DALLAS — Edgemere, a continuing care retirement community in North Dallas, has promoted Teresa Bates to executive director. Bates brings more than 25 years of senior living experience to the community. She started with Edgemere in 2002 and assisted with the opening of its health center. She held several positions within the community for 17 years before returning in 2022 as the associate executive director. As executive director at Edgemere, Bates oversees the daily operations of the community across all departments and team members.
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Evolution of Customer Needs, User Behavior Drive Future of Electronic Health Records
Consumer expectations of technology are evolving due to a generational shift. Today’s senior living and long-term care residents and their family members are becoming increasingly tech-savvy. Their adeptness with digital solutions continues to grow with new technology. Residents and their families’ use of these tools is expanding rapidly to include staying updated on health and activities, tracking medication, managing important documentation and overseeing finances. Electronic health records (EHRs) can assist in centralizing this information and can conform to the latest customer needs. Residents and their loved ones expect easy access …
EBSC Lending Provides $51.8M in Financing for Community Expansion in Garfield Heights, Ohio
GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio — EBSC Lending has provided a $51.8 million loan for the expansion of a senior living and skilled nursing community located in Garfield Heights, a suburb of Cleveland. The 294,083 square-foot project will add a four-story independent and assisted living building featuring 86 units. The expansion also includes a two-story skilled nursing building and a two-story health center with a physical and occupational therapy gym and memory care suites. Construction began in June 2021, and the new expanded spaces are slated to open in January 2025. The …
FORT WORTH, Texas — Nonprofit senior living provider Buckner Retirement Services has acquired The Stayton at Museum Way, a seniors housing community in Fort Worth. The Stayton at Museum Way is an 11-story continuing care retirement community featuring 188 independent living units, 42 assisted living units, 20 memory care units and 46 skilled nursing units. The seller, Lifespace Communities, acquired The Stayton in 2019 and has operated it since. The price was not disclosed. The Stayton will be the seventh senior living community owned and operated by Buckner in Texas, …
LCS Development Plans $90M Cypress Glen Expansion Project in Greenville, North Carolina
GREENVILLE, N.C. — LCS Development, An LCS Company, has received an undisclosed amount of financing for the community expansion and remodeling project at Cypress Glen, a senior living community in Greenville. The $90 million project will add 57 independent living residences and include a new auditorium, expo kitchen, wine bar and remodeled amenities. LCS Development has led the planning, development and design, and will oversee the construction services. The expansion is slated for completion by November 2025. Cypress Glen sits on over 95 scenic acres and is the only continuing …
PORTLAND, Ore. — Rose Villa Senior Living, an independent continuing care retirement community in Portland, has appointed Glen Lewis as its next CEO. The outgoing CEO, Vassar Byrd, left to take the CEO role at Kendal in December after overseeing a 10-year transformation plan at Rose Villa. Lewis joins Rose Villa after nearly 20 years in the senior living and hospitality industries, most recently as executive director at Edgewater, a WesleyLife community in Des Moines. Previously, he was executive director at an independent senior living community in Portland and Seattle-based Aegis Senior …
REDMOND, Wash. — Emerald Communities, a Redmond-based nonprofit seniors housing organization serving Emerald Heights and Heron’s Key, has appointed Uche Okezie as its newest board member. In her role on the board, Okezie will serve Emerald Communities, Emerald Heights and Heron’s Key for a three-year term. She will also attend seven board meetings annually, serve on one or more board committees and task forces, and collaborate for the good of the three organizations. Okezie has nearly two decades of project and relationship management experience in multifamily housing, government and nonprofit …
Focus Healthcare Partners Completes $67M Renovation Project at The Virginian CCRC in Fairfax
FAIRFAX, Va. — Focus Healthcare Partners has completed a $67 million renovation project at The Virginian, a 32-acre continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in the D.C. suburb of Fairfax. LCS operates the property. This project included adding an array of advanced technology, sustainability initiatives, lifelong learning opportunities and healthcare services. Amenities now include multiple dining venues, a wine cellar, sports bar, indoor golf simulator, theater, entertainment venues, three full-service salons, technology areas and a spa under development. Outdoor areas include pickleball, bocce ball, a putting green, a dog park and …
DURHAM, LUMBERTON and GREENVILLE, N.C. — Ziegler has arranged $67.2 million in bond financing for The United Methodist Retirement Homes (UMRH), a North Carolina-based nonprofit owner-operator of three continuing care retirement communities in the state. The borrower’s portfolio includes Croasdaile Village Retirement Community in Durham, Wesley Pines Retirement Community in Lumberton and Cypress Glen Retirement Community located in Greenville. In total, the three communities comprise a total of 690 independent living units, 28 memory care units, 112 assisted living units and 194 skilled nursing units, which ranks UMRH as the …
Ryan Cos. Completes 142,000 SF Second Phase of Friendship Village Tempe Redevelopment in Arizona
TEMPE, Ariz. — Ryan Cos. US Inc. has completed the second phase of a master-planned renovation on the 50-acre campus of Friendship Village Tempe. The newly constructed, four-story, 142,000-square-foot building is 89 percent occupied. LCS Development is leading the project, and the operator is LCS. Friendship Village Tempe, one of the first continuing care retirement communities in the region, was originally built in 1980. The revitalization of its campus began with Phase I of construction in 2019. Ryan A+E Inc., the design studio of Ryan, was the architect for both …