Sonata Senior Living’s Serenades community offered an innovative design and a resident focused philosophy that earned the company a place as a 2012 Best of the Best Program to Spotlight.
ALFA 2012 Best of the Best Program to Spotlight
Sonata Senior Living’s prototypical Serenades community has the sort of fresh, upscale curb appeal that one might expect from a new provider. But step past the curb, and it is clear Serenades is no mere real estate play. From the fully integrated, state-of-the-art life safety systems, to thoughtful details such as custom vertical amber LED nightlights around bathroom doors, the community clearly was designed with the complex needs of seniors with dementia in mind.
Long before the first architectural rendering, the management team honed its philosophy of person-directed care. “You have to have the operations team involved while the paper’s blank,” explains President/CEO Stuart Beebe. So far, so good; the community was 90 percent leased with positive EBITDA within 120 days after opening, despite an advertising budget of $0.
The above best practice was recognized as an ALFA 2012 Best of the Best Program to Spotlight. Do you have a best practice, product, service or solution at your community or company that is advancing excellence in senior living? The Call for Nominations for the ALFA 2013 Best of the Best Awards will begin in November. Visit ALFA’s Best of the Best page to read more best practices.
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