By: Courtney Ryan For the last few years, the senior living industry has faced high construction costs and financing hurdles, slowing the development of new projects and communities. The memory care sector has been no exception. In the past, many operators would use each new community as a new blueprint for evolution or innovation. Given […]
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania is no stranger to innovative senior living development, given the region’s history of deeper industry penetration rates and multitude of choices. An effort by Landis Communities to bring more middle-income senior living options was aimed at helping even more older adults find a place to call home, with sustainability in mind. Among the […]
By Sloane Airey Architects and designers are increasingly exploring how their work can improve outcomes and quality of life for older adults with dementia. “Because people are living longer, we are seeing more people who are living with some kind of mild cognitive or even more severe cognitive impairment,” Cynthia Shonaiya, a principal with Baltimore-based […]
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As the way memory care operators care for residents grows more sophisticated, so too does how such communities are designed. Design trends within senior housing are evolving to include specific spaces designed for memory care residents, with operators taking a serious step to offer purposeful living spaces for those receiving dementia care. From creating new […]
Some things about life in Charleston, South Carolina are slow to change. Known for its cobblestone streets, southern cuisine, and rolling beaches, the concept of preservation is celebrated by the historic city. Yet in the years leading up to the pandemic, Sarah Tipton, CEO of Bishop Gadsden, could sense that the 172 year-old Episcopal retirement […]
It’s a common expectation that the baby boomers will want to live in senior living communities that offer social connection, purpose and engagement, all at a price they can afford. A new senior living concept added to a 346-unit Lutheran Homes of South Carolina continuing care retirement community (CCRC) offers all of the above. The […]
Just a stone’s throw away from downtown Lititz, Pennsylvania, lies a compact independent living campus. But, one might not realize it at first glance. That’s because the campus —- an offshoot of local senior housing nonprofit Moravian Manor called Warwick Woodlands — was designed with the same small-town feel as the surrounding area. Its design […]
One of the most promising advancements in memory care treatment in recent years is the rise of “small home” communities. A growing number of providers recognize these communities allow for a more person-centered care model that reduces the frequency of agitation, aggression or other dementia-related behaviors. The smaller scale of these communities, meanwhile, can allow […]
When Willow Valley Communities, a non-profit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, finished work on a sizable independent living project last summer, it added an array of upscale amenities for its roughly 2,300 residents. But one of the most celebrated amenities was also one that stood far above the rest—literally. As part of the new development—which includes […]
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