Adapting and exporting the Dutch Hogeweyk model to the U.S. is no easy feat. But one of the largest memory care operators in the U.S. is currently forging ahead with a new concept that emulates the famous community. The operator, Lutheran Senior Services (LSS), runs the Meramec Bluffs Senior Living community in St. Louis, Missouri. […]
By Sloane Airey The idea of creating memory care villages gets a lot of ink – but not too many bricks. Ever since the opening of the memory care village “Hogeweyk” in Weesp, Netherlands, there has been no shortage of news coverage about how operators in the U.S. could learn from it and potentially adapt […]
For years, the senior living industry has looked to the progressive Hogeweyk community in The Netherlands as a memory care pioneer. Now, a senior living operator has plans to replicate the concept stateside and potentially raise the bar on U.S.-based memory care services in the process. The operator is United Methodist Communities, which is based […]
Older adults have embraced technology amid the pandemic to stay connected — and that has given rise to a relatively new type of community position: the tech concierge. One part akin to an Apple Genius, one part senior living worker, these staffers are capable of handling tech support for residents with the skill of an activities […]
The Covid-19 pandemic has burdened senior living operating budgets, and operators say two items on their balance sheets pose the biggest threat to financial stability: labor and food. On the labor side, expenses have risen as operators have leaned on overtime and agency workers to maintain service levels amid staffing shortages. At the same time, […]
Covid-19 took United Methodist Communities on a wild ride with regard to occupancy, but CFO Bob Peterson expects to be moving in the right direction in 2021.. He compared occupancy trends to a roller coaster: rates fell with the initial outbreak wave in the spring of 2020; rebounded somewhat in late summer through fall, then […]
It’s no secret that the Covid-19 pandemic has pushed older adults to use technology more than any time in the recent past, and senior living providers have taken note. One trend that has gained steam during the pandemic: new technology-focused concierge roles meant to help residents use the growing number of devices and platforms found […]
Lifespace Communities continues to make progress in its efforts to streamline its portfolio for growth. The West Des Moines, Iowa-based nonprofit continuing care retirement community operator announced it is turning over ownership and management of two campuses — Deerfield, in Des Moines, Iowa; and Grand Lodge at the Preserve in Lincoln, Nebraska — to Immanuel […]
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