Provider Proves Social Media Pays Off for Senior Living

Senior living providers that have historically been wary to invest in social media may want to think twice, if the success rate of the New England-based provider is any indication of how powerful these tools can be to drive occupancy. Naysayers of social media may simply not be using these platforms to their full potential […]

Movers & Shakers: National Healthcare’s New Managing Director

National Healthcare Development Hires New Managing Director National Healthcare Development, the development branch of National Healthcare Realty providing customized real estate solutions for providers across the continuum of care, hired John Patnode as managing director of design & construction. In his new role, Patnode will oversee design and construction efforts for the firm’s post-acute and senior […]

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

Construction: Planned Summerlin Asset Management Plans 2016 Groundbreaking for 135-Unit IL Project Summerlin Asset Management, a real estate investment company with offices in Lake Havasu City, Ariz. and Irvine, Calif., plans to break ground on a 135-unit independent living community in Houston during the first quarter of 2016. Architectural plans include 160,000 square feet of […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (11/5/15)

(Brandywine Senior Living at Mahwah located in Mahwah, N.J. — Photo courtesy of Brandywine Senior Living) Construction: Planned Berry College Announces Site for New CCRC in Ga. Berry College, a liberal arts college in Rome, Ga., this week announced the site of a new continuing care retirement community (CCRC) that will be construction on undeveloped […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (8/13/15)

Construction: Planned Zenith Capital, Village Concepts Plan $25 Million Project for Seattle Zenith Capital, a company that provides alternative financing for the senior housing industry such as EB-5 funding, is teaming up with Federal Way, Wash.-based Village Concepts to build a new 100-unit, $25 million assisted living and memory care facility in Seattle. The Linden […]

Senior Living Community Goes Farm-to-Table for Savings, Resident Satisfaction

A new senior living community in Massachusetts is taking cues from the restaurant scene for its dining concept—largely a farm-to-table approach. Whenever possible, meals are prepared from local ingredients and those that are farmed within just a few miles of the Wayland, Mass. community, operated by Northbridge Companies. All Northbridge communities look locally when stocking […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (5/19/12)

Construction: Planned Kisco Senior Living & HCN to Build N.C. Senior Living Community Carlsbad, Calif.-based Kisco Senior Living is taking over the development of a N.C. senior living community, reports the News Observer, in a joint venture project with Toledo, Ohio-based Health Care REIT (NYSE:HCN). Kisco is scaling back original plans made by Kane Realty […]