In 2017, following Hurricane Irma, a nursing home in Hollywood, Florida, became the focus of national attention after residents died during a prolonged power outage. Investigations would ultimately examine emergency preparedness, cooling systems, and...
June 10, 2026
Construction Consulting
Every owner wants to hear the same thing during construction, especially when managing construction schedule risk. “We’re on schedule.” It’s reassuring and suggests the budget is protected, occupancy dates remain achieva...
May 15, 2026
Construction Consulting
A Non-Profit Ministry Story In early 2024, a large, non-profit ministry announced plans for a major repositioning and redevelopment effort tied to several senior living communities across its portfolio. Like many nonprofit operators navigating gro...
May 8, 2026
Capital Reserve
The Financial Reality of Aging Communities When residents at a large continuing care retirement community in Port Washington, New York, began voicing concerns about financial instability several years ago, the discussion quickly moved beyond opera...
May 1, 2026
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A Real Facility faces the Cost of Deferred Visibility In 2022, residents at a continuing care retirement community in Palm Desert, California, found themselves at the center of a rapidly deteriorating financial and operational situation,highlighti...
April 15, 2026
Capital Reserve
In 2017, a senior living facility in Florida became the center of national attention after Hurricane Irma knocked out power to the building. The loss of air conditioning inside the community led to dangerously high temperatures, as often outlined in ...
April 8, 2026
Capital Reserve
A senior living developer in the Midwest broke ground on a new 120-bed memory care facility in the spring. The project had a solid architect, an experienced general contractor, and a well-funded ownership group. By fall, they were six weeks behind sc...
April 1, 2026
Capital Reserve
Growth decisions in senior living are rarely casually made. In the context of a property condition assessment in senior living, by the time an organization is evaluating an acquisition or expansion, leadership already understands the operational c...
March 9, 2026
Capital Reserve
Offering memorandum, trailing twelve-month statements, and capital budgets can make a senior living acquisition look clean and predictable. Numbers line up. Occupancy appears stable. Replacement reserves seem reasonable. But anyone who has financed o...
March 5, 2026
Capital Reserve
In senior living development, few things carry more weight than life safety systems. Fire protection, egress pathways, emergency power, and code compliance are not optional enhancements; yet in many new construction projects, life safety coordination...