Senior Housing Investments & Transactions: CNL Healthcare Properties II, Vitality Senior Living

CNL Healthcare Properties II Makes Its First Acquisition CNL Healthcare Properties II, Inc., a non-traded real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on seniors housing and health care properties, made its first acquisition by purchasing Summer Vista Assisted Living Community, a newly-constructed senior living community located in Pensacola, Florida. SRI Management, LLC, the company that has […]

Hot New Tech Helps Shape Wellness-Centered Senior Living

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 […]

Useless Robots, Smart Apartments: Getting Tech Right in Senior Housing

The shift from the silent generation to the baby boomers in senior housing is slowly happening, and one large distinction between the generations is that boomers want more tech. Balancing implementation of certain technologies in communities is a challenge for some operators, Michael Skaff, chief operating officer at The Masons of California, said during a panel […]

The 21st Century Senior Living Community: Residents Speak, Tech Delivers

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 services, design, and technology. “Alexa, […]

Senior Housing Investments & Transactions: Arcapita Hits $200 Million in Acquisitions in 2016

Arcapita Acquires $200 Million in Senior Living Properties in 2016 Global investment firm Arcapita acquired a privately-held senior living portfolio of three properties for $110 million in the metro areas surrounding Washington D.C. and Atlanta. The properties will be managed by an affiliate of The Arbor Company. The portfolio brings Arcapita’s total investment in the […]

Why Slow Tech Adoption Should Not Embarrass Senior Living

Senior living, as an industry, may have been slow to adopt technology—but organizations should make a plan to remedy the situation and stick to it, instead of feeling bad about it. That’s according to a discussion that took place during the recent 2016 Senior Housing News Chicago Summit, where expert panelists shared their best advice for […]

Why Senior Living Should ‘Play Hard to Get’ with Tech

Senior living and technology. The relationship between the two spaces is somewhat new, seemingly always evolving—and not just care-centric anymore. “It’s really easy to silo [senior living] technology and just talk about quality of care,” said Chris Guay, the founder, president and CEO of Nashville, Tennessee-based Vitality Senior Living. “It’s really about quality of life.” […]

Movers & Shakers: Capital Senior Living’s Board Nominee

Capital Senior Living Nominates Disney Veteran to Board of Directors Ed Grier has been nominated for election as a new director to the board of Capital Senior Living (NYSE: CSU, CEO Larry Cohen discussed during the company’s presentation at the Deutsche Bank 41st Annual Health Care Conference on May 5. Grier is currently the dean […]