LSS to Expand Memory Care Program Through GUIDE Model Rollout

Nonprofit senior living provider Lutheran Senior Services (LSS) is set to expand its dementia care offerings to reach more older adults in part through its participation in the GUIDE model. A handful of senior living operators, including United Church Homes, have also announced participation in the GUIDE model, which is aimed at helping older adults […]

Lutheran Senior Services Opens New Memory Care Neighborhood Inspired by Famed Dutch Hogeweyk Model

Adapting and exporting the Dutch Hogeweyk model to the U.S. is no easy feat. But one of the largest memory care operators in the U.S. is currently forging ahead with a new concept that emulates the famous community. The operator, Lutheran Senior Services (LSS), runs the Meramec Bluffs Senior Living community in St. Louis, Missouri. […]

Memory Care Innovation Award Winner: Valerie Cooper, Vice President of Life Plan Communities, Lutheran Senior Services

The Memory Care Innovation program is designed to recognize passionate and innovative industry members who are shaping the future of cognitive care across behavioral health, home health and home care, hospice and palliative care, senior housing, and skilled nursing. To see this year’s inaugural Memory Care Innovation Award winners, visit https://innovation.memorycarebusiness.com/. To become a Memory […]

Transactions and Financings: Life Care Services Adds Community; SRI Management Enters North Carolina

Management Life Care Services to manage Florida community Life Care Services announced it has been selected as the management partner for Amavida, a resort-style senior living community in Fort Myers, Florida. According to a press release, the community was recently purchased by a private investment firm and offers independent living, assisted living and memory care […]

5 Senior Living Operators to Watch in 2024

Editor’s Note: SHN Editor Tim Regan and SHN Reporter Andrew Christman contributed to this article This article is part of your SHN+ subscription Steady recovery amid ever-changing challenges, new operating models to spur innovation, consolidation and partnerships— these are some of the traits of senior living organizations standing out in 2024. Companies are pushing through […]

Lutheran Senior Services, Diakon to Join Forces in Bid for Greater Scale

Senior living operator Lutheran Senior Services (LSS) has signed an agreement to affiliate with another nonprofit in a move that CEO Adam Marles said will help the organization better prepare for the coming two decades.  LSS recently announced its intent to affiliate with the senior living communities operated by Diakon, a Lutheran-aligned senior living operator […]

Transactions and Financings: Healthpeak, Physicians Realty Merger Approved; 5-Community Portfolio Changes Hands

Mergers Healthpeak Properties, Inc., Physicians Realty Trust approved to merge Healthpeak Properties, Inc. and Physicians Realty Trust announced on Feb. 21 that stockholders and shareholders for the respective companies have voted to approve a merger. According to a press release, the transaction is expected to close on March 1. The company will operate under the […]

‘Pivot Year’: How Lutheran Senior Services Is Shifting for New Generation of Residents

In 2021, Adam Marles joined senior living operator Lutheran Senior Services (LSS) as President and CEO. Since then, the organization has been on the move with a new strategic framework and a growth plan focused on a changing customer demographic. Today, the St. Louis-based organization has eight life plan communities, nine affordable housing communities and […]

Transactions and Financings: Unlock Health Acquires SPM Group; JLL Capital Markets Secures $35M for Upcoming Community

Acquisitions Unlock Health acquires SPM Group Unlock Health, a healthcare and technology and services growth platform, announced it has acquired SPM Group, a network of health and healthcare agencies. Among the agencies included in SPM Group are SPM, GLC, Dreamscape and Centretek from Corridor Capital, LLC. Financial terms of the transaction are not available at […]