Our History.
History
Presbyterian Ministries, Incorporated was founded.
Hawthorne Manor opens bringing affordable senior housing to Spokane, WA.
In 1962, PMI acquired the grand Exeter Hotel in downtown Seattle and converted it to the retirement community Exeter House which officially opened its doors in January 1963.
Parkshore opened on the shores of Lake Washington.
In 1992, the Transforming Age Foundation was established.
Mountain Meadows opens in 1997 brining affordable senior living options to the older adults of Leavenworth, WA.
In 2002, PRCN and the Church severed legal ties.
In April 2007, PRCN began the groundbreaking to build a high-rise residential and health services community. Two years later in October 2009 the doors were opened at Skyline, a continuing care retirement community, which offers independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, and memory support for the growing number of seniors living and relocating the Seattle area.
In 2014, Fred Lind Manor joined the family of communities as the board of directors and management were looking for a strong partner that can support Fred Lind Manor successfully continue its mission.
In 2015, GSI Research and Consulting joined the family of organizations. GSI provides market research, feasibility, marketing and sales expertise and management support as well as master planning and development services.
In January of 2017, Transforming Age acquired eight month-to-month rental communities in the Minneapolis, Minnesota metropolitan area. In September, the organization welcomed Seattle-based Full Life Care as an affiliate, bringing home and community based services and nearly 3,000 clients to Transforming Age’s network serving older adults. In October, Eastmont Towers, a CCRC in Lincoln, Nebraska aslo affiliated with Transforming Age. In December, Vashon Community Care, a not-for-profit assisted living and skilled nursing community located on Puget Sound’s Vashon Island, affiliated with Transforming Age.
In 2018 Transforming Age welcomed their latest affiliate, The Gardens at Juanita Bay, an assisted living community located adjacent to a Lake Washington waterfront park.
In 2019, Transforming Age announced a partnership with Seismic, an apparel company making clothes fused with discreet robotic muscles to create Powered ClothingTM. Together they opened Seismic’s first-ever brick-and-mortar boutique studio at Skyline.
Transforming Age welcomes Downtown Action to Save Housing (DASH), adding 13 affordable housing and workforce housing communities to the Transforming Age network. The affiliation also brings an addition 1600 residents.
In 2021, Transforming Age and SHAG (Sustainable Housing for Ageless Generations) announced their affiliation in a strategic move to further their shared goal of helping older adults sustain housing, essential services and social connection.
Norse Home joins Transforming age. Norse Home, which overlooks the Puget Sound in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, has roots dating back to 1957 when it opened to care the aging Norwegian community. Today the community is home to 88 residents from all backgrounds.
Transforming Age opens a second headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska and expands capabilities as a third-party management company, adding ten managed communities to the network.
Elder Care Alliance, whose founding roots date back to 1872, affiliates with Transforming Age, adding 5 California-based communities and the Mercy Brown Bag programs to feed older adults that are food insecure.
