Join us for drinks and hors d'oeuvres at our annual cocktail reception. RSVP below to let us know you're coming. We look forward to seeing everyone there!
Our Executive Vice President, Lynn Daly will speak on a panel covering creative programming, phasing and financing to get projects done. The discussion will take place on Wednesday, August 30th at 3:30pm EST. We hope to see you there!
Planning the Future: For Those Who Don’t Own a Crystal Ball  Thursday, June 22, 2023 | 9:45 am – 11:00 amÂ
Astronomical construction costs and disruptive supply chain issues are key factors delaying or effectively freezing many expansion initiatives and capital projects. Combine those with a focus on the historic labor shortage and lingering effects of the COVID Pandemic, and it is clear why so many senior living organizations have put plans on hold in order to weather the storm. For many organizations, these challenges may create an exciting opportunity to plan for the future. In this highly competitive and ever-changing market, realigning and repositioning assists is critical in order to sustain the organization longer term.Â
This session will showcase two organizations in particular, who chose master planning at this precise time; even while other capital projects were already in progress. Presbyterian Senior Living (PSL) is a not-for-profit organization, providing retirement and senior care services for more than 90 years. Headquartered in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, they provide comprehensive services and accommodations to more than 6,000 seniors in 30 locations across the mid-Atlantic region of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio and Delaware. Focused on their campus in North-west Philadelphia, PSL sought an exercise that would clearly identify a plan for the future that would offer new housing types it hadn’t envisioned before. Parker Health System was founded more than 110 years ago, as a place where people could age in a home-like setting. Since then, Parker has led the way in aging services and has been committed to challenging, changing, and expanding the idea of what it means to grow older in America. Parker has been in planning mode for a number of years, focusing on enhancing and better aligning each of its campuses and now in the midst of an enterprise-wide effort, guided by the premise of heightening performance and outcomes. This session will offer insight on driving factors; mission, finances, personnel, leading to a clear path towards a sustainable future for the organizations and residents they serve. The panelists will outline and discuss key elements of the process including; identification of need and performance of an asset, allocation of resources and access to funding, reflection on mission, selection of a key professional partners, understanding of logistics and communication to residents and staff, and final evaluation.
Hybrid (In-Person and Virtual) Conference In Person: February 9-11, 2022 Virtual: February 22-24, 2022
Thought Leadership and Educational Session:
The Power of Innovative Senior Services Boards
Session Date & Time: Virtual Institute Experience, Wednesday, February 23, 11:30am – 12:30pm
Back to Business as Usual for Governing Boards
This session is targeted for Board Members, Assisted Living Directors, Campus Director/Site Leaders, and CEO/Administrators, of assisted living and care centers although anyone is welcome.
Learn the 12 principles of governance that power exceptional boards and how they can be applied to your organization.
Gain and understanding of how to shift the board from crisis management back to strategic planning.
Refresh your knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of governing boards, post-pandemic, and be able to share that wisdom with your board.
HJ Sims is proud to be attending, exhibiting, and sponsoring the 2023 National Charter School Conference. Make sure to stop by and visit us at Booth #1110. We look forward to connecting.Â
Attendees:Â
Robert Nickell, Executive Vice President, Education FinanceÂ
Richard Harmon, Executive Managing Director & Head of Education FinanceÂ
2022 was one of the most turbulent years in the debt capital markets in a long time, with dramatic increases in interest rates driving many borrowers to the sidelines and new projects being placed on hold. With inflation seemingly abating, the presenters will discuss how we got here and what are the signs to look for that may signal recovery.Â
Today’s senior living providers are facing a turbulent set of headwinds – COVID recovery, an aging population, government regulation, rising interest rates, etc. – this session investigates how organizations are making decisions now to position their communities for the future of age-qualified living.Â
This session will call on the experience of Pat Crump, CEO of Morningside Ministries and Morningside’s development partner John Merkins, as well as Army Residence Community’s CFO Gordon Shoger and development partner, Brian Schiff, to examine how senior living providers are preparing their communities for the future of senior living.
In the case of Morningside Ministries, Pat and John will discuss their renovation of the Chandler Estates campus into an affordable middle market option and the various other initiatives Morningside is undertaking including.
Army Residence’s portion of the discussion will discuss how they are navigating a multi-phased campus repositioning in a time of rising interest rates and changing consumer demand.
Presenters:Â
Dana Anders, Senior Living Segment Leader, CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA)
“Stuck in the Middle: Strategy & Design to Serve the Mid-Income Senior Market “ Wednesday, May 17, 2023 | 8 am – 9 am
As a country and industry, we have done an excellent job meeting the healthcare and housing needs of high-net-worth and upper-middle-class older adults who can afford higher-end and market-rate senior living. However, we are struggling to meet the needs of our middle-income older adults, who arguably have fewer options than their counterparts on either side of the spectrum. How do we meet the needs of the older adults who have enough income and assets to disqualify them for traditional affordable housing but not enough to afford an entrance-fee or private-pay senior living community? We’ll answer that question in an insight-filled session covering industry demographics trends and development strategies to make construction affordable and marketable to older adults on a fixed income.
 Single Site Life Plan Communities Monday, May 15, 2023 | 4:15 pmÂ
Using single-site life plan communities as examples, this session will review factors important to historical and long-term future success, including leadership and governance, mission-driven goals, and approach to strategic planning. Commentary will be included on COVID recovery to date and possible effects to the long term care industry. The presentation will review Beacon Hill at Eastgate as a distinctive senior living community in a competitive market.Â