OUR YEAR
HEART OF CARING IS BACK! We are thrilled that the updated HEART of CARING program will recognize more of the amazing SLC team members and can’t wait to hear their stories each quarter. Now, every community will have a quarterly winner that will have the chance to be selected as the Heart of Caring award winner of the year.
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SENIOR LIFESTYLE CERTIFIED BY GREAT PLACE TO WORK In 2018, Senior Lifestyle participated in the first ever Great Places to Work survey for Fortune Magazine’s Aging Services list. Thanks to our high participation numbers and positive ratings, we were certified as a Great Place to Work. We received feedback from almost 6,000 employees! Our highest score was for the question, “My work has special meaning: this is not “just a job”. We couldn’t agree more!
THE LONGEST DAY National Alzheimer’s Association Fundraiser. Due to hard work and efforts of our community teams, we are delighted to share that we raised a record-breaking $93,766 for the 2018 Longest Day, exceeding our goal by 88%!
NEW COMMUNITIES
The Senior Lifestyle family continued to grow in 2018! We welcomed 189 new families into our new communities and created 200 new jobs. We developed and opened the following communities:
The Sheridan at South Jordan
The Sheridan at Birmingham
The Sheridan at Park Ridge
The Sheridan at Bethel Park
We commenced construction on the following communities:
The Club at Briarcliff Manor (opening 2019)
The Sheridan at Eastside (opening 2019)
Church Hill Village (opening 2019)
The Sheridan at Hobe Sound (opening 2019)
TRAINING ACADEMY Our ongoing and growing commitment to our teams was supported by our continued investment in our systems and processes to to help our teams become more efficient. Programs launched in 2018 include:
Sales & Marketing Training Academy 226 team members trained
Senior Suites Academy 21 team members trained
Fierce Conversations Training 93 team members trained
Developed BOM Training
STREAMLINED BUDGETING PROCESS Our asset management team reworked and streamlined the budgeting process allowing community leaders to focus on our residents, employees and day-to-day operations at our communities.
ASHA LAUNCHES SENIOR LIVING HALL OF FAME Bill Kaplan, Chairman of Senior Lifestyle, was honored at the American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA) annual meeting and became a member of the inaugural class of inductees into the American Seniors Housing Association's new Senior Living Hall of Fame. Thirty-two years ago, Bill founded Senior Lifestyle with a vision for a new concept in senior living. Today, that vision continues to be a reality as we deliver on our mission with HEART: Hospitality, Excellence, Appreciation, Respect and Teamwork.
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Bill Kaplan
Chairman of Senior Lifestyle
JERRY FRUMM ELECTED ASHA CHAIRMAN Jerry Frumm, Senior Lifestyle's Vice Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, was elected to the Executive Committee of ASHA as the Chairman of the Seniors Housing PAC. Jerry and the Seniors Housing PAC work closely with both Democrat and Republican Congressmen and Senators to make sure the interests of our seniors and industry are heard and represented on Capitol Hill. Senior Lifestyle proudly raised more money for the PAC than any other company. Thank you, Jerry for your efforts!
The future of Senior Lifestyle is
UNLIMITED because of all of you - 10,000 STRONG
HERE'S TO YOU AND UNLIMITED OPPORTUNITY The future of Senior Lifestyle is unlimited because of all of you – 10,000 strong and growing! We are fortunate to have dedicated team members and thank you for your hard work and support for each other and our residents. Wishing you numerous successes, good health and prosperity in your life throughout 2019.
Special thank you to all our Senior Lifestyle Teams. We APPRECIATE you for everything you did in 2018!