Senior Living Operators Embrace Cottages, Pocket Neighborhoods While External Growth Remains Hard

Senior living development is anything but easy in 2026, which is why some operators are adding pocket neighborhoods, expanding independent living and memory care and planning other new projects to expand their existing campuses. These new projects typically are aimed at either end of the senior care continuum, ranging from adding lifestyle-focused independent living to […]

In the Pipeline: Thrive Plans Tennessee Development; REDICO, Ciel Announce JV

In the Pipeline is part of your SHN+ subscription 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 Thrive Senior Living plans Tennessee development Thrive Senior Living announced a new senior living development […]

Thrive Senior Living Expands in Vietnam Through New Partnership

Thrive Senior Living is again growing internationally, this time in Vietnam. The company recently announced a partnership with Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam-based Nam Long Commercial Property to develop a senior living network in the country. Thrive Senior Living, which operates roughly 12 properties in the U.S., currently has senior living ventures underway in South […]

Senior Living Dealbook: Thrive Senior Living Acquires Three Communities; AgeWell Living Rebrands

Transactions Thrive Senior Living acquires three communities Thrive Senior Living acquired three newly built Georgia communities to continue growing its portfolio. The communities were developed by the Sawyer family between 2019 and 2022 and are “known for combining modern design with the warmth and hospitality characteristic of small-town Georgia,” according to a press release. The […]

In the Pipeline: 2Life Communities Breaks Ground on Affordable Project; Sonida Renovates Acquisition 

In the Pipeline is part of your SHN+ subscription 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: In progress 2Life Communities breaks ground on Solimine House in Lynn 2Life Communities broke ground on […]

Senior Living Dealbook: Thrive Senior Living Expands Into Chattanooga; Ziegler Closes $600M Financing

Transactions Thrive Senior Living expands into Chattanooga Thrive Senior Living has expanded into Chattanooga, Tennessee with the addition of Rockbridge Oaks Senior Living. The community features 24-hour staffing and restaurant-style dining, along with amenities including a theatre, library, art studio, landscaped courtyard, dog park, hair and nail salon, massage services and hydration offerings, according to […]

New Break Rooms, Meal Perks Help Senior Living Operators Create a ‘Second Home’ for Staff 

Senior living providers are reframing their dining programs through hospitality, but these changes start with staff support behind the scene. As operators weigh which changes to make to improve working conditions for staff, they are taking cues from other industries by creating Costco-style break rooms, retooling employee meals and building new training programs. Atlanta-based Thrive […]

Why Senior Living Companies Are Increasingly Interested in International Growth

Senior living operators have long talked about demographics in the U.S. supporting new investments and growth initiatives. Those opportunities also extend to markets overseas, at least for savvy companies. Like in the U.S., international markets like Canada, China and the United Kingdom have favorable demographics of aging older adults in the years ahead. Recent international […]

In the Pipeline: Thrive Grows in Texas; Maplewood Plans D.C. Inspir Grand Opening

In the Pipeline is part of your SHN+ subscription 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 Thrive Senior Living expands in Texas Thrive Senior Living and Orison Holdings recently announced a […]