Purpose, Transparency Help HRA, Watercrest, Solinity Overcome ‘Sea of Sameness’ in Senior Living Sales

In senior living, making a good first impression can make or break a sale. But it’s an opportunity that only comes once. Sales leaders with operators including Watercrest Senior Living, Harbor Retirement Associates and Solinity know that fact all too well, which is why they prioritize tours and first meetings that get prospects to move […]

Movers and Shakers: Robert Chapin Appointed to NHI Board; Heritage Communities Welcomes VP of Operations

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In the Pipeline: Priya Living Launches Next India Community; Watercrest Construction Ongoing in Virginia 

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 Watercrest Senior Living continues construction in Virginia Watercrest Senior Living, along with Harbert Seniors […]

In the Pipeline: Watercrest Senior Living Grows in Virginia; Morning Pointe Marks Opening in Kentucky

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 Watercrest Senior Living Group plans Virginia development Watercrest Senior Living Group recently announced its latest […]

Transactions & Financings: $175M Recap for 6-Community Portfolio; Two Life Plan Communities Explore Affiliation

Transactions United Properties Rebrands, Moves Two Communities United Properties announed that two of its communities currently managed by Watercrest will shift to Ebenezer Management Services and that they will be rebranded as part of the change. The communities are located in Naples, Florida and Sarasota, Florida and will still be owned by United Properties. They […]

In the Pipeline: Watercrest Opens South Carolina Community; National Church Residences Breaks Ground on Ohio Project

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 Texas Senior Living Community Adds Solar Array Austin, Texas-based Freedom Solar announced a partnership with Westminster senior living community in Austin to install the […]

Transactions & Financings: Focus’ $165M Portfolio Acquisition; Sabra’s $29M Transaction

Focus Healthcare Partners is adding more independent living to its senior housing portfolio. The Chicago-based health care real estate investor acquired four independent living communities in the metro Atlanta market, totaling 559 units, for $164.5 million. The communities are operated by Edmond, Oklahoma-based owner and provider, Mansions Senior Living. Focus purchased the portfolio through its […]

Resident Engagement Becomes Bigger Team Effort For Senior Living Providers

Rethinking resident engagement in senior living is a hot button topic during Covid-19. A lack of interaction in communities under lockdowns can lead to isolation, which can result in worse health outcomes for residents. But rethinking engagement in the Covid-19 era extends beyond resident wellness. Everyone in a resident’s orbit – families, frontline workers and […]

Marc Vorkapich, Principal and CEO, Watercrest Senior Living

Marc Vorkapich was volunteering in residential care in 1991, when an older woman he “adored” told him: “All of my life I have been the life of the party, here I am invisible.” “My heart was broken,” Vorkapich says. “During the following weeks, declining health quieted her voice and, for a moment, my own.” But […]