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. Construction: Planned LifeStar Community in Florida Gains Momentum LifeStar Living’s forthcoming “flagship” community in St. Petersburg, Florida is moving closer to the start of construction. The […]
Berkadia and Solera Senior Living announced the acquisition of the Edgeworth Park at New Town assisted living and memory care community in early November. Berkadia announced the deal on behalf of Connecticut-based Wheelock Street Capital from sellers Jon Liebler, Derek Robertson, and Scott Wise. Solera will partner with Wheelock Street Capital and serve as the […]
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Earlier this year as the first vaccines flowed into senior living communities, it seemed as though the lockdowns and restrictions of 2020 were soon to be a distant memory. Now, a new and significantly more infectious strain of coronavirus dubbed the delta variant threatens to derail some of that progress, and the industry is monitoring […]
Adam Kaplan has a keen sense of the history of senior living, having grown up in the industry. As Founder and CEO of Solera Senior Living, he is drawing inspiration from the entrepreneurs who created the sector while also pushing hard to move senior living forward. Since starting Denver-based Solera in 2016, Kaplan has pursued […]
Covid-19 exacerbated an already tough hiring environment for senior living providers over the past year. Now, as the industry nears a post-pandemic environment, it is uncertain if providers will be able to recruit available workers — a challenge that may become harder if hospitality and other industries hard hit by Covid-19 experience quick rebounds. While […]
Like a lot of people, Janale Flores at first believed Covid-19 would be a short-term disruption to her job as director of human resources and area director of international recruitment for Omni Hotels & Resorts in Broomfield, Colorado. As shutdowns across the country took hold, however, Omni lost business. Meetings were canceled, employees were laid […]
“Last year, we thought that the 2020s would be a transformative decade — what an understatement. 2021 will set forth a new era in health care and senior living at large as a result of the pandemic.” These are the words of Ascension Living President Danny Stricker, but numerous other top executives in the industry […]
The rise of hipsturbias — first-ring suburbs of metro areas attracting mixed-use development and fostering intergenerational living — was a top real estate trend heading into 2020. these areas have been disrupted by Covid-19, but their future still appears bright, including for senior living development. Positive demographic trends and a favorable market for housing sales […]
As calendars flip to December, the exercise of reflecting on the past year and planning for the future is more necessary — and more difficult — than ever. How to sum up a year marked by Covid-19, protests for racial justice, and a presidential election, among other changes and upheavals? And what lessons can be […]
