Senior Housing Construction
Replacing and repositioning aging skilled nursing facilities
Build for the future: Replacing and repositioning aging skilled nursing facilities Across the Upper Midwest and beyond, many skilled nursing facilities built between the 1960s and 1990s are reaching the limits of their useful life. Long double-loaded corridors, shared bathrooms, aging HVAC systems, challenges in complying with current regulations, and institutional finishes no longer meet…
Balancing revenue engines with resident appeal in senior living
When dollars meet dignity Senior living operators across Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa know this tension well. You need services and amenities that make residents feel at home and provide the appropriate level of care — yet you also need revenue streams that sustain your organization. Lean too far toward cost-cutting or revenue maximization, and you…
Building to last: Master planning for financially sustainable senior living communities
How smart planning supports long-term sustainability in senior housing In senior living, the true measure of success isn’t just resident move-in day — it’s stability years down the road. With rising costs, workforce pressures, and shifting resident expectations, financial sustainability is one of the greatest challenges facing senior housing developers and operators today. So, what…
Senior housing outlook sends clear message: Build now!
Senior housing market is heating up The senior housing sector is once again gaining ground — and quickly. Recent data points to strong, sustained demand, resilient rent growth, and occupancy rates that continue to climb. For developers and investors in the Upper Midwest, the opportunity window is opening wide. A supply-demand mismatch that favors developers…
4 lessons from successful senior housing projects
How to plan, design, and build a senior living facility that works For developers, operators, and investors, senior housing development presents both great opportunity and growing complexity. Rising demand, higher construction costs, regulatory requirements, and staffing challenges all make it critical to get the process right — starting from the earliest stages. Whether you’re building…
Sacred Heart taps DBS Group for expansion, renovation
Sacred Heart Care Center in Austin, Minnesota, has contracted with DBS Group to expand and renovate its senior housing community. The project includes several building expansions for its skilled nursing, adult daycare, and chapel spaces, as well as the renovation of 20,000 square feet of existing space and improvements to two acres of the site.…
Placemaking sets the pace in senior living communities
Today’s designers and builders connect seniors (and staff) to their environments The concept of placemaking, creating better cities to live in by pulling from a community’s resources and values, dates back to the 1960s. Though the concept itself is 60+ years old, these days, its focus is turning to people who are 60+, specifically, how…
Looking to build trust and satisfaction among senior living residents?
Focus on adding value through meaningful, unexpected experiences. When it comes to attracting and retaining senior living residents, whether you own or operate an active independent living community, an assisted living community, memory care or other type of senior housing, ensuring residents are satisfied and feel a sense of trust is essential. To those of…
Senior housing trends: The age of opportunity
Rising demand and tight supply are shaping senior living development The senior housing industry in 2025 is positioned for significant growth, driven by surging demand from an aging population and recovering market fundamentals. Occupancy rates are projected to reach 88% by the end of the year, up from 87% in 2024, reflecting steady absorption as…
More positive tailwinds for real estate investments in 2025
Investment opportunity indicators strong for multifamily housing and senior living Investors considering opportunities in real estate this year, including the multifamily housing and senior living sectors, have reason for optimism. Numerous positive tailwinds suggest great potential for an upturn in real estate as the industry anticipates improving financing conditions, surging demand, and continued supply shortfalls.…