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For the third year in a row, LCS, the nation’s third largest senior living provider, has earned the 2023 Top Workplaces USA award. … Read More about LCS Named a Winner of the 2023 Top Workplaces USA

LCS has announced the purchase of The Arlington of Naples, a premier 298-unit life plan community located on 39 acres in the esteemed Lely Resort master-planned community in Naples, FL. … Read More about LCS Completes Acquisition of The Arlington of Naples

Learn how senior living communities can remain relevant and profitable with redevelopment in today’s market. … Read More about How to Stay Relevant in the Senior Living Market

Discover what a strategic plan is and why it's essential for senior living communities to navigate challenges and live up to their full potential. … Read More about Why is Strategic Planning Important?

LCS receives top honors for raising the most money for Argentum’s Silver PAC efforts on Capitol Hill. … Read More about LCS Receives Argentum’s 2022 Cobb Cup Award

Nation’s third-largest senior living operator receives highest score in all 6 resident experience factors … Read More about Life Care Services Ranked #1 in Independent Living Customer Satisfaction by J.D. Power for Four Consecutive Years

DES MOINES, Iowa (November 9, 2022) - LCS, the nation’s third-largest senior living operator, announces the promotion of GeLynna Shaw to the role of Executive Vice President of Operations/Senior Living Management. … Read More about LCS promotes GeLynna Shaw to the role of Executive Vice President of Operations

The awards honor providers that show how technology has improved care and operations in their organizations. … Read More about LCS innovation receives two awards during the McKnight’s Excellence in Technology awards event

Bird will be responsible for leading the company’s operating activities and working with senior management to drive performance excellence and earnings across all business lines. … Read More about LCS promotes Chris Bird to the role of President

We are proud to announce that LCS has once again been named a 2022 Top Iowa Workplace! This is the fourth consecutive year we've achieved this distinction. … Read More about LCS Earns a Spot on the Iowa Top Workplaces List for 2022

The annual Des Moines Business Record award recognizes outstanding accomplishments and community engagement. … Read More about LCS’s Monica Friedman named 2022 HR Professional of the Year

An additional 43 communities received recognition for reaching 95%+ occupancy, with many reaching this achievement across multiple levels of care. … Read More about Life Care Services honors 17 senior living communities for achieving 100% resident occupancy

The project added 111 independent living residences – 74% of which are already occupied – and includes new and remodeled amenities at the community. … Read More about LCS Development Completes Expansion Project at Sinai Residences of Boca Raton

Award recognizes dynamic leaders who are laying the foundation for a bright future in care delivery and aging. … Read More about Aging Media Network Names Michael Berg to the 2022 Class of Future Senior Housing Leaders

New community will be the West End’s first upscale senior living option to be built in 15 years … Read More about Construction Begins on Clarendale West End Senior Living Community

In his new role, Williams will join the Life Care Services leadership team and oversee multi-state operations for the company … Read More about LCS promotes Greg Williams to SVP/Senior Director of Operations Management

Clarendale of Algonquin executive chef, Mike Prager, has received the coveted Life Care Services “Chef of The Year 2022” title after battling through a three-round, “chopped-style” cook-off July 21 at the Sysco Test Kitchens in Houston, Texas. … Read More about LCS awards 2022 Chef of the Year title to Clarendale of Algonquin executive chef

Curriculum supplements existing health & wellness and life enrichment programs … Read More about LCS Adds EveryDay Experiences Programming to Signature EverSafe 360 Program

The annual competition celebrates the hospitality and culinary talents of chefs located in senior living communities owned and managed by Life Care Services. … Read More about Life Care Services Announces Chef of the Year Finalists

Argentum is the premier national trade association representing senior living operators … Read More about Argentum Announces LCS CEO Joel Nelson as Board Chairman

Joel Nelson talks about the greatest changes he has faced in his senior living career, why being prepared for change is critical and how he prepares for change within LCS and the industry at large … Read More about LCS CEO Featured in Changemakers Series

Development includes luxury senior residences with contemporary amenities … Read More about Ribbon Cutting Held at Clarendale Clayton Senior Residences

The New, University-Based Retirement Community on the Purchase College, SUNY Campus is Set to Open in Summer 2023 … Read More about Broadview Senior Living Community Reaches 90% Reservation Rate

The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) Senior Principal Lana Peck recently had the opportunity to connect with LCS CEO Joel Nelson and discuss the history of LCS and Nelson's role in the company. … Read More about LCS: Not Just Another Senior Living Company. A Conversation with CEO Joel Nelson

Now under construction! Experience an unconventional retirement community 20 years in the making at Broadview Senior Living at Purchase College. … Read More about A New Age in Senior Living—Broadview at Purchase College

Innovative program provides unique approach to enhanced safety in senior living communities while preserving positive experiences for residents … Read More about LCS Adds Flex Space Design Planning to Signature Experience EverSafe 360° Program

Award winning expansion profiled by Senior Housing News … Read More about Best Independent Living Design of 2021: Sagewood Expansion Adds Hospitality Flair

Evidence is building that exercise may reduce Alzheimer’s risk and possible slow cognitive decline. Increasing Alzheimer’s awareness and education is a priority of the LCS Foundation as we work toward the first survivor. … Read More about Using Exercise to Freeze Dementia in Its Tracks

Tina Reed, BSN, RN, has been named to the 2022 Veteran VIPs class in the McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program. … Read More about Reed named as a McKnight’s Women of Distinction Veteran VIP

Elizabeth Ann Fetner, has been named to the 2022 Rising Star class in the McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program. … Read More about Fetner named as a McKnight’s Women of Distinction Rising Star

LCS, the nation’s second-largest senior living operator, has promoted Rick Westermann into the company’s newly created chief marketing officer role. … Read More about LCS Promotes Rick Westermann to Become its First CMO

DES MOINES, Iowa. February 3, 2022 — LCS, the nation’s second-largest senior living operator, has promoted Dan Lahey to the role of EVP/chief investment officer. In his new role, Lahey will join the executive leadership team and oversee the LCS real estate strategy including acquisitions, development capital, and debt placement. … Read More about LCS Promotes Dan Lahey to EVP/Chief Investment Officer

Award recognizes company culture and employee engagement … Read More about LCS Named a Winner of the 2022 Top Workplaces USA

What’s the secret to an innovative, market-forward yet functional aesthetic in your senior living community? Exceptional licensed architects. … Read More about Designing For Success

PHOENIX, Arizona, January 4, 2022 —Senior Housing News (SHN) has named Sagewood as the first-place winner in the independent living category in its ninth annual SHN Architecture & Design Awards. The SHN award recognizes cutting-edge design, excellence, and innovation in senior living and celebrates unique projects and companies that are improving the lives of seniors through innovative design. … Read More about Sagewood Receives Top Senior Housing News Architecture and Design Award for Independent Living Communities

DES MOINES, Iowa. January 3, 2022 — LCS, the nation’s second-largest senior living operator, announced today it has completed its planned recapitalization with Redwood Capital Investments (Redwood), McCarthy Capital and LCS employee shareholders. The transaction welcomes Redwood as a new capital partner and renews the ownership interest and commitment from McCarthy Capital and LCS employee shareholders. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. … Read More about LCS Completes Planned Recapitalization