Senior Living Executive Forecast 2025: If You Aren’t Winning, You’re Losing

In 2024, senior living operators saw improved occupancy and margin growth but many challenges remain as the industry looks to live out the oft-said mantra of “thrive in ’25.” Many in the industry, especially in the last two years, uttered the phrase, “survive to ’25,” stressing the many challenges operators face in providing care and […]

‘Substantial Value’: How Senior Living Operators Are Shifting Tech Budgets for 2025

Senior living operators are shifting their technology budgets going into the new year to keep up with the times. Among the top areas of investment for operators going into 2025 are AI, electronic health records (EHRs), and finding ways and programming to leverage data to further streamline operations. Some senior living operators are going all […]

HumanGood, Transforming Age, Rose Villa See Benefits in More Sustainable Senior Living Communities

Editor’s note: These and other projects will be featured in WTWH Healthcare’s inaugural Prism Awards, honoring individuals and organizations that have demonstrated exemplary achievements in the areas of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB); Environmental Sustainability; and Social Stewardship. All entries for the Prism Awards must be submitted by November 30, 2024. “Going green” isn’t […]

Value-Based Care Effort Perennial Consortium Expands With Addition of Senior Living Operator HumanGood

HumanGood has joined the Perennial Consortium, expanding the value-based care initiative to now include the No. 6 largest senior living nonprofit in the U.S. The Duarte, California-based senior living organization joined the group in late August with the purchase of shares previously owned by Christian Living Communities (CLC), which will remain an active participant in […]

National Senior Communities, Good Samaritan Society Again Top List of Largest Senior Living Nonprofits

National Senior Communities and the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society are still the two largest senior living nonprofits in the country, according to the latest LeadingAge-Ziegler 200 report The annual report, released Thursday, categorizes the largest nonprofit senior living operators by total unit count. Overall, the top-10 largest operators made up just under a third […]

Memory Care Operators See ‘Great Opportunity’ for GUIDE Model After Launch

Memory care operators are gearing up for deeper participation in the new Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) program from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which officially launched this week. More than 400 healthcare organizations are participating in dementia care programs, from senior living operators to health systems and beyond. Organizations including […]

In the Pipeline: HumanGood Expanding In Philadelphia; American House Grows 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 HumanGood receives $3.3M grant for Philly affordable community HumanGood recently announced a $3.3 million grant […]

‘Trends Have Changed’: Senior Living Operators Reposition Communities for the Boomer Generation 

The high cost of new development and lack of financing for big projects has pushed some operators to renovate and reposition older communities. In 2024, senior living operators and their partners are focusing on adding as much value as possible through renovations and repositioning. But as operators serving the baby boomers can attest, the incoming […]

In the Pipeline: Erickson Opens New Va. Location; Merrill Gardens Adds Multiple Communities

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: Completed HumanGood completes $35M redevelopment of California community The Gardens in Glendale, California, a HumanGood community, […]