Category: News

John O’Connor, Editorial Director for McKnight’s Senior Living just put pen to paper and wrote about Lifespark’s newly unveiled COMPLETE Senior Living model. In his piece, which is a highly prominent and respected column, John points to a senior living landscape scattered with the wreckage of can’t-miss projects that did exactly that. “Big ideas, bold […]

In McKnight’s Senior Living, reporter Kimberly Bonvissuto shared Lifespark’s latest news. Joel Theisen said he wasn’t happy with the “broken rollercoaster” of serving older adults or the “lip service” the senior living industry seemed to be giving to the integration of senior housing and healthcare. So the Lifespark CEO decided to do something about it.  The Minnesota-based senior […]

Senior living facilities have improved over the years and are as diverse as the people who inhabit them. Now, they’re more than just a place to go — they’re a place to grow. That’s what Lifespark CEO Joel Theisen shared in a piece he wrote in Kiplinger. In my hometown, everybody called it the “old […]

Hot off the press, Senior Housing News reporter, Tim Regan, sat down with Lifespark CEO Joel Theisen to hear about the company’s latest announcement. Senior living operator Lifespark has unveiled a new model rooted in giving residents everything they need to thrive ahead of plans to significantly grow in 2026 and 2027. The St. Louis […]

Mornings are busy at Heritage Pointe Senior Living, a Lifespark Senior Living Community, Bernie Dulas said. On Wednesday, a group of residents were ready to start their day by training for Heritage Pointe’s TRYathlon challenge. Team members lined up for a relay of arm and leg cranking exercises, and all the while Dulas was there […]

Rethinking Revenue, Risk, and Resident Engagement The (not) Late SLIF Show has a way of getting senior living executives to say what they’re really thinking. Episode 3 didn’t break that streak. Host Murry Mercier brought Joel Theisen, Founder & CEO of Lifespark, and Dr. Bill Thomas, Lifespark’s Chief Experience Officer, to the stage for a […]

Meagan Thomas-Betz, Lifespark Hospice Administrator, dives into all things hospice with WCCO’s Susie Jones on her Health Radio Show, normalizing an important conversation. They discuss what hospice is, how to have the difficult conversations for your loved ones, if and how hospice is covered with insurance and financing, and information about a special event coming […]

It’s the biggest but least-known business comeback story of this century: Senior housing is suddenly booming. In an article in MedCity News, Lifespark CEO, Joel Theisen shared that five years after being throttled by Covid lockdown, demand for senior housing soared to a record high this year. The number of occupied senior housing units has […]

LTC Properties (NYSE: LTC) today announced an acquisition of five communities managed by senior living operator Lifespark. The Westlake Village, California-based real estate investment trust (REIT) acquired from Tukka Properties for $195 million five independent living, assisted living and memory care communities totaling 520 units in Wisconsin. St. Louis Park, Minnesota-based operator Lifespark operates the […]

According to Tim Mullaney, editor, Senior Housing News, a proposal from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to phase out a list of inpatient-only hospital procedures threatens skilled nursing facility (SNF) access if the so-called three-day stay rule is not eliminated, and also should prompt bigger thinking about the role SNFs can and […]