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In a latest study, the middle market consists of approximately 15.9 million seniors who cannot afford the current senior living offerings in the higher spectrum of the market.

Our host, Kelsie Heermans, speaks with the principals of Elevate Senior Living, Bruce Hentges and Joe Jasmon, regarding designing, developing, and operating a middle market product. "Beyond Expected, Within Reach."

The #1 reason that Mergers and Acquisitions fail is because of culture. For investors and potential owners of senior housing your successful financial outcomes require having a strong culture that is accountable. Culture drives occupancy.

In this episode, we have an in depth conversation with Denise Boudreau.  Denise is President of Drive, which helps senior living and healthcare organizations improve recruitment and retention through organizational culture. Drive is 100% woman-owned and will help you improve staff retention, employee engagement and recruitment with a rock-solid company culture that staff love!

Memory Care facilities are a large part of the senior housing industry.  Currently more than 55 million people live with dementia worldwide, and there are nearly 10 million new cases every year.  More than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's. By 2050, this number is projected to rise to nearly 13 million.

In this episode, we have an in depth conversation with Lori La Bey.  Lori is the  Founder of Alzheimer's Speaks, Co-founder of Dementia Map, Radio Host, Keynoter, Author & Trainer, Recognized by Oprah, Maria Shriver, and Sharecare.

La Bey is a highly sought-after speaker, consultant and advocate for new delivery systems and attitudes towards those with living and dealing with dementia. In 2013, she was appointed to be an International Ambassador for the Purple Angel Project, the new global symbol for dementia.

Check out http://www.AlzheimersSpeaks.com

Listen in today as our host Kelsie Heermans sits down with an amazing group of forward thinking individuals that have been involved in designing a wonderful  memory care community located within the campus of Meadowood.  Meadowood is a Continuing Care Retirement Community located on a 135-acre campus in Worchester, Pennsylvania. This design and pictures can be found at McLean Memory Care on Haven Senior Investments website.

Paul Nodreman, President and CEO  and Regina Farrell, VP of Health Services and Chief Clinical Officer of Meadowood come together with Eric McRoberts, Partner and Kristen Novak, Senior Interior Designer/Director from RLPS Architects to discuss a carefully designed environment that has created amazing outcomes for the residents and staff at McLean Memory Care.  Learn more about this design at https://www.rlps.com/projects/meadowood-mclean-memory-care/

Tune in to Dr. Sendhil Krishnan's path from being a cardiologist to also becoming a real estate investor. He ultimately found that his background fit well into the assisted living market. His company, MD Senior Living's focus is on creating a supportive and fulfilling environment to enable each of their residents to thrive while having an opportunity to make new friends and engage in meaningful activity. 

Rare in the world of Residential Assisted Living care homes, MD Senior Living is owned and operated by a group of 20 compassionate physicians and they now own 12 homes.

Our host, John Gonzales, welcomes Argentum President and CEO, James Balda to the show to discuss women in leadership, industry advocacy, workforce issues, and how the government can make long-term care financially accessible for more Americans.
Balda outlines how his organization is helping federal and state leaders better understand the senior living industry.  In this discussion, he emphasizes the important role the industry places in caring for older adults.
The association is also focused on identifying solutions for the workforce issues confronting the senior living industry.  Balda states that workforce challenges have been the industry’s No. 1 issue for the last 20 years.
Balda also discusses the need for new payment solutions and how they are working to open new funding opportunities to allow middle and lower income Americans to better access senior living communities.