The Era of Investment-Grade Small-Home Senior Living Approaches

Interest in the small-house senior living trend has smoldered over the last few years — but a recent Wall Street Journal story tells me there is much more fuel left to burn in that fire. The article published last week revolves around Bill Thomas’ plans for his Kallimos Communities concept. While I was encouraged to […]

Small-Home Senior Living by the Numbers: Inside Look at 3 Rising Models

The small-home senior living movement is in full swing, with the Covid-19 pandemic leading to a surge of interest. But, there is no single version of small-home senior living. And, although the pandemic appears to have shown how small homes can shine, there are questions about associated costs and margins with different approaches. The traditional […]

Most-Read Senior Housing News Stories of 2020

With Covid-19 dominating the news for most of 2020, it’s no surprise that the most-read stories of the year were all related to the pandemic. In particular, readers were interested in how Covid-19 might change the way that communities are designed, with the top two stories both focused on this topic. And the hottest design […]

‘Smaller is Better’: Covid-19 Primes Senior Living for Rise of Small-House Models

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 […]

Shepherd Premier Aims to Open 30 Small-Home Communities By 2022

Shepherd Premier Senior Living has outlined a development pipeline that will put it at 30 small-home communities within the next three years. The McHenry, Illinois-based provider was founded in 2014, and has developed five small-home communities over the past five years. But its next project is its largest to date: a $21 million development consisting […]