2Life Communities

Amy Schectman, 2Life Saul and Gitta Kurlat CEO, and Lizbeth Heyer, 2Life President, were recently featured on the McKnight's Senior Living podcast. Editor Lois Bowers spoke with Amy and Lizbeth Heyer about Amy’s 16-year tenure, their shared leadership model, succession planning and the evolving affordable and middle-market senior living landscape. You can read the abridged conversation now in the newest issue of McKnight’s Senior Living magazine. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/exfZ-fBi

Congratulations to the Brooke House team! Your mixed-use, new construction project in Boston, Massachusetts is now Phius CORE 2021 Design Certified! 2Life Communities #phiuscertified #passivebuilding #passivehouse #greenbuilding #buildingconstruction

Thank you, Brookline Community Foundation, for generously supporting older adults. We're grateful to have you as a partner in our community.

Six decades ago, the first 2Life senior housing communities were built with a single funding source. Now, to build a similar community, we need 15 or more.

Ken Stern of the Stanford Center of Longevity was told over and over again to visit 2Life to see what safe, attractive, supportive, and socially engaged housing for low-income seniors can look like when it’s done right. He and colleague Alice Winkler visited for two days last spring — and here’s what they learned. Listen to the Beyond Four Walls episode of the podcast Century Lives: The Home Stretch on Spotify, linked below, or on your favorite streaming platform. https://lnkd.in/eG8-zERh

At 2Life, we reenvisioned the role of a chaplain to meet the needs of older adults in our communities. Here’s how. In a typical chaplaincy role, the vast majority of the chaplain’s time is in one-on-one conversations with the people they serve. But at 2Life, these one-on-one conversations are just one part of the job. The second, more unconventional component is programming that builds meaningful community connection. Chaplains organize and facilitate programs that bring people together, such as workshops, events, discussion groups, and holiday celebrations. These types of spiritual care programs matter because older adults face a dual crisis of social isolation and loneliness. Spiritual care programs connect residents with each other — not only the chaplains on staff — for meaningful conversations that foster community.

If you’ve ever wondered about the funding that goes into building affordable senior housing communities, this one’s for you. https://lnkd.in/ewGY5YTr

There's more to Solimine House than 150 affordable apartments for older adults in Lynn, Massachusetts. Behind this project is the story of one family's work to bring needed resources to a beloved community — from housing to healthcare and beyond.

Supported senior housing looks, feels, and thrives in many different ways. Step inside Golda Meir House to learn more about the unique personality of this community.

2Life is a model for what affordable senior housing can look like when it's done right. Join podcast hosts Ken Stern and Alice Winkler as they spend two days at 2Life to find out how our aging in community model combats loneliness and supports healthy aging. Listen to the Beyond Four Walls episode of the podcast Century Lives: The Home Stretch on your favorite streaming platform.