THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Senior living providers gain market share with health and wellness amenities
With slogans, programs and commitments to “Living Your Best Life,” “Enjoy Life Lifestyle Programming,” and “Active, carefree, friendship-rich,” it is clear that senior living providers are going all-in on health and wellness. While this has been a trending topic...
Two Paths to Exceptional Senior Living
When it comes to addressing design challenges, there is more than one way to successfully solve a problem. In the case of senior living, the design approach to these project challenges begins with a mindset, a for-profit or a not-for-profit approach. While the history...
Master Planned and Poised for Success
The senior living industry understands change. Year after year, the evolving senior living target market challenges communities to meet and exceed ever-changing resident and family expectations. Since 2020, every aspect of senior care has been questioned and tested....
Plymouth Place–A Master Planning Success Story
With an eye toward the future, the leadership of Plymouth Place Senior Living recognized their marketplace was changing. New competition was coming into the market, their product was aging, and most importantly, they were seeing a shift in the goals and desires of...
Leading the Way to a Cleaner Future
New senior living communities are proving to be leaders in the building electrification movement. Regardless of political or philosophical point of views, we can all agree that we still only have one planet Earth to call home. It also seems to be clear that it is...
3 Mantras For Designing Places Where People Live
From international approaches to senior living and interesting multigenerational experiences to innovative products, we want to continue to explore ideas that focus on places where people live. We have established three mantras to help guide our design process, to help push ourselves and our clients further. We look forward to discussing innovative concepts and a world of possibilities as we develop the right design solution for your current project or future community.
Preparing for the Future – Building Flexibility into Supportive Living Structures
The future can be uncertain when it comes to predicting the level of supportive living care your community will need. By implementing construction standards that suit the highest level of care today, you can adapt resident units to meet your needs tomorrow. This...
The AG Way – Delivering Successful Project Solutions with Certainty & Predictability
The start of the design process brings great anticipation, innovative ideas and the latest trends—the energy and excitement of endless possibilities. Flashy presentations and cutting edge concepts are important for inspiration and taking your organization to the next...
Artistic Communities: Thoughtful Programming Activates Environments
As communities make decisions regarding their approach to addressing the definition of the modern CCRC, it is not just about which renovations, additions or building projects to tackle. They need to consider the programs and services necessary to truly make these physical spaces a success on campus.
Home Sweet Home – The Essential Elements of Household Design
Leaders in the senior living industry continue to look for ways to improve the lives of our ever-growing senior population. As these leaders focus on the future and take note of this specialized demographic, the approach to senior living design continues to evolve. Aspects of hospitality design are being applied in senior living communities in order to elevate the resident experience and infuse a vibrancy that supports an active lifestyle. And in skilled nursing, elements of residential design continue to be explored in order to ensure that residents who need an increasing level of care can receive that care in a comfortable environment that truly feels like home.