Sunrise Slashes Turnover Using Predictive Analytics in Hiring

Sunrise Senior Living has been testing predictive analytics to make smarter hiring decisions, greatly improving retention among participating new workers. The McLean, Virginia-based operator now plans to roll out the system on a larger scale next year. Sunrise is the fourth-largest senior housing provider in the nation, with 27,125 units, according to a recent ranking […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (8/10/17)

Construction: Planned Lifespace Communities Location Near Chicago Plots Big Redevelopment Oak Trace, a Lifespace community in Downers Grove, Illinois, has announced plans for a $150 million redevelopment and expansion project, according to a press release. The first phase of the redevelopment will include a new health center with 66 assisted living apartments, 28 memory support […]

Must-Read News: Kindred SNF Sale on Track, Occupany and Oversupply Struggles

Happy Monday, Senior Housing News readers! Sunday was National Friendship Day, and we’re celebrating with the story of four high school best friends that now live as neighbors on the seventh floor of the Brookdale Niles independent living community in Niles, Illinois. The 91-year-olds—Rochelle Schpak, Florence Burgher, Phyllis Dubow and Eileen Kritzman—met when they were […]

Sunrise Introduces New ‘Sunrise Villa’ Branded Communities

(Sunrise Villa Bradford, photo via Sunrise Senior Living) Sunrise Senior Living is positioning seven newly acquired properties in California under a different brand name. “Sunrise Villa” now adorns communities in Santa Rosa, San Jose, San Ramon, Salinas, Sonoma, Placentia and Los Angeles, the McLean, Virginia-based company said in a July 31 press release. Currently, Sunrise operates 320 […]

Potential $5 Billion Development Pipeline Planned for Maplewood’s Inspir Brand

When it broke ground on a luxury highrise in Manhattan earlier this summer, Maplewood Senior Living also announced that the building would launch its new Inspīr brand. Maplewood now is detailing ambitious plans to create other Inspīr communities by pursuing a multi-billion dollar pipeline of developments both in U.S. and international urban markets. “There’s been […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (6/15/17)

(Clarendale of Schererville rendering courtesy of LCS) Construction: Planned Seattle Community Getting $30 Million Facelift Transforming Age, a nonprofit that owns and operates 11 senior living communities in Washington and Minnesota, is planning some big upgrades for Parkshore, one of its properties in Seattle. The $30 million renovation project includes an aerobics room, green roof, […]

Tech-Savvy Providers Eye Geotracking, Manage Bandwidth Battles

The 21st Century Senior Living Community is a series brought to you by CDW, a provider of technology solutions and services focused exclusively on serving the healthcare marketplace. The series takes a clear-eyed look at how leading providers and their partners are creating the next generation of senior living communities by raising the bar on […]

How Silverado Plans to Become a Coast-to-Coast Provider

Silverado was the eighth-largest memory care provider nationally as of 2016, and the company now is set to grow its footprint by expanding into a new part of the country. A property being developed in Alexandria, Virginia, will be the first foray into an East Coast market for Irvine, California-based Silverado. Scheduled to open in […]