CCRC operator ups its green community game with culinary initiatives
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 04, 2023
A Maryland-based continuing care retirement / life plan community operator is moving its green initiatives into the kitchen in an effort to reduce food waste and lower its carbon footprint.
‘World’s greenest’ assisted living community named among nation’s top 10 developments
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 19, 2023
A Seattle assisted living community is one of 10 developments — and the only senior living development — to be recognized for its overall excellence in design by real estate development and land use...
Solar installations have more senior communities keeping water hot, A/C cool and communities green
By
Aaron Dorman
Jul 18, 2023
An affordable senior communities company has installed solar panels for electricity and hot water at four new locations.
CCRC gets plugged in
By
Foster Stubbs
Apr 26, 2023
Earth Day 2023 technically may be over, but at Collington, a continuing care retirement / life plan community in Mitchellville, MD, it’s just getting started. Find out more, and learn how to submit your...
Solar panels, vinyl siding recycling among senior living’s sustainability initiatives
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 29, 2023
A seven-acre solar panel project and a vinyl siding recycling program are among the latest sustainability initiatives from senior living operators.
Senior living operators increasingly adopting green initiatives: Ziegler
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 17, 2023
If senior living operators don’t already have electric vehicle charging stations at their communities, they’re thinking about adding them, according to the results of the latest Ziegler CFO Hotline...
Electric vehicles, charging stations latest amenities at California CCRC
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 15, 2022
A California senior living community recently added an electric vehicle, as well as four charging stations, for resident transportation needs.
Aegis Living’s latest community is ‘setting new standards’ for ‘going green’
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 09, 2022
The “world’s greenest” senior living community opened in Seattle on Monday, according to Bellevue, WA-based Aegis Living.
The future of assisted living is green
By
Mary Fox
Apr 28, 2022
Assisted living communities have risen to meet the unthinkable challenge of navigating a pandemic while maintaining resident safety, comfort and quality of life. Now, taking a step back after so much unexpected...
Building green: Put residents at the center of your strategy
By
Walter Braun
Feb 14, 2022
The benefits of building green can be abundant. Even more important are the positive effects on the environment and community at large.