For Merrill Gardens, the next big senior housing opportunity could lie in China. The Seattle-based senior housing provider manages a 215-unit rental community in Harbin, China, with another two senior housing projects slated to open in the months ahead in Suzhou and Guiyang, China. Those forthcoming projects are with investment partners China Life, a state-owned insurance company, […]
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The holidays are a time filled with warmth, laughter and good cheer—and they’re also an important time for senior living providers. That’s because the holiday season usually marks an influx of online senior living inquiries as families and adult children begin researching care options for their parents or loved ones. Experts from digital marketing firm G5 and Seattle-based owner and operator Merrill […]
Construction: Announced Traditions Senior Living and Southern Group Announce New Tennessee Community Operator Traditions Senior Living and developer Southern Group have plans to open a new senior living community in Smyrna, Tennessee. As planned, the 111-unit senior housing community will offer independent living, assisted living and memory care services, according to a press release. Amenities will […]
Baby boomers are bringing new expectations to senior living—including a distaste for isolated, rural communities. Nowadays, walkable, urban neighborhoods and proximity to transportation are high priorities for prospective senior living residents, according to a recent survey report from A Place for Mom. The Seattle-based senior care referral service asked nearly 1,000 senior living consumers about their living preferences […]
With the senior housing industry facing a potentially dire shortage of caregivers and leadership talent in the coming years, a familiar name might be part of the solution: Granger Cobb. Cobb was a senior living pioneer in leadership roles at a series of companies, including as CEO of Emeritus Corp., the largest provider nationally prior […]
Construction: Planned Ground Breaking Scheduled for Community in Washington Construction is set to begin on Wesley Homes Bradley Park later this month. Located in Puyallup, Washington, the community will be for those 62 and older. The community will be built on a 14-acre plot of land and will be the first faith-based nonprofit continuing care retirement […]
U.S. President Donald J. Trump has officially taken the oath of office, and with that has come increasing uncertainty around many sweeping promises he made on the campaign trail and following the election, particularly in regard to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Residents at one West Coast senior living community have since expressed their concerns […]
Merrill Gardens retirement communities has acquired the real estate of four West Coast properties as part of a joint venture for $145 million. The recently completed properties were already operated by Seattle-based Merrill Gardens and were financed by Cushman & Wakefield. The properties—Merrill Gardens of Huntington Beach, Merrill Gardens at Lafayette, Merrill Gardens at Campbell […]
This week, Senior Housing News readers heard all about industry leaders, for one reason or another. News broke about HCP Inc.’s quest to find a new CEO, we sat down one-on-one with Brookdale Senior Living’s CEO Andy Smith, and Blue Harbor Senior Living found its first CEO in Tana Gall. Readers were also intrigued by […]
In picking its first CEO, Blue Harbor Senior Living has found a leader with deep industry experience to take the reins as the company grows in new directions. Tana Gall became CEO of the Portland, Oregon-based management company effective July 1. In the past, Gall served as president both of Merrill Gardens and Leisure Care, […]
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