Wearables, Voice Assistants Nearly Ready for Primetime in Senior Living

Wearable technology, voice-activated assistants and “smart” devices are on the verge of dominating the senior living landscape, and providers must be prepared to navigate the risks and opportunities that lie therein. These cutting-edge technologies are promising, but providers are still determining how to implement them most effectively, according to executives with some of the largest providers in the nation, […]

Providers Using Same Tech as Amazon, Netflix to Lower Staff Turnover

What do Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX), Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) and senior housing providers like Benchmark Senior Living have in common? They’re all using predictive analytics to meet their respective goals. In the case of Netflix, the goal is to correctly guess consumers’ viewing preferences. For Amazon, it’s to drive sales by suggesting appealing products for specific people to purchase. […]

Movers & Shakers: Wingate Healthcare’s New COO

Wingate Healthcare Recruits New COO Wingate Healthcare, a provider of senior living and health care services in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New York, has named Jill Bosa as its new COO, according to a press release. Prior to joining Wingate, Bosa served as COO for Kindred Healthcare’s nursing center division, where she provided operational oversight […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (1/18/18)

In the Pipeline is brought to you by the Senior Housing News Architecture & Design Awards. Sign up for the SHN Architecture & Design Newsletter from SHN for updates on architecture and design trends, the annual SHN Awards Competition. Construction: Planned Life Care Services to Renovate Six Newly Acquired Communities in Dallas Life Care Services, […]

Movers & Shakers: Lifespace Communities, Integrace Institute

SHN’s Movers & Shakers Column is sponsored by the SHN Job Board. To look for a new job for yourself or a friend, visit https://jobs.seniorhousingnews.com. If you’re an employer, post your senior living jobs with us and attract the industry’s best-read professionals today. Have hiring/staffing announcements? Send them to [email protected] Lifespace Welcomes Two New Leaders […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (12/14/17)

This week’s In the Pipeline is brought to you by the Senior Housing News Architecture & Design Awards. Sign up for the SHN Architecture & Design Newsletter from SHN for updates on architecture & design trends, the annual SHN Awards Competition. Construction: Planned Work Underway for Las Vegas Independent Living Community The Wolff Company has broken ground […]

Inside Benchmark’s High-Tech Affordable Assisted Living Model

These days, senior living providers are scrambling to create a product that’s at once affordable, desirable and high-tech.  Remarkably, the Branches of North Attleboro, a new Benchmark Senior Living community in North Attleboro, Massachusetts, claims to check all of those boxes. The 104-unit community first opened its doors to residents in November. Waltham, Massachusetts-based Benchmark markets the […]

Movers & Shakers: Hillcrest Health Services, Erickson Living

Hillcrest Names New Chief Medical Officer Hillcrest Health Services, a Bellevue, Nebraska-based provider of assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing services, has appointed Anthony Hatcher, DO, FAAFP, as its first chief medical officer. Hatcher will work to establish care protocols and clinical pathways, collaborating with Hillcrest’s existing medical directors, to ensure continuity of care […]

Senior Housing Finance Activity: CBRE, Lancaster Pollard

CBRE Arranges Financing for Three Senior Living Projects CBRE National Senior Housing has arranged financing for a joint venture between Harrison Street Real Estate Capital and Dominion Partners, according to a press release. The property, Somerby Peachtree City, is a newly built 96-unit assisted living and memory care community located in Peachtree City, Georgia, which […]

Senior Housing Investments & Transactions: Benchmark, Integra Realty Resources

Benchmark Senior Living Acquires Standalone Memory Care Community in New Hampshire Waltham, Massachusetts-based senior housing provider Benchmark Senior Living recently purchased The Arbors of Bedford, a standalone memory care community with 54 apartments in Bedford, New Hampshire. Specifically, Benchmark acquired an interest in The Arbors of Bedford from U.S. Healthcare Venture LLC, with whom it […]