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“It has been 5 years in the making to bring this dream to life. By renovating an old school building on church property, we are able to re-use existing property, utilize the community to help create the character of the building, offer a revenue source for the church, encourage multi-generational interaction, and most importantly, create affordable senior living.” Peter Hynes, President, Urbitecture Sponsored By Serenity Engage increases move-ins, streamlines communications, and reduces risk for senior living communities. Connecting care teams with family members illuminates the extraordinary care you provide, and helps you comply with new CMS Communication guidelines with a simple, HIPAA-compliant messaging app. We can help communities using Serenity get a 10% insurance premium discount. Because research shows that better communication means less litigation. Learn more at www.serenityengage.com We’ve talked about affordability in senior care before, so this was a genuine joy to learn about Open Arms Assisted Living. Open Arms has affordable assisted living private pay options, and also serves those who rely on Medicaid. Peter and his team worked with St. Andrews Lutheran Church to renovate an old school. The benefits for the church, the community, the soon-to-be-residents, and the team who helped build Open Arms are enormous. Watch this episode to hear how: How intergenerational interaction is a natural and core component of Open Arms How the church leaders and community participants worked together with Urbitecture to make this dream a reality Why this is just the beginning of creating affordable senior care options P.S. Ready to get your Mavericks coffee mug? Share with us what your favorite idea from either this conversation or your own ideas and experience about how we can support our older population right now. Email or post the answer on our social media and your Mavericks coffee mug will be in the mail. If you like this episode, please subscribe! Tell us what you think, and what you’d like to see changed in senior care. —————————————————- We&rsqu