Movers & Shakers: Santa Fe Senior Living Names New President; Faulkner Design Promotions

Santa Fe Senior Living names President/COO Ron Jennette will be joining Santa Fe Senior Living as the firm’s President and COO, he announced on LinkedIn. Jennette previously served as President and CEO of Methodist Retirement Communities. Jennette paid homage in his LinkedIn post to his long-term predecessor, Troy Holt, who will be retiring. Spingpoint finds […]

Best CCRC Design of 2020: Generations Mix on World’s Largest College Campus

The Spires at Berry College has a claim to fame, being located on the world’s largest college campus. And the recently opened continuing care retirement community (CCRC) makes the most of its location by integrating seamlessly with its picturesque surroundings and the neighboring school. Laurie Steber could tell that the community was going to be […]

In the Pipeline: Project in Texas Includes Infection Control Design; New Active Community Near Chicago

Construction: Planned National Church Residences Plans Community in Ohio Senior living nonprofit National Church Residences has plans to open a rental senior living community in Columbus, Ohio. The planned mid-rise community will have 62 one-and two-bedroom units. Planned amenities include a fitness center, a wellness suite and a community room with kitchen and social space. […]

Best Hospice Design 2019: Progressive Campus Merges Nature, Care

About 10 miles north of downtown Dallas sits a campus of buildings, walking paths and impeccable landscaping anchored around a five-acre pond. The connection of the buildings to the natural elements of the campus evokes a sense of tranquility and respite from the bustling Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. This is the T. Boone Pickens Hospice and […]

Best Repositioning of 2019: Dated 1980s Office Building Becomes Modern Senior Living

Originally opened in 1923, today Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri is recognized as a landmark shopping and office district in the City of Fountains — its architecture and design inspired by Moorish and Spanish influences. Walking distance from the plaza stands a five-story building. For years, it was a relic of 1980s office […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (2/8/18)

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: In progress Capitol Seniors Housing Breaks Ground 84-Unit Community in Maryland Senior living investment and […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (11/21/13)

Construction: Planned $30 Million Senior Living Community Coming to San Antonio Dallas-based three: living architecture is designing a $30 million senior living community for San Antonio residents living in the Alamo Heights neighborhood. The project, dubbed Franklin Park, will feature 115 independent living units, 62 assisted living units and 40 memory care units within 315,000-square-feet. […]

Hospitality Upgrades Making Headway in Senior Living Design

Adopting multifamily design “upgrades” such as hospitality elements into senior living could be key to attracting both future residents and their adult children, who are often part of the decision making process, says an interior designer.  First impressions matter when people are shopping for a senior living community, and the adult child of a prospective […]