Mather CEO: New Wellness Model is Attracting Next Generation to Senior Living, Maintaining Status Quo Not an Option

At the $500 million Mather life plan community currently under construction in the D.C. metro area, 80% of the units are pre-sold and two-thirds of the depositors are of the baby boomer or Generation X ages. On top of that, a third of the community’s future residents are part of minority demographic groups. Having such […]

In The Pipeline: The Springs Living Starts Work on Wash. Community; Mather Project Underway Near D.C.

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: Planned Maryland Hotel to Transition to Senior Living The Solomons Inn Hotel in Solomons, Maryland will stop catering to travelers and start serving seniors as […]

A New Senior Living Operating Model Comes Into View After 2 Years of Disruption

Senior living operators have been enacting changes in operations since the Covid-19 pandemic began, but some adaptations have been fleeting while others have proven longer-lasting.  Recent conversations with several executives — including with large providers such as Brookdale, Frontier and Senior Lifestyle — highlight that operators now have committed to new practices across essentially every […]

Senior Living Providers, Investors Must Heed Early Warning on Oversupply

I did not expect potential senior housing oversupply to be a hot topic at the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) conference last week, but I also was not surprised by the concerns. I did not anticipate this would be a hot-button issue because high material costs, construction industry labor pressures and […]

Brookdale Faces Tough But Viable Path to Big 2022 Gains

At a time when the senior living industry still faces much uncertainty, Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) executives are bold and bullish in their outlook for 2022. The Brentwood, Tennessee-based provider last week issued its first annual guidance since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Brookdale’s FY22 adjusted EBITDA expectations of $240 million to $260 […]

Mather CEO Leary: ‘Remarkable’ Data Supports New Senior Living Wellness Paradigm

Despite the challenges posed by Covid-19, independent living residents of life plan communities maintained their wellbeing to a remarkable extent last year. That’s according to Mather CEO Mary Leary, who spoke with Senior Housing News about the latest findings from the longitudinal Age Well Study, released this week. “The findings showed that residents, on average, […]

Top Senior Housing Trends for 2022

As 2022 begins, headlines are unfortunately reminiscent of 2020, featuring news of Covid-19 case counts, global disruptions to business and transportation, and even whole cities going into lock down. But for the U.S. senior living industry, history will not repeat itself in 2022. That’s thanks largely to the number of residents vaccinated against Covid-19 and […]

10 Quotes that Capture 2021 and Suggest What’s Next for Senior Living

One year ago, vaccine clinics were just getting underway in senior living communities, raising hopes for a better year ahead after the devastating toll exacted by Covid-19 in 2020. While Covid-19 vaccines have been a gamechanger for senior living providers, the quotes below reflect that 2021 presented plenty of daunting challenges, including unprecedented labor pressures. […]

Balfour CEO: Pipeline With Welltower On Track To Bring Luxury Model To East Coast Metros

After forging a partnership with Welltower (NYSE: WELL) in 2019, Balfour Senior Living CEO Michael Schonbrun spoke of plans to expand the portfolio — including by bringing the company’s high-end model to the East Coast for the first time. Despite the unexpected challenges posed by Covid-19, work on the development pipeline moved forward, and details […]

Juniper CEO Shares Vision for Future Senior Living Model, with ‘Lifestyle Prescriptions’ Informed by Genomics

Juniper Communities and its CEO Lynne Katzmann have earned a reputation for senior living innovation, thanks to efforts such as the Connect4Life integrated care model, leadership in Medicare Advantage through The Perennial Consortium, and fresh approaches to resident experience such as Broadway Senior. Now, Juniper is at work on a senior living model for the […]