Articles from Legend Senior Living

WICHITA, Kan., April 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- U.S. News & World Report has named 24 residences of Legend Senior Living among its "Best of" for 2025 in their respective categories. Legend, a senior living provider based in Wichita (KS), regularly places among the nation's top companies in the annual U.S. News ratings. The family-owned company owns and operates 67 senior living residences in six states and growing, offering independent living, assisted living, personal care, memory care, and rehabilitation.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Legend Senior Living®, a premier senior living provider headquartered in Wichita, KS, has expanded its presence in Oklahoma with the acquisition and operation of StoneCreek of Edmond Assisted Living and Memory Care. Effective immediately, the community will operate as Legend of Edmond, reinforcing Legend’s position as a trusted leader in senior living.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Legend Senior Living, a national senior living provider headquartered in Wichita, KS, is partnering in the new ownership and will operate Anthology Living in King of Prussia, effective immediately. The community, offering Independent Living, Personal Care and Memory Care will now be known as Revelle King of Prussia. The change maintains all of the current services and amenities, with the addition of Legend's three decades of senior living management expertise. This will bring the total number of senior living properties operated or owned and operated by Legend in six states to 65, with 15 in Pennsylvania, 5 in the Philadelphia area.

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Legend Senior Living, a national senior living provider operating 12 residences in Pennsylvania today, has assumed management of two senior living communities in the Pittsburgh area. The Waters of Wexford and The Waters of McMurray will operate under the new name The Province of Wexford and Ridgecrest of McMurray respectively. The Province of Wexford will continue to offer Independent Living, Assisted Living and Memory Care, while Ridgecrest of McMurray will offer Independent Living, Personal Care and Memory Care, with the addition of Legend's three decades of senior living expertise and management philosophy. This will bring the total of senior living properties operated or owned and operated by Legend in six states to 64, with 14 in Pennsylvania, 5 in the Pittsburgh area.

WICHITA, Kan., Dec. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Legend Senior Living, a senior living owner/operator based in Wichita, KS, has announced Rebecca Butler as its new Vice President of Marketing and Brand Strategy. Butler will assume direction of Legend’s national marketing and branding from the Wichita headquarters, starting immediately. Her responsibilities at Legend will include directing the marketing strategy for all media, leading the marketing creative team, developing marketing strategies with regional sales directors, and overseeing the brand communications for over 60 senior living residences operated by the company in six states.

WICHITA, Kan., Nov. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Legend Senior Living, with headquarters in Wichita, KS, has announced that it has assumed operations of Atria at Cranberry Woods and has renamed the residence Ridgecrest at Cranberry Woods. This senior living residence offers independent living, personal care and memory care apartments. This will make a total of 63 senior living properties operated by Legend in six states, with twelve in Pennsylvania. Ridgecrest at Cranberry Woods is an upscale, active lifestyle experience tailored to individual tastes in a contemporary setting.

WICHITA, Kan., Oct. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Legend Senior Living, with headquarters in Wichita, KS, has announced that it will assume operation of two Heartis senior living residences in Bucks County, PA. Heartis of Bucks County will become Revelle Senior Living of Bucks County and Heartis Village of Yardley will become The Remington of Yardley Personal Care & Memory Care. Revelle offers independent living, personal care and memory care, while The Remington offers personal care and memory care. This will make a total of 62 senior living properties operated or owned by Legend in six states, with eleven in Pennsylvania, four of which are in the Philadelphia area. Revelle is an upscale, resort-style, active lifestyle experience tailored to individual tastes in a contemporary setting. The Remington features a neoclassical style of architecture and interior design, described by Legend as "stately, refined, with curated experiences and cuisine." The transition to Legend management takes place immediately and will bring to both residences Legend's tailored service and care expertise developed over three decades in the senior living business.

HUNTINGDON VALLEY, Pa., Aug. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Legend Senior Living, with headquarters in Wichita, KS, has entered into a management agreement with the owners of Crescent Fields at Huntingdon Valley to operate the senior living community, which comprises independent living, personal care and memory care. This will be Legend's 60th senior living property under management, ninth in Pennsylvania, and second in the Philadelphia area. Crescent Fields is an upscale, resort-inspired lifestyle experience tailored to individual tastes. The transition takes place immediately and will bring Legend's tailored care and service philosophy developed over three decades in the senior living business.

WICHITA, Kan., June 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Legend Senior Living announced today that it has assumed management of four senior living residences in Florida, which increases the number of properties in the company's portfolio to 59, with 15 of those in the Sunshine State. The assisted living and memory care residences, formerly managed by Harbor Chase, have been renamed The Gables and are located in Tallahassee, Palm Harbor, Gainesville, and Jacksonville.

WICHITA, Kan., May 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Great Place to Work Institute has honored Legend Senior Living® with certification as a Great Place to Work for the sixth time. The certification process considered more than 1,000 employee surveys from across Legend Senior Living’s 58 locations in six states. Nearly 80% of Legend associates rated the company as a Great Place to Work, or 20 points higher than the average company. Legend is also rated higher than the national percentage of employees in senior living. As high as 90 percent of associates at several Legend residences rate the company as a GPTW.

WICHITA, Kan., April 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- U.S. News & World Report has named 24 residences of Legend Senior Living among its "Best of" for 2024 in their respective categories. Legend, a senior living provider based in Wichita (KS), regularly places among the nation's top companies in the annual U.S. News ratings. The family-owned company owns and operates 54 senior living residences in six states, offering independent living, assisted living (personal care), memory care, and rehabilitation.

