Charter Senior Living Names New Executive Director in Georgia Charter Senior Living, LLC, a Naperville, Illinois-based senior living operator, has named Veronica Martinez as the new executive director of Cedar Hill Senior Living. Located in Cedartown, Georgia, the community offers assisted living and memory care. Read More »
In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (7/20/17)
(Patrick Square front rendering courtesy of Dominion Senior Living) Construction: Planned Watercrest, United Properties Teaming Up on Florida Community Operator Watercrest Senior Living Group and developer United Properties are teaming up to open a 128-unit luxury senior living community in Naples, Florida, the companies announced Read More »
In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (7/13/17)
Construction: Planned Caddis Plans Senior Housing Community Near Atlanta Health care real estate firm Caddis is moving forward with its plan to build an independent, assisted living and memory care community in Suwanee, Georgia. The community, Heartis Suwanee, would include 175 units and amenities such as walking paths, game Read More »
Movers and Shakers: Erickson, Watercrest, K4Connect
K4Connect Announce New Chief Financial Officer A technology company that serves older adults and people living with disabilities, K4Connect, has hired former financial executive Ellen Grantham as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Grantham brings more than 15 years of experience in financial services and Read More »
Watercrest Senior Living’s First COO Focuses on Leadership Development
The buzzword “company culture” is not new to the senior living industry, but Watercrest Senior Living is renewing its investment in the concept with its first-ever chief operating officer. Watercrest, which owns and operates three assisted living and memory care communities in Florida and also offers development Read More »
In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (3/16/17)
Construction: Planned Work to Begin Soon On Senior Living Facility in Virginia A 230,000-square-foot senior living facility is scheduled to break ground at the end of this March in Fairfax, Virginia. The project, by IntegraCare, will include 91 independent living units, 79 assisted living units, Read More »
Not a Prison: Design Tips for Calmer Memory Care
Six out of 10 people with dementia will wander and risk becoming disoriented, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. In senior housing settings, disorientation can lead to exit-seeking behaviors, which can increase anxiety, hostility toward others, fatigue and elopement. But for new as well as established Read More »
In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (9/22/16)
(Rendering of OPAL by element, located in Vancouver, British Columbia — Photo courtesy of Element Lifestyle Retirement Inc.) Construction: Planned Permits Finalized on $97.4M Senior Community in Canada Located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Element Lifestyle Retirement Inc. has announced its final approval for a $97.4 Read More »
Movers & Shakers: Executive Director Appointments
Covenant Village of Colorado Selects Executive Director Covenant Village of Colorado appointed Kent Mulkey as executive director for Covenant Village of Colorado, a faith-based, not-for-profit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) located in Westminster, Colorado, and administered by Covenant Retirement Communities. Mulkey has 18 years of Read More »
Watercrest Partners with Swedish Investor on $500 Million Senior Housing Pipeline
A Swedish investment firm looking to get into the senior housing space recently finalized a $500 million joint venture with an American senior living developer and operator. Vero Beach, Fla.-based Watercrest Senior Living Group is partnering with Index International AB, headquartered in Stockholm, to co-develop Read More »