Covid-19 presented unique challenges for memory care providers. These challenges included limiting the ability of residents to walk about freely and congregate with each other, and ensuring the stability of their daily routines. Additionally, a report from the Alzheimer’s Association found that people with cognitive decline were more likely to contract Covid-19 than their healthier […]
Focus Healthcare Partners is adding more independent living to its senior housing portfolio. The Chicago-based health care real estate investor acquired four independent living communities in the metro Atlanta market, totaling 559 units, for $164.5 million. The communities are operated by Edmond, Oklahoma-based owner and provider, Mansions Senior Living. Focus purchased the portfolio through its […]
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. Submissions are currently open. Construction: Planned Active Adult Pocket Neighborhood Community Planned in Texas The pocket neighborhood trend is growing in the Lone Star State. Kara […]
Coming out of the Covid-19 pandemic, senior living operators may be more motivated than ever before to promote resident health and wellness, and there is a growing body of evidence that the way communities are designed and built plays a key role in supporting this goal. “I think this next generation of seniors is not […]
Senior living providers have grappled with many hardships due to Covid-19, but since the first state lockdown orders went out in mid-March, they have also amassed a wealth of knowledge around fighting the deadly disease. Today, many of them feel more confident that they can keep the disease out of their communities, or at least […]
As the U.S. gradually reopens after nearly four months of lockdowns in response to the coronavirus pandemic, senior living communities can take cues from how various businesses operate in the new normal. Plans for restaurants operating at reduced capacities or with only socially distanced, outdoor dining can be adopted by providers looking to re-open dining […]
Small-house senior living may be well-suited to handle the disruptions of the Covid-19 era. This may help boost the model’s popularity going forward — but the industry will first need to overcome obstacles regarding the way these communities are developed, financed and licensed. Just ask Jim Stroud, co-founder and former chairman of Capital Senior Living […]
It’s been a little more than two months since Covid-19 turned the world on its head — but the senior living industry is already contemplating creative ways to change how buildings are designed, to cope with current and future challenges. In the short-term, providers have come up with ways to keep residents and staff safe […]
While it’s uncertain how or when the Covid-19 pandemic will end, the disease’s unique pressures will likely shape how senior living communities are designed for years to come. Senior living providers across the U.S. are radically altering their normal operations to prevent or limit the spread of Covid-19, such as by canceling group activities and […]
As interest in the active adult apartment rental product rises, it is becoming something of a no-man’s-land, with both senior housing operators and multifamily developers attempting to stake their claim to the lucrative, promising space. According to new data and a new report from Senior Housing News, senior housing operators have no question as to […]
