Gen X Less Interested in Trendy Wellness, More Stressed Than Boomers

Members of Generation X are less interested in trendy wellness practices than the generation that came before them, perhaps due to a lack of awareness or desire for more evidence of their benefits. It could also indicate that senior living operators should consider some new approaches when they seek to attract them years into the […]

How New Fitness Tech Enables Atria, Lifespace, Maplewood, Mather to Upgrade Resident Wellness

In 2025, senior living providers are continuing to find new ways of improving resident health and wellness through the use of integrating technology and fitness programming. Wellness plays a big role in senior living programming and operations, and operators are blending technology-enabled fitness equipment to improve resident health outcomes and better personalize resident care plans. […]

Top Senior Housing Trends for 2025

This story is part of your SHN+ subscription The senior living industry sits at an important crossroads between challenges and opportunity in 2025. What operators do now could mean the difference between success and failure in the coming years. On the one hand, the industry is still shaking off a few lingering woes from its […]

‘Hit the First Year Hard’: Inside Lease-Up Strategies of Benchmark, LCS, Mather, The Springs Living

Achieving strong lease-up before and after a community opens is critical for setting the stage for a new project reaching stabilization – and not an easy feat. Operators must contend with local market competition, sometimes within new markets; balance sales and marketing tactics to raise brand awareness; and leverage seemingly every department involved in community […]

Commonwealth, Invesque CEOs: Sale of Management Company, 27 Communities Paves Way for Future

Commonwealth Senior Living is on the cusp of having a new owner. Health care real estate company Invesque (TSX: IVQ.U and IVQ) has reached a definitive agreement to sell its interest in the Commonwealth management company and in 20 Commonwealth properties. This is on the heels of Invesque selling seven other Commonwealth senior living communities, […]

New Resident Health Data Show Value of Senior Living to CMS, Medicare Advantage Payers

Older adults who move into senior living communities experience better health outcomes compared to those living in homes outside of such communities, according to a research series conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago (NORC) in conjunction with the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC). The research by NORC and NIC […]

In the Pipeline: Mather Hits 90% Pre-Sold in Virginia; $25M Claiborne Project Advances 

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 Mather hits 90% pre-sales in Virginia community Less than three months into the opening of […]

How HDG, Mather, Experience Senior Living Use Dining as a Marketing Differentiator

Senior living operators are evolving sales and marketing, and dining is taking a larger role in helping showcase a community to prospective residents. Dining rooms, chef-prepared meals and culinary-focused amenities have long been a feature in senior living tours. But in 2024, culinary teams are stepping up to captivate prospects with health-focused, organic options and […]