Editor’s note: These and other projects will be featured in WTWH Healthcare’s inaugural Prism Awards, honoring individuals and organizations that have demonstrated exemplary achievements in the areas of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB); Environmental Sustainability; and Social Stewardship. All entries for the Prism Awards must be submitted by November 30, 2024. “Going green” isn’t […]
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A new crop of leaders is at the helm at a handful of senior living nonprofits. Now, they are collectively plotting their organizations’ next steps with an eye for what the incoming generation of residents will want. Some of the nonprofit senior living sector’s newest leaders include Erin Shadbolt, who ascended to the CEO role […]
New Rose Villa CEO Glen Lewis sees opportunities ahead for the Portland, Oregon-based life plan community to grow and attract the incoming generation of older adults. Lewis joined the organization in April of this year, having previously worked as an executive director with Aegis Living and WesleyLife before coming to the life plan community. Over […]
After nearly a year-long search, the Kendal Corporation has named Vassar Byrd as its new CEO starting early next month, according to a news release from the company issued Tuesday. Byrd most recently served as CEO of Portland, Oregon life plan community Rose Villa for 17 years before departing earlier this year after the completion […]
Rose Villa CEO Vassar Byrd has announced her intention to leave the Pacific Northwest-based life plan community. Byrd, who joined the community 17 years ago, is departing for “new growth and development opportunities” outside of Rose Villa, according to a press release on her coming departure. “I am extremely proud of what we have achieved […]
Earlier this spring, I received a LinkedIn message related to the future of the TPG/Sabra Healthcare REIT (Nasdaq: SBRA) joint venture senior living portfolio, operated by Enlivant. The message was from a relative of a resident, sharing a letter stating that a new operator would soon be taking over. I eventually learned the future operator […]
The small-house senior living trend is only growing — and a handful of trends are helping to shape how the product type is evolving. Interest in small-home senior living has swelled in recent years and operators and developers have entered the arena with a bevy of new designs and philosophies. Small home senior living gained […]
Federal Reserve’s bond-buying program includes Welltower, Ventas, Healthpeak Welltower (NYSE: WELL), Ventas (NYSE: VTR) and Healthpeak Properties (NYSE: PEAK) are among the real estate investment trusts receiving funding as part of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF), The Real Deal reported. The program, established as part of the […]
A non-profit senior housing provider in the Pacific Northwest is investing in independent living “pocket neighborhoods” that prioritize socialization and community among residents, including a new design that meets its own energy needs. Rose Villa, a “type B” life plan community with more than 200 residents in Portland, Oregon, recently unveiled a new 12-cottage, energy-efficient […]
Construction: Planned Council Approves Assisted Living Plans for National HealthCare Corporation South Carolina’s Bluffton Planning Commission this week signed off on plans by National HealthCare Coropration to add a 56-bedroom assisted living community and a 20-unit memory care section on 4.5 acres along S.C. 170, reports The Beaufort Gazette. Final approval of the $12.8 million […]