Senior Housing News Interviews HRA’s New COO, Karin Bateman
Harbor Retirement Associates (HRA) has hired a former senior vice president of operations at Senior Lifestyle Corp., with the senior living veteran leading the company’s operations.
Culinary Construction: How Kendal Corp., HRA Design Senior Living Dining Spaces
Faced with those new challenges, many senior living companies are getting creative with their communities’ culinary programs, and are laying the groundwork for them in the way their communities are designed.
Harbor Retirement Associates (HRA) Hires New Chief Operating Officer
Vero Beach, FL – June 13, 2022 With 30 years of operating, management, and development experience in the senior housing industry, Karin Bateman took the helm on June 13th as Chief Operating Officer for Harbor Retirement Associates. She will manage the operations of 37 HarborChase communities in 14 states with additional communities in the planning […]
Families can share activities in senior living facilities
Making the decision to put your loved one in a senior care facility can be difficult. It may seem as though the time you get to spend with them will decrease or they will face a heightened sense of loneliness. Luckily, care facilities have several staff members and activities to make seniors feel at home […]
Virginia Assisted Living Center Offers Affordable Fine Dining Experience
WOODBRIDGE, Va. – A new dining trend, started by a unique eatery in Northern Virginia, could mean your next date night takes you to an unexpected location.
HRA Salutes our Veterans and Active-Duty Service Women and Men
Memorial Day is a time to remember and honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice to defend our nation. Armed Forces Day, also in the month of May, is a special holiday when people around the world gather to thank the men and women of the United States Armed Forces. At Harbor Retirement Associates (HRA), […]
Harbor Retirement Associates Celebrates 20 Years of Transformation
Vero Beach, FL – May 3, 2022 – Two decades ago, Tim Smick had a vision: Develop a hospitality management company that specializes in senior living with a mission to develop communities in which we ourselves envision living. In 2002, Harbor Retirement Associates (HRA) was launched and Smick’s concept for serving seniors was positioned to […]
Harbor Retirement Associates Announces Grand Re-Openings of HarborChase Senior Living Communities in Florida, South Carolina, and Alabama
Harbor Retirement Associates announced the grand re-opening and re-positioning of six senior living communities in the southeast. HarborChase of Vero Beach, HarborChase of Jacksonville, and HarborChase of Tallahassee celebrated in February with professional partners, local dignitaries, residents, and families. An exceptional experience featuring each community’s five restaurants and interior renovations included a Taste of HarborChase […]
HarborChase of Jacksonville Wins Two 2021 FSLA “Best of Best” Awards
HarborChase of Jacksonville is pleased to announce two of its leaders as winners from the 2021 Florida Senior Living Association’s (FSLA) “Best of Best” Awards Program. These awards recognize individuals in the senior living industry who provide extraordinary service to the residents and their community. Congratulations to Executive Director Janann Holt for receiving the FSLA […]
CMS Gives Green Light to Allow Visitation at Senior Living Communities
VERO BEACH, Florida, March 22, 2021: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services provide guidelines to senior living communities that will allow for safe visitation amid COVID-19 pandemic at HarborChase assisted & independent living and memory care communities effective immediately. According to CMS, all communities must allow for indoor visitation at all times and for all […]