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 […]
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 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, […]
There seems to be an app for everything these days. Whether it’s ordering a meal, arranging a ride or scheduling a personal training session, consumers have access to a wide variety of on-demand platforms that provide access to goods and services with the click of a mouse or the swipe of a finger, which they […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.” […]
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 […]
This week, Senior Housing News readers learned about a new senior living company founded by a former Brookdale executive. Readers were also clued into why electronic health record adoption is expected to accelerate, and why the shifting mergers and acquisitions climate is putting senior housing cap rates into question. Here in the newsroom, we were […]
Those who believe senior housing needs more high-quality operators might welcome a new entrant helmed by a former executive with industry giant Brookdale, backed by an investment firm with bona fides in the sector. Nashville-based Vitality Senior Living currently is pursuing new development in several markets in the Midwest, Northeast, and Southeast, and expects to […]
