Movers & Shakers: Welltower Names New CFO; Watercrest’s Regional Director

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In the Pipeline: Belmont Village Opening in Chicago; Leisure Care’s Seattle High-Rise

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: Planned Developer Wins Approval for 55+ Project in Massachusetts Capital Group Properties have earned approval […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (4/20/17)

(Rendering of a planned cottage at Presby’s Inspired Life in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania — photo courtesy of Presby’s Inspired Life) Construction: Planned Groundbreaking Imminent for Dallas Senior Towers Workers are due to break ground soon on a new senior living community in Dallas, Dallas News reported. The new $136 million Ventana community will spread across two residential towers […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (6/2/16)

(Project rendering of Spring Cypress Assisted Living and Memory Care, a senior living community managed by Civitas Senior Living in Cypress, Texas — Photo courtesy of Civitas Senior Living) Construction: Planned Developers Plan Civitas Assisted Living and Memory Care Project for Cypress, Texas The National Realty Group and MedCore Partners will begin construction late May to deliver an 80-unit […]

Movers & Shakers — People and Positions for January, Part IV

Kindred Healthcare Names EVP, COO Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: KND) has announced that it has named Kent H. Wallace executive vice president and chief operating officer, effective Feb. 2, 2015. Wallace will be a member of the company’s Executive Committee. Previously, Kindred announced that Benjamin A. Breier, currently president and COO, will become CEO on March […]

How Senior Living is Saving Big With LED Lighting

A Missouri continuing care retirement community (CCRC) will spend $250,000 each year from now through 2016 to update its campus with light-emitting diodes (LED) lighting, which it says will save the community big bucks in the long run.  John Knox Village, in Lee’s Summit, Mo., will be upgrading lighting at 15 of its existing buildings, and […]

CCRC Doubles Down on Middle Market in $90 Million Renovation

A continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in the greater Kansas City area is redeveloping its living units and amenities through a $90 million redevelopment phase to be completed in 2017. But instead of going high-end and focusing on luxury updates in the renovation, the CCRC’s operator says it’s targeting the middle market for the future […]

Pets in Senior Housing? They’re Not Going Anywhere

Many senior living providers are changing course on pet policies, a Sun-Sentinel article this week reports. That’s the way residents want it, according to the article, which follows other recent reports indicating that those senior living communities that say “no” to pets have the potential to lose out when it comes to new residents.  The […]