Austin Montgomery

1 week ago | seniorhousingnews.com | Austin Montgomery

Senior living small-home franchise company Avendelle Assisted Living has inked a partnership with AWK Development in an effort to grow its model in Pennsylvania and potentially beyond. Through the partnership, AWK will build homes on behalf of Avendelle and its franchisee partners, with Avendelle responsible for finding care home operators and getting them into operational shape.

1 week ago | seniorhousingnews.com | Austin Montgomery

Third-party senior living operator and developer Certus Living is rolling out a new dementia care program at a large well-known life plan community in Dallas in an effort to provide more of a “five-star feel” to residents living there. The operator’s newly launched Vitalize program brings together a range of research-based lifestyle and programming into a cohesive memory care program. The company is rolling out its program at the Edgemere community in Dallas, which it began managing last August.

1 week ago | seniorhousingnews.com | Austin Montgomery

A new coalition of organizations spanning multiple industries aims to inform how future communities, including senior living properties, are built to emphasize cognition and brain health. In February, architecture, interior design and advisory firm HKS announced the formation of the Building Brains Coalition, a group that is designed to bring together professionals in the fields of design, health care, climate science, neuroscience, psychology and public policy.

1 week ago | seniorhousingnews.com | Austin Montgomery

Juniper Communities has set a goal to reach 30 communities by 2030. To get there, the company must advance its value-based care and wellness models, according to CEO Lynne Katzmann. In 2025, Katzmann and Juniper will focus on growing and further refining the operator’s Catalyst wellness program. Catalyst, launched in 2022, is a wellness membership health and well being effort aimed to personalize senior living options for its residents .

2 weeks ago | seniorhousingnews.com | Austin Montgomery

The senior living industry potentially faces a workforce shortfall in the years ahead. For years, operators had hoped immigration would help close that gap – but that hope has faded in the last four months. As demand for senior living rises, industry associations like Argentum, along with operators like Goodwin Living, have long advocated for immigration policies that would allow more people to gain U.S. residency or citizenship, in part so they could join the senior living workforce.