High-Rise CCRC The Admiral Commits to Wellness, Tech in New Strategy

Senior living communities are in constant reinvention, looking for ways to improve operations, strengthen relationships with residents and employees and plan long term for future growth. This is something The Admiral at the Lake, a Kendal Corp. continuing care retirement community in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood, knows well. It has gone through several reinventions throughout its […]

In the Pipeline: Civitas, StoneCreek Plan Colorado Community; Watercrest Starts Work in South Carolina

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 Civitas, StoneCreek Collaborating on Colorado Project Civitas Senior Living and StoneCreek Real Estate Partners […]

Facing ‘Fire Hose’ Of Innovation, Senior Living Ups Its Game

Many senior living operators are struggling to keep pace with technological innovations. For every forward thinking operator, there is another lagging behind. Not only the pace of innovation but the costs to prepare for it can be overwhelming, Jodi Guffee, Chief Operating Officer of Radiant Senior Living in Portland, Oregon, told Senior Housing News. “If you took […]

Covenant Retirement Communities Rebrands as Covenant Living

One of the largest senior housing non-profits in the U.S. will soon have a new name and logo. Covenant Retirement Communities is set to change its name to “Covenant Living Communities and Services” in 2019, according to an announcement sent Tuesday. The rebranding also includes a new tagline, “Live With Promise,” and a logo that incorporates […]

Movers & Shakers: Thrive Senior Living Adds Chief Experience Officer

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Senior Living Providers Still Unprepared for Coming Wave of New CEOs

In only a few years, many senior living organizations will be tasked with choosing new CEOs, but that doesn’t mean they’re prepared. In a recent survey, Chicago-based specialty investment bank Ziegler found that more than 70% of not-for-profit senior living CEOs are expected to retire in the next 10 years, but only 35% of not-for-profit senior […]

Movers & Shakers: Covenant Retirement, New Perspective

Covenant Retirement Communities Welcomes Muraca to Executive Leadership Team Skokie, Illinois-based Covenant Retirement Communities, Inc. (CRC) has appointed Frank Muraca as its new senior vice president of business and project development. Muraca joins CRC with more than 20 years of senior living development experience. In his new role, he will lead strategies related to the […]

How Senior Housing Operators Can Let Employees Do the Hiring

Attracting and retaining talented employees remains a top priority for senior housing operators, but the wide availability of job-search platforms online can tend to feel daunting. Instead of shouting into the void, some operators could find success attracting new employees by using the employees they already have, according to a panel of experts at the recent […]

Movers & Shakers: Covenant Retirement Communities, Blake Management Group

Two Covenant Retirement Communities Facilities Appoint Health Care Administrators Covenant Village of Golden Valley, a faith-based continuing care retirement community (CCRC) located in Golden Valley, Minnesota and administered by nonprofit senior services provider Covenant Retirement communities, named Heather Bell as health care administrator at Colonial Acres, the CCRC’s health care center. Colonial Acres provides assisted […]