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At LCS, we’re always looking for new ways to make a positive impact on those we serve, especially when it comes to technology. The ever-evolving field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) allows a computer or robot to mimic human actions and intelligence, creating efficiencies in our daily lives. … Read More about Curious? AI Explains Why Experience Is Everything

Growth leads to challenges, but a trusted relationship with a third-party development partner is critical for future progress. It's common for companies of any size to hit a few bumps along the way. Technology evolves, consumer demands change, and many other factors can come into play. … Read More about Qualities to Look for in a Third-Party Senior Living Development Partner

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Plantation Village, the first and only life plan community in Wilmington, North Carolina, has partnered with LCS Development to start construction on a phased expansion project to add more residences and amenities for its residents. LCS Development will oversee the development, design, and construction of the multi-million dollar expansion. Herbert J. Sims & Co. guided the financing of the project. Construction is set to be complete by May 2023. … Read More about LCS Development Begins Expansion at Plantation Village in North Carolina

With the 2021 LeadingAge Annual Meeting + EXPO in the rearview mirror, all of us at LCS are more inspired than ever to continue the forward-moving progress in the bright future of the senior living sector. … Read More about Three Key Takeaways From LeadingAge 2021

On November 10, the permanent financing closed for Broadview, a university-based retirement community being developed on the campus of Purchase College, a State University of New York college in Purchase, New York. … Read More about Broadview - Senior Living at Purchase College

LCS is excited to participate as a featured presenter at the Senior Housing News BUILD Conference on Nov. 17 in Chicago. … Read More about LCS EVP Chuck Murphy to Present at Senior Housing News Build Conference Nov. 17

Zane Bennett promoted to director of business development DES MOINES, Iowa. July 7, 2021 — LCS continues laying the foundation for its growth strategy. The nation’s second-largest senior living operator announced today that Zane Bennett was promoted to director of business development. … Read More about LCS New Business Development Team Grows

More than 150 future residents attended Broadview at Purchase College’s first in-person event in more than 16 months. The senior living community on the State University of New York Purchase College campus, located in Westchester County, New York, is a partnership between LCS Development and Purchase College benefits students and older adults. … Read More about LCS Development Success Continues at Broadview at Purchase College

Team leads new era in senior housing development DES MOINES, Iowa. June 24, 2021 — LCS Development, the senior living development company of LCS, is reorganizing the business line to accelerate its growth strategy and maximize its real estate and development experience. … Read More about LCS Development Accelerates Growth Strategy

The LCS Family of Companies has built a reputation for excellence in the field of senior living. Our company, employees and communities we serve have been noted in the following news outlets and blogs last month. … Read More about LCS in the News: May 2021

Building the future of your senior living community In the past year, many projects were set aside, but now’s the time to start focusing on a master plan for your community to keep it successfully positioned and operationally sound. … Read More about Position Your Community for Success with a Good Master Plan

The LCS Family of Companies announces The Delaney at The Green in New Jersey Groundbreaking for The Delaney at The Green, a senior living community located in Florham Park, New Jersey, took place May 3, 2021. The community will include 128 independent living units, 58 assisted living and 34 memory care units. Construction is set to be completed by March 2023. … Read More about Groundbreaking Takes Place for Florham Park Senior Living Community

Conference information May 19, 11 a.m. ET | Virtual | McKnight’s Women of Distinction Awards and Program | Hear from Allison Pendroy, “Addressing pandemic challenges with success” panel discussion … Read More about LCS in the News: April 2021

Residents in senior living community have the best seats in the house Construction workers at Westminster senior living in Austin, Texas, have an audience. Residents at the community, who have named themselves the, “Third Floor Admirers,” watch the flurry of activity from their third-floor windows. … Read More about Senior Living Residents form Special Bond with Construction Workers

Placement of final structural beam signifies progress LCS Development reached a milestone in the expansion project it manages at Burcham Hills, a senior living community in East Lansing, Michigan. … Read More about LCS Development Leads Project for Michigan Senior Living Community

Late summer groundbreaking scheduled for senior living community LCS Development will begin construction on Broadview at Purchase College, a senior living community on the State University of New York Purchase College campus in late summer of 2021. … Read More about Intergenerational Living at Broadview at Purchase College

3-step process helps ensure long-term viability and market position Every senior living community reaches a point in its life cycle at which it could start to decline — often as soon as 10 years after opening — and capital improvements must be made to sustain the community’s appeal and viability. … Read More about Master Planning: Essential Roadmap for Senior Living Communities

