Communities

Northwood Gardens Expands to Meet Growing Demand of Luxury Senior Living in the Lehigh Valley

BETHLEHEM, PA–Kirkland Village, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) for people 55 and over, has announced plans to build Northwood Gardens II, expanding their current neighborhood of well-appointed Terrace Homes with access to amenities and designs unique to the Lehigh…

New Cultural Assessment Tool Shows Similarities Between Employee Engagement and an Organization’s Values

WRIGHTSVILLE, PA–Holleran, the nation’s leader in researching engagement and satisfaction within senior living organizations, has revealed some important insights with utilizing a new survey tool designed to measure culture. Research finds that first year employees in the senior living sector…

Ingleside is Named A Great Place to Work

ROCKVILLE, MD–Ingleside, a premier, charitable not-for-profit provider of comprehensive older adult opportunities in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, recently became Great Place to Work Certified. The certification process considered nearly 500 employee surveys from the organization’s life plan communities and…

Countdown for Senior Living Communities to Prepare for New Patient-Driven Payment Model Rapidly Approaches

KNOXVILLE, TN–In nearly one week, senior living communities across the country will be mandated to move from the Resource Utilization Group payment model to the new Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM). In anticipation of this mandatory reimbursement model scheduled for October…

Multimillion Dollar Expansion Underway at Country House

GREENVILLE, DE–Country House, Delaware’s first continuing care retirement community, is underway with a $70 million expansion that will add 20 new cottage homes, 55 apartments and a clubhouse featuring a variety of new amenities. The first phase of the three-year project is…

Civitas Senior Living and Desert Land Group Announce Joint Venture on New Senior Living Community in Flagstaff, Arizona

FORT WORTH, TX, and FLAGSTAFF, AZ–Civitas Senior Living, a senior living management company, and Desert Land Group, an Arizona real estate developer, announced their plans recently to bring a new senior living community to Flagstaff. The upscale community will be called The…

CIT Serves as Sole Lead Arranger on $27.2 Million Financing for Texas Assisted Living Facilities

NEW YORK–CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) today announced that its Healthcare Finance business served as sole lead arranger for a $27.2 million loan for two assisted living facilities in Texas. The borrower, a joint venture between Harrison Street and Franklin Development Partners, is using…

United Church Homes Rebrands Four Senior Living Communities

DAYTON, OHIO–United Church Homes today unveiled Trinity Communities of Greater Dayton, announcing its four senior living communities in the Miami Valley will operate under the Trinity name as it works to evolve services for tomorrow’s older adults. The Marion, Ohio-based…

Market Street Memory Care Viera ‘Cooks Up’ Success as the Winners of Watercrest Senior Living’s Live Exhilarated™ Challenge

VERO BEACH, FL–The true winners of Watercrest’s Live Exhilarated™ challenge are the residents and associates who used their passion for cooking to inspire, create and engage others. This summer, Watercrest’s Chief Experience Officer, Hollie Kemp, issued a challenge to each of the…

Leisure Care’s Grand Opening of The Ackerly at Sherwood set for October 5

SEATTLE–Leisure Care announced that The Ackerly at Sherwood in Oregon will celebrate its Grand Opening on October 5. The Ackerly is Leisure Care’s newest senior living community and offers studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments for independent and assisted living, as…