
Aegies Living recently purchased property in Seattle, Wash., for an undisclosed price, with plans to build a senior living community. The community, set to open in Fall 2013, will feature 75 assisted living and 29 “Life’s Neighborhood” memory care apartments, with amenities that include a private movie theater, library, man cave, spa suite, sky lounge, […]
The Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) recently announced the winners of its fifth annual Best of the Best Awards, which recognizes forward-thinking companies in or related to the senior living industry for innovative programs and services they’ve implemented. The awards encompass eight categories, listed below with the winner of each: Resident Health & Wellness—Senior […]
There’s a growing need for professionals trained in the senior living industry, and top-level executives are recognizing this with both time and money, notes Washington State University, following its addition of a senior living management class to its undergraduate curriculum. Each week, company professionals drive or fly the nearly 300 miles from Seattle to WSU […]
