In the Pipeline: Minto Communities USA, Margaritaville Expanding To Texas; MorningStar Starts Construction in Arizona

In the Pipeline is part of your SHN+ subscription In the Pipeline is brought to you by the Senior Housing News Architecture & Design Awards, an annual competition that recognizes cutting-edge design, excellence, and innovation in senior living. Construction: Planned Latitude Margaritaville, Minto Communities plan Texas development Margaritaville Holdings and Minto Communities USA recently announced […]

Over 1,600 Communities Receive ‘Best Senior Living’ Designation from U.S. News & World Report

Over 1,600 senior living communities received the “Best Senior Living” designation from the 2026 Best of Senior Living Ratings summary by U.S. News and World Report. In total, 1,614 communities received the “best” designation, assessing 3,097 communities spanning independent living, assisted living and memory care, along with continuing care retirement communities. The report rates senior […]

In the Pipeline: Wingate Living Plans Revitalization Effort; Erickson Living Makes Progress in Florida

In the Pipeline is part of your SHN+ subscription In the Pipeline is brought to you by the Senior Housing News Architecture & Design Awards, an annual competition that recognizes cutting-edge design, excellence, and innovation in senior living. Construction: Planned Wingate Living plans major revitalization effort in Massachusetts Senior living provider Wingate Living recently acquired […]

‘Economics of Aging’ Shifting Faster Than Senior Living Operators’ Ability to Make Services Affordable 

This story is part of your SHN+ subscription Expensive and more expensive are the two main price points for many assisted living communities in 2026. That was the sentiment of Agemark Senior Living Co-CEO Michael Pittore, who recently told me that the senior living industry must face the fact that “our product is not affordable.” […]

Senior Living Operators Embrace Player-Coach Leadership Models as Industry Grows More Complicated

This story is part of your SHN+ subscription The next generation of senior living leaders is emerging with extensive experience at the community level, commitments to wellness and a willingness to embrace new technology. Recent leadership changes at Civitas Senior Living and Harmony Senior Services show how companies are redefining the CEO role to meet […]

‘Complimentary Strengths’: Why New Perspective, Gardant, Savant Senior Living Adopted Co-Executive Leadership Strategies

Most senior living companies have one person in the CEO or president role – but some have two. A handful of companies including Gardant Management Solutions, New Perspective Senior Living and Savant Senior Living have adopted the leadership style in recent years as a way to increase productivity and collaboration among leaders at the top. […]

Gardant Co-President: Care Capacity ‘Crisis’ Will Force Senior Living Industry to Address Affordability

This article is part of your SHN+ subscription The senior living industry must do more to reach more middle-market older adults in the years ahead, or it may face a steep challenge. To Gardant Management Solutions Co-President Greg Echols, the industry faces a looming “capacity of care crisis” that will force more companies to rethink […]

Gardant Co-President, Industry Associations Call for Better Public-Private Collaboration in Senate Hearing

Closer collaboration between the government and private-pay senior living operators are needed to maintain assisted living quality and affordability in the years to come. That’s according to Gardant Management Solutions Co-president and COO Julie Simpkins, who spoke Thursday at a U.S. Senate hearing spurred by the Washington Post’s series of articles highlighting elopements and staffing […]

Wave of Operator Switches Points to Evolving Playbook for Senior Living in Smaller Markets

This article available as part of your SHN+ membership Operator transitions have been making headlines over the last few weeks, with many of the handovers involving properties serving middle-market consumers in secondary markets. The recently announced transitions include: The backstories behind these transitions vary, but many of the communities involved are serving a similar consumer […]