28 min

Episode 2:9 Meredith Oppenheim on How Vitality Society Supports Older Adults Glowing Older

    • Health & Fitness

Meredith Oppenheim, a 20-year expert in senior housing and Founder of Vitality Society ™, talks about how Covid-19 as a disruptive force driving industry change. Learn how technology and virtual programming can entice “younger olders” and serve as a valuable sales tool at the top of the funnel.

About Meredith

Meredith Oppenheim is a senior housing specialist with national and international expertise encompassing all property types and spanning the full lifecycle of a deal from pre-development to disposition. Oppenheim serves as an advisor to technology companies, residential developers, investment firms, and government entities. She has also served as an expert witness on behalf of a senior housing owner and operator.

Oppenheim is a member of the Cornell Institute of Healthy Futures, an organization which seeks to promote innovation by applying hospitality principles to healthcare. Spring 2019 she completed a study of people 60 – 80 years of age in collaboration with Cornell students, which has shaped her new venture Vitality Society™ for people 60 and better to be at their best.

During her nearly 20 years in the senior housing industry, Oppenheim worked for leading owners and operators such as Sunrise Senior Living and Marriott International. At Ventas, one of the largest healthcare REITs, she managed the Northeast operating portfolio of over 50 Atria Senior Living and Sunrise Senior Living communities, consistently exceeding budgeted expectations.

She was nominated to serve on the National Investment Center (NIC) Future Leaders’ Council and led the organization during its inaugural year. In 2009, she was appointed to Mayor Bloomberg’s Age-Friendly NYC Commission and served a 5-year term as a board member of the not-for-profit arm of the NYC Department for the Aging.

She is a graduate of the Harvard Business School and Cornell University.

Key Takeaways


Vitality Society’s online platform decouples the service and experience from the real estate to support people aging in place. Camaraderie is built in a virtual environment.
Technology is a catalyst for much needed change and industry evolution. Covid-19 caused an urgent need in doing things differently and better.
Retire and Engage are opposite in many ways. Retirement means disconnecting; engagement means connecting.
A life with purpose brings pleasure and longevity. A life without purpose causes depression and disease.

Meredith Oppenheim, a 20-year expert in senior housing and Founder of Vitality Society ™, talks about how Covid-19 as a disruptive force driving industry change. Learn how technology and virtual programming can entice “younger olders” and serve as a valuable sales tool at the top of the funnel.

About Meredith

Meredith Oppenheim is a senior housing specialist with national and international expertise encompassing all property types and spanning the full lifecycle of a deal from pre-development to disposition. Oppenheim serves as an advisor to technology companies, residential developers, investment firms, and government entities. She has also served as an expert witness on behalf of a senior housing owner and operator.

Oppenheim is a member of the Cornell Institute of Healthy Futures, an organization which seeks to promote innovation by applying hospitality principles to healthcare. Spring 2019 she completed a study of people 60 – 80 years of age in collaboration with Cornell students, which has shaped her new venture Vitality Society™ for people 60 and better to be at their best.

During her nearly 20 years in the senior housing industry, Oppenheim worked for leading owners and operators such as Sunrise Senior Living and Marriott International. At Ventas, one of the largest healthcare REITs, she managed the Northeast operating portfolio of over 50 Atria Senior Living and Sunrise Senior Living communities, consistently exceeding budgeted expectations.

She was nominated to serve on the National Investment Center (NIC) Future Leaders’ Council and led the organization during its inaugural year. In 2009, she was appointed to Mayor Bloomberg’s Age-Friendly NYC Commission and served a 5-year term as a board member of the not-for-profit arm of the NYC Department for the Aging.

She is a graduate of the Harvard Business School and Cornell University.

Key Takeaways


Vitality Society’s online platform decouples the service and experience from the real estate to support people aging in place. Camaraderie is built in a virtual environment.
Technology is a catalyst for much needed change and industry evolution. Covid-19 caused an urgent need in doing things differently and better.
Retire and Engage are opposite in many ways. Retirement means disconnecting; engagement means connecting.
A life with purpose brings pleasure and longevity. A life without purpose causes depression and disease.

28 min

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