In the Pipeline: MorningStar Grows in Las Vegas; Headwaters, Erickson Partner with Brinkmann Constructors

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: In Progress LCS renovates Maryland community Life Care Services (LCS), through its development company LCS Development, […]

How LCS, Presbyterian Homes, Westminster Communities are Driving Quality of Hires

Senior housing operators are starting to see staffing stabilize and are pursuing a variety of strategies to win and retain quality hires. In particular, operators are still tweaking their methodologies in order to fill their hardest to hire roles such as registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and dining room staff. At LCS, said there have […]

Future Leader: Joel Rosenberg, Vice President, Data and Analytics, LCS 

The Future Leaders Awards program is brought to you in partnership with PointClickCare. The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of behavioral health, senior housing, skilled nursing, home health, and hospice care. To see this year’s Future Leaders, visit https://futureleaders.agingmedia.com/. Joel Rosenberg, Vice President of Data and […]

Senior Living Operators Tweak Recruiting Methods With Hard-to-Hire Workers in Mind

Senior living operators have long struggled to hire for certain positions, including nurses and other specialized roles. In response to those challenges, some operators have adjusted recruiting strategies with these workers in mind. Among the hardest roles to recruit for are on the care side of the industry, particularly with registered nurses (RNs) and licensed […]

Blending Art and Science: How LCS, Atria, Watermark, Other Companies Tackle Regional Operations

This article is part of your SHN+ subscription Senior living operators across the U.S. are assembling their regional leadership teams and strategies in an effort akin to a high-stakes chess match or solving a complex puzzle. The challenge is that regional leaders are often in charge of driving improved performance at the communities they manage. […]

Shaping Senior Living’s Future with CEO Succession, External Hiring

This is part of your SHN+ subscription A new group of senior living leaders is infusing their companies with new plans and philosophies that will help chart the way forward for the senior living industry’s future health. One can look directly at recent announcements of incoming CEOs or companies making distinct succession plans to see […]

LCS Names New CEO in Planned Leadership Transition

This story has been updated with more details on Thursday, Aug. 15 LCS CEO Joel Nelson will step down next year, and current LCS President and COO Chris Bird will become the company’s fifth leader in its 53-year history. Under the planned leadership transition, effective Jan. 1, 2025 and announced today, Bird will lead the […]

Brookdale, Atria, LCS Again Top Argentum Largest Providers List in 2024

Brookdale Senior Living, Atria Senior Living and LCS have again maintained their top three positions as the largest senior living providers. That’s according to the latest Argentum 150 report, which the industry association released June 26. The report covers the 150 largest senior living providers in the United States, along with highlighting the biggest changes […]

Movers and Shakers: LCS Welcomes Chief Sales Officer; Senior Resource Group Promotes COO

Movers & Shakers is brought to you by the Senior Housing News Job Board. Browse and apply to management and executive senior living jobs and positions from leading professional firms serving the industry. Employers can post single jobs, purchase job packages or our premium subscription that includes unlimited job posts and editorial coverage for one […]

Sinceri Senior Living Takes on 7 More Properties, Exceeding 80-Community Mark

Sinceri Senior Living has grown its national footprint to more than 80 communities by taking over seven communities recently acquired by Ventas (NYSE: VTR), with more expansion on the way soon. Ventas acquired the Magnolia Springs communities for $143 million and assigned Sinceri as the operator, the Chicago-based real estate investment trust (REIT) previously noted […]