(Alexandria, Va.)—Today, Argentum is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2018 Senior Living by Design awards. The annual awards program honors architects, design firms, and senior living providers that achieve innovative architecture in senior living communities. The recipients of the 2018 awards include:
- Brandywine Living at Alexandria (Brandywine Living)
- Creekside Senior Living (Stellar Senior Living)
- Crestavilla (Steadfast Companies/Atria Senior Living)
- Evergreen Village at Bloomington (Gardant Management Systems)
- Meadow Active Lifestyle Community (Masonic Communities Kentucky)
The five winning communities showcase the latest innovations in senior living design and architecture, including more flexible and efficient spaces, effective community integration in urban settings, and special considerations for topographical challenges and cultural context. In total this year, Argentum received 19 nominations from across the country, and the winners were selected by an independent panel of five judges.
“Senior living providers, designers, and architects alike recognize the critical importance of functional design to community operations,” said James Balda, Argentum president & CEO. “This year, the award winners effectively married sophistication with practical and purposeful design, enhancing quality care and service.”
The 2018 Senior Living by Design award winners are featured in the November/December issue of Senior Living Executive magazine. In April, attendees of the 2019 Argentum Senior Living Executive Conference, April 15-17, in San Antonio, Texas can expect to see a rich visual display featuring the winning communities.
About Argentum
Argentum is the leading national association exclusively dedicated to supporting companies operating professionally managed, resident-centered senior living communities and the older adults and families they serve. Argentum member companies operate senior living communities offering assisted living, independent living, continuing care, and memory care services to older adults and their families. Argentum’s work is driven by its membership. For more information about joining Argentum in its mission to raise the bar of excellence in senior living, please visit argentum.org/membership. Since 1990, Argentum has advocated for choice, independence, dignity, and quality of life for all older adults. Learn more at argentum.org.