DALLAS, April 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Legend Senior Living announced today that Chris Tucker, Health Care Director, Legend of Fort Worth (TX), and Haley Moore, Sales Director, Rock Ridge in Rockwall (TX), are both recipients of the prestigious TALA Hero Award. The peer-nominated distinction is awarded annually to those individuals who display the highest levels of care and dedication in senior living. Legend, a senior living provider based in Wichita (KS), owns and operates 55 residences in six states with eight in Texas.

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Dec. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Legend Senior Living announced the transition of two senior living residences in the McCandless suburb of Pittsburgh to Legend management. The Remington, formerly Anthology of McCandless, at 8651 Carey Lane, Pittsburgh (PA) 15237, offers personal care and memory care and has 94 apartments. Ridgecrest Senior Living, formerly Atria of McCandless, at 8870 Duncan Avenue, Pittsburgh (PA) 15237, offers senior living in a personal care, and memory care setting across 179 apartments. Legend is a Wichita, Kansas-based, privately owned senior living provider now with 55 residences in six states, eight in Pennsylvania, including independent living, assisted living, personal care, and memory care.

WICHITA, Kan., Sept. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fortune® magazine has again named Legend Senior Living among the Top 25 Best Large Workplaces in Aging Services. The 2023 list has just been released, and this is the second time Legend has been included in Fortune's Top 25 list of large workplaces. Legend is a Wichita, KS-based, privately owned senior living provider with over 50 residences in six states, including independent living, assisted living, personal care and memory care.

WICHITA, Kan., Aug. 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Legend Senior Living, a nationally recognized senior living provider which operates nearly fifty residences in six states, has expanded its management team by adding two new Vice President positions at the company's Wichita headquarters. Jenn Fast has been named VP of People, while Sarah Hobbs, BSN, is the company's new VP of Clinical Services. 

OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Legend Senior Living has announced that it will transition management of all four Arbor House Senior Living residences in the Oklahoma City area. The residences include Arbor House of Midwest City, which offers Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Memory Care; Arbor House of Mustang, with Assisted Living and Memory Care; Arbor House of Norman Assisted Living; and Arbor House Reminisce Memory Care, also based in Norman. The transition to Legend management is effective immediately. Legend is a family-operated senior living provider based in Wichita, KS. The Arbor House addition brings the number of senior living communities in the Oklahoma City area to 11, with 16 in the state overall.

WICHITA, Kan., July 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Legend Senior Living, a Wichita-based, privately owned senior living operator, announced today that it had completed the purchase of The Linden at Stonehaven Square Assisted Living and Memory Care in a joint venture with an institutional investor. The residence is located at 10802 East 81st Street in Tulsa, Oklahoma and was immediately renamed The Stonehaven.

WICHITA, Kan., June 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Legend Senior Living®, a Top 50 senior living company, is pleased to announce it has earned the certification as a Great Place to Work®. This is the fifth time that Legend has earned the certification, based on a yearly third-party, anonymous survey of employees. Legend Senior Living, a family-owned senior living provider, owns and operates nearly 50 Legend and Windsor residences in six states.

WICHITA, Kan., May 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Legend Senior Living, a senior living provider headquartered in Wichita, owns and operates 15 residences that have earned a “Best” rating for at least one of the four types of care U.S. News researchers evaluated – Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, and CCRC. Only 43% of the nearly 4,000 communities that U.S. News evaluated earned a “Best” rating for even one type of care. The Legend residences and their awards are listed below.

SOUTHAMPTON, Pa., April 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Shortly after assuming operations of The Province of Southampton Personal Care and Memory Care, Legend Senior Living has introduced its advanced memory care therapy with the PARO Seal robotic interactive companion, an award-winning innovation that Legend has adopted in several of its residences. Legend is the only memory care provider in the region employing the technology. 

SOUTHAMPTON, Pa., March 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Legend Senior Living announced today that it will assume management of The Landing of Southampton Personal Care and Memory Care senior living residence and will rename the residence The Province of Southampton. Legend, a family-owned senior living provider based in Wichita, KS, owns and operates 46 residences in six states. The Province will be the fifth community under Legend management in Pennsylvania. Legend at Silver Creek Personal Care and Memory Care residence will open this summer in Mechanicsburg (PA) and will be the company's sixth Pennsylvania community.

WICHITA, Kan., Feb. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The country's largest network of senior living rating services has announced its winners of the Best of Senior Living 2023 awards. This year’s list of “top communities in 2023” includes 27 Legend and Windsor communities in four states, Kansas, Florida, Texas and Oklahoma.

BETHLEHEM, Pa., Feb. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Legend Senior Living announced today that it would begin managing The Vero at Bethlehem Personal Care and Memory Care residence in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Construction of the building, located at 4700 Bath Pike, is near completion, with an anticipated open date this spring. Legend, a family-owned senior living provider based in Wichita, KS, owns and operates 45 communities in six states. The Vero will be the fifth residence under Legend management in Pennsylvania. The company owns and operates senior living residences in Allentown, Lancaster, and Lititz, with another in Mechanicsburg scheduled to open this summer.

WICHITA, Kan., Oct. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Legend Senior Living® has announced the appointment of well-known senior living marketing executive Christy Van Der Westhuizen to the position of Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Van Der Westhuizen comes to Legend from MBK Senior Living where she has been Vice President of Sales and Marketing since 2019. She brings 17 years of sales, marketing, public relations and business development experience, including leadership positions with large, national senior living organizations. Legend is a privately owned senior living provider headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, with 43 properties in six states.