Transform - Senior Housing News

Welcome to TRANSFORM, a podcast from Senior Housing News. Joining us today is Charter Senior Living CEO Keven Bennema. Charter Senior Living is celebrating its 10-year anniversary in 2026, and the senior living provider continues to focus on value-add acquisition opportunities and new development spanning both primary and secondary markets. In the short term, Bennema sees new development being critical to meeting growing senior living demand despite tough conditions on financing and construction costs. In 2026, Charter is focused on improving operations as it scales — sharpening its operational discipline, leaning into data analytics and AI to better manage labor, occupancy, and sales and marketing, and strengthening accountability and leadership development across the portfolio to support excellent resident care. Tune in now!

Welcome to TRANSFORM, a podcast from Senior Housing News. Over the past year, senior living providers have added more technology across clinical care, operations, workforce, finance, resident engagement and other areas. Yet more technology doesn't necessarily mean a more connected organization. In today's episode, sponsored by MatrixCare, MatrixCare Chief Technology Officer Tony Digiorgio breaks down what it takes to move away from just a collection of tools and into a more connected technology foundation — one where data, systems and workflows work together across the organization. Tune in now!

Welcome to TRANSFORM, a podcast from Senior Housing News. HumanGood is focused on expanding its impact through innovation, research partnerships and growth initiatives, with an emphasis on helping older adults live longer, healthier and more purposeful lives. In this episode, CEO John Cochrane joins SHN to explain how the organization is building on its life plan and affordable housing portfolio, investing in team member development and collaborating with partners to close the gap between healthspan and lifespan in senior living. He also discussed why he believes senior living is entering a "platinum age" shaped by advances in science, rising consumer expectations and a greater focus on vitality and purpose. Tune in now!

Welcome to Transform, a podcast from Senior Housing News. The Sage Oak in Dallas is refining its curated care approach through resident matching based on acuity, interests and social fit, while also building more personalized dining programs and a staffing model designed for faster response times and deeper resident relationships. In today's episode of Transform, Sage Oak founder and CEO Loe Hornbuckle sits down with SHN's Austin Montgomery and explains why he believes senior living’s future lies in differentiation and personalized service, particularly as a widening gap emerges between premium communities serving residents with greater resources and more commoditized options. Tune in now!

Frontier Senior Living is focused on disciplined growth following a major portfolio reset, strengthening operations through standardized staffing, increased employee training and a measured approach to technology adoption. In this new episode of TRANSFORM from Senior Housing News, Frontier CEO Greg Roderick sits down with SHN's Austin Montgomery to discuss what's next for Frontier. Tune in now!