senior housing development

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Welcome to the Ecumen Senior Housing Development Blog

The Ecumen Senior Housing Development Blog will provide insights into a rapidly growing and changing senior housing and services marketplace.

2009-07-06 11:36:00 View
A Continuing Care Retirement Community Experience - A Cost Analysis

Jane Gross, founder of The New York Times' New Old Age Blog, provides interesting experiential insight on the costs of  a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC).

2009-07-10 10:11:00 View
Is Bigger Senior Housing Better Senior Housing?

Finish reading Is Bigger really better, by Dana Wollschlager, Director of Real Estate Development for Ecumen.

2009-07-16 08:52:00 View
10 Features Senior Housing Customers Value in their Apartment Design

Read more from Julie Murray Director of Real Estate Development for Ecumen. regarding beautiful common areas.

2009-07-23 11:00:00 View
Developing Senior Housing and the Psychological Impact of Interior Design

Ecumen Team Member, Jill Schroeder, Interior Designer, Pope Architects, shares this blog on pyschological design impact.

2009-11-17 08:30:00 View
Recent Trends affecting Senior Housing Design: Aging in Place - Flexiblity and Future Convertibilty

Ward Isaacson, Principal, Pope Architects and Ecumen team member, submits this blog regaring recent trends in senior housing design.

2009-12-30 07:30:00 View
Senior Housing Interior Design....Junk It's the New Black

Jill Schroeder, Interior Designer, Pope Architects shares some fresh ideas for senior housing interior design.

2009-12-23 10:38:00 View
Continuing Care Retirement Communities - What Are They?

Please read this blog from Matt Mullins, Maxfield Research Inc. on senior housing CCRC's.

2010-01-13 11:36:00 View
Senior Housing Remodeling

Aging Seniors Drive New Remodeling Trend, by Dana Wollschlager, Director of Real Estate Development,Ecumen.

2010-02-25 08:06:00 View
Senior Housing Development of Alzheimer’s Assisted Living

A Cure for Alzheimer’s Translates into Future Convertibility of Senior Housing, a blog by Ecumen, Real Estate Development Director, Dana Wollschlager.

2010-03-17 11:45:00 View
Cohousing in a Senior Living Environment

Amy Bursey, Henrickson, submits this link regarding cohousing in senior living.

2010-03-31 09:35:00 View
Senior housing - buyers and sellers

Matt Mullins, Maxfield Research Inc. shares this blog regarding distance moved for seniors.

2010-04-14 09:30:00 View
Assisted Living & Memory Care Groundbreaking Celebration

Continue reading this blog submitted by Dana Wollschlager, Director of Real Estate Development, Ecumen, regarding Tabitha Health Care Services and TEAM Ecumen celebrates the groundbreaking of the new assisted living and memory care community.

2010-04-19 09:49:00 View
“Niche” Senior Housing Communities - Is this the wave of the future, or just another boomer fad?

Read this blog, by Dana Wollschlager, Director of Real Estate Development, Ecumen regarding "Niche" communities.

2010-04-29 08:25:00 View
Senior Housing & Services -More than just a place to call Home. Ecumen's Lifestyle Convenant

Continue reading the blog submitted by Steve Ordahl, Senior Vice President, Ecumen about Ecumen's Lifestyle Covenant.

2010-05-19 08:00:00 View
Senior Housing Memory Care Design and the Impact it has on Emotional Health

Dan Weatherman, Ecumen Team Member and Project Architect, Pope Associates, shares this article regarding Emotional health and Memory Care design.

2010-06-02 11:15:00 View
What is considered standard occupancy in senior housing communities

Matt Mullins, Maxfield Research Inc.,  shares this blog regarding senior housing occupancy rates.

2010-06-14 14:34:00 View
New Ecumen Senior Housing in Maplewood, Minnesota

New senior housing in Maplewood, Minnesota opened by Ecumen.

2010-10-19 08:52:00 View
Multi-Generational Housing Partnership

Ecumen has signed a pre-development contract with Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington to explore the feasibility of multi-generational housing on their campus.

2010-12-08 09:45:00 View
Apple Valley Senior Housing Update

New construction on Ecumen Seasons at Apple Valley on track.  Opening Spring 2011.

2010-12-17 10:02:00 View
Not My Grandma's Nursing Home

Great article about generational "changing aging" experiences.

2011-01-06 10:28:00 View
Partnering To Develop Vibrant Communities for All Ages

Ecumen forms partnership with Edward Rose & Sons to develop a 140 unit community in Memphis, TN.

2011-01-11 13:55:00 View
More Senior Housing Choices – So People Can Make Choices

Great article by Dana Wollschlager, Ecumen Director of Real Estate Development!

