How Intergenerational Living Is Shaping New Senior Housing Models Post-Pandemic

Intergenerational housing has become a growing trend within senior living in recent years. But there is a distinction between intergenerational and multigenerational housing that developers and operators need to be cognizant of as they incorporate multiple age groups as a component of larger developments. Additionally, there are lessons from Covid-19 that can be applied to […]

Transform Podcast #39: Chip Gabriel of Generations LLC

Like other senior living providers, Generations LLC has faced lower occupancy rates and higher expenses due to Covid-19. But Executive Chairman Chip Gabriel is optimistic about what is in store for the Clackamas, Oregon-based provider. In particular, he is bullish on its slate of intergenerational and middle-market projects. And he believes that future operating models […]

Generations Plans Return to Growth With Intergenerational, Middle-Market Senior Living

Dealing with Covid-19 hasn’t been easy for Generations, but the company’s executive chairman is optimistic about recovery and is forging ahead with innovative middle-market and intergenerational projects. Since the outset of the pandemic, the Clackamas-Oregon, based senior living provider has watched its census decline by about 850 basis points, hitting revenue as expenses rose. “It’s […]

From Boise to Walla Walla: Why Smaller Markets Are Ripe for Senior Living Development

Big players in the senior living industry have for years targeted dense, populated markets for new projects or acquisitions — but these are far from the only opportunities out there. Other senior living companies have chosen the road less taken by focusing on less-dense secondary and tertiary markets such as Boise, Idaho; Omaha, Nebraska; and […]

How Senior Living Providers Are Protecting NOI As Occupancy Suffers

Occupancy is one of the most important contributors to net operating income (NOI), but in the face of ongoing struggles nationally with oversupply, operators can continue to boost their NOI through other means. Because this is the case, those who focus too much on occupancy as a metric for the health of senior living communities […]