Most Read: Apple’s Aging Tech, Senior Living Innovation Stifled

In case you missed them, here are the top headlines catching Senior Housing News readers’ attention this week: Where Walmart Meets Health Care, Senior Living Must Find Its Place — The vision of a blended retail-senior care setting might seem farfetched, but providers themselves acknowledge the need for such outside-the-box thinking and partnerships. About 60% of respondents […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (3/12/15)

Construction: Planned Senior Lifestyle Corp. to Break Ground on New Fla. Community Chicago-based Senior Lifestyle Corporation announced last week it will break ground this spring on its newest community, The Sheridan at Cooper City, a 111-unit assisted living and memory care facility in Cooper City, Fla. The Sheridan at Cooper City will feature 72 assisted […]

Movers & Shakers — People and Positions for February, Part I

CCRC Foundation Appoints New Director  Capitol Lakes Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to improving the lives of residents at Wisconsin-based continuing care retirement community (CCRC) Capitol Lakes, has hired Elaine Friedman Glowacki as its new director.  Glowacki has served 18 years in nonprofit management focusing on customer satisfaction, fundraising, marketing and communications. She was a fundraising and […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (1/22/15)

Construction Planned: Trinity Courtyard Independent Living Announces Texas Facility Expansion Trinity Courtyard and Wind River Management announced this week the planned addition of an assisted living and memory care facility at the Trinity Courtyard Independent Living community in Fort Worth, Texas. The expansion, which is set to break ground this fall, will occur minutes from […]

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

Nonprofit Lender IFF Hires New Executive Director IFF — a real estate consultant and developer that works closely with senior housing, among other sectors — has hired David Desai-Ramirez as executive director of the Missouri, metro Kansas City and southern Illinois region. From the St. Louis office, Desai-Ramirez will grow the real estate consulting business by cultivating relationships […]

Indiana Lawmakers, Developers Clash Over Potential SNF Moratorium

Concerned that the building boom of new skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) in Indiana is costing the state millions, lawmakers and some nursing home industry advocates are once again pushing for a moratorium on new construction for these properties in 2015, reports Indianapolis Business Journal. However, some SNF developers and others in the construction industry strongly […]

The Biggest Senior Housing Deals of 2014

The year in review for the senior housing mergers and acquisition market could be characterized by several traits, primarily the insatiable appetite among investors nurtured by billion-dollar blockbuster transactions. Both publicly- and non-traded REITs, private equity firms, as well as other operators were the players, acquiring senior housing and health care real estate and an […]