Ziegler and LeadingAge release 2022 report on aging service providers
November 7, 2022, St. Louis, Missouri – Lutheran Senior Services was named the 14th largest nonprofit senior living provider in the 2022 LeadingAge Ziegler 200 (LZ 200) publication.
The report is developed annually through a partnership between Ziegler, one of the nation’s leading underwriters of financings for nonprofit senior living providers in the United States, and LeadingAge, the nation’s largest association of nonprofit aging service providers in the country. The LZ 200 publication details the nation’s 200 largest nonprofit senior living providers, as well as relevant business trends for the industry.
“Service to older adults is a privilege, and we’re proud to be a national leader among fantastic nonprofit peers reinvesting every dollar into our communities and team members,” said Adam Marles, CEO and President of Lutheran Senior Services. “We are a strong organization with a bright future, and we look forward to providing exceptional services to a growing population.”
Consistent with the past several years, this year’s report showed that nonprofit senior living providers have grown primarily through affiliations and acquisitions, as well as expansions within existing campuses.
“Our mission is older adults living life to the fullest, and the more people we serve, the more we live out that mission,” said Marles. “This will require evaluation of growth opportunities, and the entire LSS team is excited for the future ahead.”
The top 14 organizations as listed in the LZ 200 are:
- National Senior Campuses – Wellesley, MA
- The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society – Sioux Falls, SD
- Acts Retirement Services, Inc. – Fort Washington, PA
- Presbyterian Homes and Services – Roseville, MN
- Ascension Living – St. Louis, MO
- HumanGood – Pleasanton, CA
- Covenant Living Communities & Services – Skokie, IL
- Lifespace Communities, Inc. – West Des Moines, IA
- Trinity Health Senior Communities – Livonia, MI
- Benedictine – Duluth, MN
- Westminster Retirement Communities of Florida – Orlando, FL
- Retirement Housing Foundation – Long Beach, CA
- Front Porch Communities and Services & Covia Communities – Walnut Creek, CA
- Lutheran Senior Services – St. Louis, MO
The 200 organizations represent a total of 1,570 market-rate communities, the largest proportion of which (43%) are Life Plan Communities. Of all the organizations represented in the LZ 200, nearly 80% are faith-based, 2.6% are fraternal, and 0.5% are military affiliated. Just 31% of the LZ 200 organizations provide Affordable Housing for seniors, either through units within a market-rate campus or via free-standing Affordable Housing properties.
For more information, contact Maryanne Wallace, LSS Executive Director of Marketing and Communications (314.373.4069 or Maryanne.Wallace@LSSLiving.org)
Lutheran Senior Services (LSS) is a mission-driven, nonprofit network that specializes in housing, care, and supportive services for older adults 62+. With 18 locations in Missouri and Illinois, LSS serves more than 13,000 seniors a year through options that include Senior Living Communities offering all levels of living, Affordable Housing for those with limited incomes, and Home & Community Based Services. LSS builds upon more than 160 years of excellence in living out its Christian mission of Older Adults Living Life to the Fullest.