Mainstreet Hires Green House Founder Bill Thomas

A pioneer in new models of senior care, Dr. Bill Thomas, will be joining Mainstreet, a company known for its innovations in post-acute and transitional care services. “Mainstreet is committed to fundamentally changing the way health care is delivered nationwide,” Mainstreet founder and CEO Zeke Turner said in a prepared statement Wednesday. “With the addition […]

State Newsbites: Indiana Bill Expands Senior Living Options

Here’s a collection of news bites pertaining to the senior housing and long-term care industries, gathered from around the nation. Many of the articles are state-specific, but could eventually have national implications or influence senior care trends. Click the links to access the full article.  Nursing Home News From IN.gov—Indiana Senator Sponsors Bill to Expand […]

Top Senior Housing Trends for 2023

Each passing year brings closer the huge demand wave for senior living. And as 2023 begins, providers are more focused than ever on the next generation of consumers — but also are struggling to find ways to evolve the product as needed. The struggle is due to economic turmoil and uncertainty, with tight labor markets, […]

A Vision of Senior Living’s New ‘Wellness Era’

Last week, Senior Housing News was thrilled to convene a tremendous group of industry leaders and visionaries at our WELLNESS/DISHED event in Orlando. “The … meeting sparked some of the best discussions I’ve been part of this year on how we can improve and better support the physical, social, mental, and overall wellness of those […]

Transactions & Financings: Ziegler Closes $193M for 10th Largest Life Plan Community; Mission Senior Living Expands in New Mexico

Transactions The Green House Project and the Pioneer Network Team Up The Green House Project and Pioneer Network announced they would enter into a formal alliance with the goal of sparking cultural, organizational and physical change in senior living and senior care. The two brands share roots and have long worked together. The Pioneer Network […]

Top Senior Housing Trends for 2022

As 2022 begins, headlines are unfortunately reminiscent of 2020, featuring news of Covid-19 case counts, global disruptions to business and transportation, and even whole cities going into lock down. But for the U.S. senior living industry, history will not repeat itself in 2022. That’s thanks largely to the number of residents vaccinated against Covid-19 and […]

10 Quotes that Capture 2021 and Suggest What’s Next for Senior Living

One year ago, vaccine clinics were just getting underway in senior living communities, raising hopes for a better year ahead after the devastating toll exacted by Covid-19 in 2020. While Covid-19 vaccines have been a gamechanger for senior living providers, the quotes below reflect that 2021 presented plenty of daunting challenges, including unprecedented labor pressures. […]

5 Ways Lifesprk’s Tealwood Acquisition Could Drive Senior Living Transformation

The senior living industry appears to be recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic, judging from positive occupancy trends reported by public companies over the last two weeks. The inflection in occupancy is a relief, but I’ve been giving even more thought to the news that Lifesprk, a company that provides value-based care largely through home- and […]