In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (7/9/15)

(The Residence at Brookside — Photo Courtesy of Congress Building Corp.) Construction: Planned New Silverado Community Granted Approval in Wash. Irvine, Calif.-based operator Silverado this week announced that it has received unanimous approval from the Cordata Design Review Board to build an 80-unit memory care community in Bellingham, Wash. Set to break ground as early […]

3 Ways Senior Living Steers Clear of Sex Abuse

Sex abuse cases involving senior living staff against residents often are as baffling as they are complex, making it difficult for operators to respond effectively and humanely to the incidents, and ensure that they do not occur again. And of course, the way a senior living provider reacts to allegations of abuse at the hands […]

Aging2.0 Connects Senior Living Providers, Tech Startups in New Launch

The market for health care technology abounds with a plethora of startups striving to develop the next big thing that improves quality of care in the most cost-efficient manner possible. As one global startup accelerator takes its network to the next level, such technologies may soon hit the market for senior living organizations in the […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (10/16/14)

Construction: Planned Avanti Senior Living Plans Louisiana Market Expansion  Texas-based assisted living and memory care provider Avanti Senior Living is planning to expand into the Louisiana market, beginning with Baton Rouge and Covington.  The cities will soon be home to Avanti’s next projects, 77,000-square-foot communities that will accommodate 50 assisted living and 40 memory care […]

Silverado Visitation Dispute Prompts Social Media Policy Talk

This summer, a dispute over social media posts began brewing at a Silverado Senior Living community in Sugar Land, Texas, and left some family members unable to visit their mother, a resident. A civil rights lawsuit filed in federal court in Houston on July 29 by children Mackey Glen Peterson, Don Leslie Peterson and Lonny […]

Providers Prepare For Huge Wave of Memory Care Competition

Memory care is quickly risen what some are calling the “flavor of the year,” when it comes to new senior housing construction across the nation. While other property types have ticked up and down over the last eight years, during and following the housing crisis, memory care construction has slowly and gradually increased over time, […]

HCN Addresses Senior Living Supply Concerns, Q3 Profits Drop

Health Care REIT (NYSE:HCN) saw profits drop 37% to $33.6 million compared to the prior year following $1.2 billion of investments for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2013.  Net income attributable to common stockholders plummeted 44% to $20.7 million or $0.07 per basic and diluted share, down from $37.3 million a year ago. However, gross revenues […]

Movers & Shakers – People and Positions for December 2012

The holiday season is upon us, and people are doing more than just shopping for Christmas or Hanukkah gifts—lots of senior living professionals are shaking up the industry by making strategic moves.  Employers: Take advantage of our job board to look for some of the best and brightest in the industry. Post a job on […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (11/20/2012)

Construction: Planned Meridian Realty Advisors Acquires Site to Build Memory Care Community Dallas-based developer Meridian Realty Advisors, LP recently acquired a site in southwest Fort Worth, Tex. with plans to develop a 52-unit memory care and assisted living community. Silverado Senior Living-Fort Worth will be located on a five acre site and will be the […]