Small-homes, Technology, Redevelopment: 3 Trends Take Center Stage in Memory Care Design

By: Courtney Ryan For the last few years, the senior living industry has faced high construction costs and financing hurdles, slowing the development of new projects and communities. The memory care sector has been no exception. In the past, many operators would use each new community as a new blueprint for evolution or innovation. Given […]

Senior Living Development Starting Block Grows Crowded, Companies Ready to ‘Hit Go’ 

This article is part of your SHN+ subscription Editor’s note: The upcoming Senior Housing News ReBUILD conference will feature many more great insights into the development landscape. Check out the agenda and purchase tickets here. While the pulse of senior living development may have slowed in the last four years, recent plans and projects underway […]

Lutheran Senior Services Opens New Memory Care Neighborhood Inspired by Famed Dutch Hogeweyk Model

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. […]

Willow Valley Takes Inspiration from Famed Hogeweyk Model in New Memory Care Project

Willow Valley Communities is continuing to grow with a new memory care community, and the organization’s leaders are taking inspiration for the project from a famous memory care model in The Netherlands. Even in recent years amid pandemic challenges, Willow Valley and its development company, Willow Valley Development Corp., continued planning on multiple projects to […]

4 Memory Care Operators to Watch in 2024

High acuity senior living could continue to see strong demand based on favorable demographic shifts, and operators will keep evolving to meet the changing consumer dynamic in the years ahead.  From building outwards with future growth via acquisition or through ground-up development, organizations are moving forward on a range of higher-acuity senior living models. What […]

In the Pipeline: LCS to Lead $90M Expansion; HDG Opens Colorado Community

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 LCS Development to lead $90M expansion in North Carolina LCS Development, a Life Care Services […]

HumanGood, Edgemere, Willow Valley Top New List of ‘Best CCRCs’ 

A HumanGood community, a community that recently changed hands and a community with hospitality “DNA” have taken the top three spots in a new list ranking the top 250 continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) in the U.S. The “America’s Best Continuing Care Retirement Communities” list, publicized Wednesday, is yet another effort from a national organization […]

Movers & Shakers: LCS’ New Chief Investment Officer; Willow Valley Names COO

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In the Pipeline: Revel Opens Southern California Community; Work Starts for $140M Life Plan Community in Colorado

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 Construction Underway for $140 Million Life Plan Community in Colorado Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America (PMMA) has broken ground on a new life plan […]