LCS Development leads project to add 111 new residences Construction on the Toby and Leon Cooperman Sinai Residences of Boca Raton has moved rapidly since it began September 2020. … Read More about Sinai Residences of Boca Raton Tops Out Expansion Building

LCS Development focuses on design and construction management Two starkly different projects — a putting course at Sagewood in Phoenix, Arizona, and memory care lighting at Capital Manor in Salem, Oregon — led by LCS Development demonstrate the ability to pivot while designing and building amenities to meet the evolving needs of clients. … Read More about Award Winning Projects Illustrate Versatility

Redevelopment project led by LCS Development Sagewood, a Life Plan Community featuring a resort-like setting in northeast Phoenix is nearing completion for its Phase II – the largest addition to the 85-acre senior living community since opening in 2010 … Read More about Sagewood Nears Completion of Phase II

Attention to dining flow helps control costs As an innovator in senior living development, LCS Development continually uncovers innovative food and dining trends. One challenge we closely monitor is compression dining, a common bottlenecking issue that occurs when 50-70% of residents dine in the main dining room within a 30- to 45-minute timeframe … Read More about Dining Innovation Starts at Development

Enhancements boost competitiveness and meet market needs The Community Wyndemere is a Life Plan Community in the Chicagoland suburb of Wheaton. The community opened in 1993 and has been managed by Life Care Services since 2010. … Read More about Wyndemere Redevelopment Adds Independent Living and Amenities

Repositioning project creates connectivity for residents, visitors Business Situation Rolling Green Village, a Life Plan Community in Greenville, South Carolina, and LCS Development have collaborated since 2009. For more than a decade, LCS Development has managed the community’s projects and revisits the master plan at the completion of each phase. … Read More about Rolling Green Village Undergoes Expansion to Boost Dining Experience

Project represents 10-year relationship with LCS Development and Life Care Services An expansion project at Wyndemere senior living led by LCS Development was completed in November 2020. The multimillion-dollar neighborhood expansion kicked off in 2019 and includes the addition of 33 one- and two-bedroom apartments for independent living. … Read More about Wyndemere Completes Expansion Project

Existing campus redevelopments and satellite campuses round out the top focus areas for 2021. Part I of the “Top Redevelopment and Growth Opportunities for Senior Living” identified three of five focus areas for the industry: … Read More about Top Redevelopment and Growth Opportunities for Senior Living: Part II

Rental communities, building conversions and university-based retirement communities are focus areas for senior living senior living community. While optimism is rising due to a coronavirus vaccine, many senior living providers continue to pause on repositioning and expansion plans. … Read More about Top Redevelopment and Growth Opportunities for Senior Living: Part I

Strategic planning leads to expansion at Westminster in Austin, Texas LCS Development, An LCS Company, has begun vertical construction on Westminster senior living in Austin, Texas. The $115 million expansion project achieved financing in June of this year with the guidance of Ziegler, a specialty investment bank and is slated for a phased completion throughout 2022. … Read More about Work Progresses on Senior Living Community

Design integrates contemporary elements with traditional architectural features. LCS Development received a third place award in the Senior Housing News annual senior housing architecture and design competition, repositioning/expansion category. … Read More about LCS Development Recognized for Repositioning Project

Projects led by LCS Development showcase expertise in senior living Projects led by LCS Development at two senior living communities have been nominated in the renovation or repositioning category of the 2020 Architecture & Design Awards sponsored by Senior Housing News. Awards will be announced December 15, 2020. … Read More about Senior Living Communities Nominated for Architecture Awards

Keys to success and how COVID-19 could increase opportunities. It’s encouraging to see a growing number of colleges building senior living communities on or near their campuses. Broadview—Senior Living at Purchase College, outside New York City, is such a project, and the LCS Development team is proud to bring it to reality. … Read More about A Broad View of University-Based Retirement Communities

Guidance for selecting the right technologies for your organization … Read More about The Right Tech at the Right Time

Charles Murphy joins LCS as executive vice president/senior managing director of development and real estate. DES MOINES, Iowa. January 20, 2020 — LCS announced today it hired Charles Murphy as executive vice president/senior managing director of development and real estate. … Read More about LCS Hires Charles Murphy to Lead Development and Real Estate Business