WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Highmark Senior Living, a Hubbell Realty Co. affiliate, has taken over management of a portfolio of Edencrest senior living communities throughout Iowa. Edencrest communities offer studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units. Highmark Senior Living manages six communities with more than 290 residents and roughly 235 employees throughout Iowa. Edencrest communities include: Edencrest at Beaverdale, Edencrest at Green Meadows, Edencrest at The Legacy, Edencrest at Riverwoods, Edencrest at Siena Hills, Edencrest at Timberline, and Edencrest at Tuscany.
MONUMENT, Colo. — WellAge has named Lauren Hart as executive director of Jackson Creek Senior Living in Monument. Hart’s career journey includes roles as a business office manager in memory care and assisted living, advancing to human resources director at a skilled nursing facility, and subsequently serving as associate executive director at a Brookdale Senior Living community. Hart received an undergraduate degree in human resource management and an MBA in business administration from the University of Phoenix, graduating in 2022.
MAUMELLE, Ark. — Health Dimensions Group (HDG) has opened Mira at Maumelle, which the developer claims is the first senior living community in the Little Rock suburb of Maumelle. Mira at Maumelle provides independent living, assisted living and memory care services. The number of units was not disclosed. HDG now manages the property, bringing its portfolio to 48 communities in eight states.
VINELAND and WINSLOW, N.J. — Live Well Senior Cottages, a New Jersey-based seniors housing development firm, has received governmental approval for two seniors housing development projects in Vineland and Winslow. The two municipalities are located approximately 15 miles away from each other, both in South Jersey about midway between Philadelphia and the Atlantic Coast. Project partners include ARH Associates Inc. and Key Engineers. Distinctive Living will be the operating partner in the venture with overall responsibility for management and marketing. Live Well communities will target middle-income seniors. The company plans …
FLORIDA — Sherman & Roylance has arranged the sale of a 42-unit, 64-bed assisted living and memory care community in Northwestern Florida. CareTrust REIT sold the asset to a local owner-operator for an undisclosed price. The community was built in 1997 and was 87 percent occupied at the time of sale. Jack Osteen, Shep Roylance, and John Sherman of Sherman & Roylance led the transaction.
SEATTLE — Design firm Perkins Eastman has hired John Shoesmith as principal in the company’s Seattle studio as part of the firm’s international senior living practice. With more than 30 years of experience, Shoesmith’s work involves the full continuum of senior living, including active adult, life plan communities, assisted living, long-term care environments and intentional intergenerational communities.
LOS ANGELES — California-based TCA Architects and Mercy Housing California have completed Burbank Boulevard Senior Housing, a permanent supportive housing development for seniors age 55 and older in Los Angeles’ Sherman Oaks neighborhood. Permanent supportive housing is a housing model that combines low-barrier affordable housing, healthcare and supportive services to help residents lead more stable lives, according to TCA Architects and Mercy Housing. Situated on three acres, Burbank Boulevard Senior Housing features 55 studio and one-bedroom units that accommodate single senior occupants. Each apartment features individual kitchens and bathing facilities. …
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Grow Your Occupancy, a Brentwood-based senior living services firm, has promoted Danielle Merlino to chief operating officer. Merlino served previously as vice president of strategic development. Merlino’s 20 years in the senior living industry spans operations, sales and marketing roles from community relations director to vice president of sales and operations. She has spent time at Jaybird Senior Living, Five Star Senior Living, Provision Living, Peterson Health Care and Lutheran Life Communities. Merlino will continue to be a visible member of the Grow Your Occupancy team at …
DENVER — Cogir Senior Living and Ryan Cos. US Inc. have opened ACOYA Cherry Creek, a 137-unit independent living and assisted living community in Denver. “The demand for seniors housing is far from peaking and this includes the Denver market,” says Julie Ferguson, executive vice president of senior living, Ryan Cos. The property is located in the Cherry Creek neighborhood near locally owned boutiques, restaurants, and art galleries, less than five miles from downtown Denver. Cogir Senior Living develops, owns and/or operates 60 lifestyle communities throughout the United States. The …
IRVINE, Calif. — American Healthcare REIT Inc., a formerly private REIT focusing primarily on medical office buildings, seniors housing, skilled nursing facilities, hospitals and other healthcare-related facilities, has announced plans for its public offering of 56 million shares of its common stock. The initial public offering price is expected to be between $12 and $15 per share. The company’s common stock has been approved for listing, subject to official notice of issuance, on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AHR. Irvine-based AHR intends to use the net proceeds …