Category: News

Andrew Christman, reporter for Senior Housing News, wrote about the creativity happening in senior living and called upon Lifespark’s Josh Ordorff, Culinary Operations Director, to weigh in. According to Christman, the baby boomers desire toothsome, fresh food. Senior living chefs and dining teams have to constantly innovate to serve them, and it’s not an easy […]

According to Lois Bowers, reporter for McKnights Senior Living, said “Senior living providers that integrate healthcare more directly into their operations can boost revenue, resident health outcomes and family and employee satisfaction, but regardless of their level of involvement in value-based care, they must establish a strategy.” That’s according to experts speaking last week during […]

Hot off the press from the NIC Conference this week, Senior Housing News reporter Austin Montgomery shared his takeaways from a panel Joel Theisen, Lifespark CEO, was on with Anne Tumlinson, ATI Advisory CEO, and Jacob Swint, National Church Residences Vice President of Strategic Growth and Operations Support. In it Austin said, the senior living […]

In an article in Modern Healthcare by reporter Diane Eastabrook, Diane shares that primary care is moving into senior living communities as companies add more healthcare options in order to keep residents living there longer. The trend is helping some senior living operatorsmove the needle on health outcomes and lower healthcare costs for older, sicker […]

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 […]