The Covid-19 pandemic demonstrated many advantages of small-home senior living, and interest in these models among investors and operators surged as a result. Memory care is no exception to this trend, and providers who operate smaller communities are gearing up to grow. Inspired by pioneering concepts such as Green House communities, small-home senior living often […]
Announced earlier this year, the acquisition of Tealwood Senior Living by Lifesprk was an industry milestone. Based in the Twin Cities metro area, Lifesprk specializes in providing value-based care largely through home- and community-based services. The company intends to bring more coordinated, integrated services to senior living residents by leveraging a mix of services and […]
Senior living and care pioneer Dr. Bill Thomas and a team of colleagues today unveiled Kallimos Communities, a new concept in housing and services. The first two projects are already in their early stages in Colorado and Texas, Kallimos COO Megan Marama told Senior Housing News. Marama, Thomas and the Kallimos team have big ambitions, […]
The Green House Project, a nonprofit founded by Dr. Bill Thomas in the early 2000s, is expanding its memory care programming. As part of its new Green House 2.0 initiative, the organization now offers its “Best Life” memory care approach to senior living providers outside of its network of small homes. Best Life is centered […]
A pioneer in new models of senior care, Dr. Bill Thomas, will be joining Mainstreet, a company known for its innovations in post-acute and transitional care services. “Mainstreet is committed to fundamentally changing the way health care is delivered nationwide,” Mainstreet founder and CEO Zeke Turner said in a prepared statement Wednesday. “With the addition […]
Healthier, happier residents. More visitors. Easier staff recruitment and less turnover. All these positive outcomes have been reported by senior living providers that have introduced a so-called household or small house model of care. Unfortunately, many of these providers also report one major drawback: Increased costs. Providers could be forgiven for thinking that household-style care […]
With increasing regulatory pressures and focus on quality care metrics, more than 100 skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) have turned to a new model of care to help them adapt their operations. Now with several years of history under way, providers are starting to say with confidence that the “Green House” model also nets savings in […]
Pennrose Properties to Build and Manage $19 million LGBT Senior Housing Complex in Philly Pennrose Properties is planning a $19 million affordable senior housing complex in a Philadelphia location known as the “Gayborhood,” reports Pride Source. The development firm recently received $8 million in financing from the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, and plans to obtain the […]