2011-01-25 11:07:00 View
The Art of Repurposing Existing Buildings into Senior Housing

TEAM Ecumen Architect Ward Isaacson discusses repurposing existing buildings into senior housing.

2011-02-02 09:49:00 View
New Ecumen Senior Housing Development Achieves LEED Certification

New Ecumen senior housing development receives LEED Certification.

2011-02-08 08:47:00 View
Ecumen Discusses Intentional Multi Generational Communities and the Evolution of Senior Living

Always exploring new and innovative ways to honor the interests of older adults, Ecumen's Senior Housing Development team imagines the future of senior housing -- NOT senior housing.  Read more...

2011-02-28 10:55:00 View
New Senior Living Options - Ecumen Seasons at Apple Valley opens March 1st

The new Ecumen Seasons at Apple Valley will offer 134 well-appointed one-and two-bedroom apartment homes for seniors seeking independent or assisted living, where residents can add a la carte supportive services as they want them.  A memory care neighborhood will feature 14 studio and one bedroom apartments, and will include an enhanced care neighborhood for residents with more intensive care needs. 

“Our goal with Ecumen Seasons at Apple Valley is to create a community that is a vital, integrated part of the neighborhood,” said Julie Walton, leader of Ecumen Seasons at Apple Valley.  "We're located in the 60-acre Central Village development, a pedestrian-oriented neighborhood that will include a variety of housing, retail, office, restaurant, and other uses."  

Read more in today's StarTribune, or open this article for the full story. 

2011-02-28 13:54:00 View
Senior Housing in Apple Valley's Central Village a Smart Move by City of Apple Valley

City of Apple Valley embraces senior housing in its long-term vision of a health community.

2011-03-01 09:50:00 View
Ecumen Begins Multi-Generational Project

Great article in Leading Age, (formerly AAHSA).   

2011-03-17 14:29:00 View
New Senior Housing by Ecumen in Apple Valley, Minn. Receives Best in Real Estate Award

Ecumen Seasons at Apple Valley Receives "Best in Real Estate" award from Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.

2011-05-03 10:43:00 View
Ecumen Celebrates Completion of Project in Lincoln NE

Innovative senior housing helps dementia/alzheimer's residents.

2011-05-13 12:58:00 View
Senior Housing Development Helps Community and Economic Vitality

Apple Valley, Minnesota and Maplewood, Minnesota are two communities that understand how aging positively impacts community and economic vitality.

2011-05-25 10:52:00 View
Senior Housing Community Opens in Southwestern Minnesota

Ecumen Prairie Hill Community creates home in Saint Peter, Minnesota

2011-06-13 10:53:00 View
Vision for Future Helped Turn a Corner Apartment Into Home

While spending time in the Apple Valley's Kelley Park, Marlene Dahlgren looked at the empty grass lot zoned for senior housing and proclaimed that someday she’d live there.

2011-06-23 15:58:00 View
Becoming Great From the Inside Out

Senior Housing Developers are continuously looking for the next big thing. Could the key to success come from within by creating a great place to work? Learn more about how employee wellness programs, workplace innovation and the bottom line can work together.

2011-06-28 14:23:00 View
Ecumen Senior Housing Development Leader Interviewed in Minneapolis Star Tribune

The Minneapolis Star Tribune's Neal St. Anthony recently sat down with Steve Ordahl, head of Ecumen's senior housing development team to discuss Ecumen's work.

2011-08-09 10:02:00 View
"Not your grandma's nursing home." Indeed!

With attractive senior housing options like Ecumen's Seasons at Apple Valley, it's no wonder that adult children seeking "nursing home" accommodations for their parents are suprised by what's available.  Read more about this trend in senior housing. 

2011-10-03 15:52:00 View
Senior Housing Developers and Builders to Reap the Benefits of the Age Wave

Ecumen has recently completed the construction of more than $72 million (410 Units) of new Senior Housing Communities, as this article published in the New York Times demonstrates that other successful developers and builders that waited for the economy to recover will reap the benefits moving forward.

2011-10-20 09:15:00 View
Is HUD 232 financing worth the struggle?

I recently read a great article about HUD 232 senior housing financing. My industry colleagues and I often talk about HUD financing as a process that feels a lot like beating your head against a concrete wall.

2011-11-16 13:48:00 View
Aging population growing faster than general population

More people were 65 years and older in the U.S. in 2010 than in any other census before. Our aging population is growing at a faster rate than the general population.

2011-12-22 15:17:00 View
Expanding and Improving Senior Living & Services at St. Mark's in Austin

St. Mark's Lutheran Home has closed on financing for a $13.4 million redevelopment and expansion of the Austin senior community campus. Renovation and expansion will add or enhance: assisted living apartments, memory care apartments, short-term rehabilitation services, long term care, occupational and physical therapy, gathering spaces and entryways.

2012-01-17 15:41:00 View