Senior Housing Construction
Best bets for senior housing finance
Borrowing for senior living commercial construction? Consider your options. When building a senior housing facility, whether in the Coulee Region of La Crosse/Onalaska or Rochester or beyond, financing is among the first and most critical considerations. And under our current lending environment, it’s more important than ever. Interest rates, risk-averse regional financial institutions, debt service…
Senior housing investments in 2024
This is the year to invest in senior housing. Here’s why. Timing is an essential consideration for any developer, regardless of the type of commercial construction in the works. But when it comes to senior housing investments, whether you’re considering entering the senior housing market for the first time or expanding your current senior living…
Future-proofing senior housing developments
Innovative senior housing design can make all the difference. Here’s how. As senior housing industry professionals, we know and can make an educated guess about the trajectory of many aspects of the senior living sector. This intel, based on projections and expert analysis, enables owner/developers and investors to make data-driven decisions about what to build,…
Senior Living: Designing for Dignity
Thoughtful senior housing design elements can be good for body, soul, and quality of life In the not-so-distant past, senior living conjured up images of dark hallways with peculiar smells and institutional design. Those images were anything but dignified, and people who went to skilled nursing or senior facilities in the past may not…
Optimizing senior independent living
Telehealth and in-home assisted living services make it more than a senior apartment. As seniors continue their life journey, finding services that meet their needs is essential to selecting a place to call home. Most want to remain independent for as long as possible, with many seeking the sense of community and access to amenities…
Universal design in senior housing
Inclusive design ensures accessibility in your senior living community To remain competitive in the marketplace, the design of the senior living community you plan to build must consider universal design. It’s an issue that can get lost in the many aspects of senior housing that an owner/developer and commercial construction general contractor must think about…
Senior Living Construction: Building for needs versus lifestyle
Consider the pros and cons of different senior living construction approaches Senior living construction for the future of senior living can be challenging. Current economic uncertainty, workforce labor availability and lending environment aside, there’s the core issue of what, exactly, to build. We know the silver tsunami is imminent, but which is the developers’ true…
Senior housing as an extension of your care team
Smart design makes it happen; design-build can help When designing your next senior living community or senior housing facility in Rochester, MN; La Crosse, WI; or the Upper Midwest, thinking of your commercial build as an extension of your care team can make all the difference. Pivoting to this point of view enables you to…
Senior Housing Preferences: To know the future of senior living, ask the baby boomers
Recent survey details the demographic’s preferences As any developer knows, it’s essential to understand the market you’re trying to attract with your commercial construction project — whether in La Crosse, WI, Rochester, MN, or beyond. For owner/developers of the future of senior living communities in the region, that means consulting the baby boomer generation’s needs,…
Color trends in senior housing design
In 2023, senior living design trends, the 70s are back Bell-bottomed pants. Tie-die. Feathered hair. And hot pants. Those who came of age in the 70s had opportunities to embrace trends with impact. And in 2023, design trends in senior housing are inspired in part by the spirit and fashion of this distinctive time period…