Kaigo Senior Living

What Kaigo Senior Living does

Kaigo Senior Living is a privately-held Canadian senior care operator founded in 1999 and headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. The company operates a portfolio of nine senior living communities across BC — in Armstrong, Vernon, Kelowna, Richmond, Chilliwack, Surrey, and Penticton (under construction) — providing three escalating service tiers: Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Long-Term Care. Service offerings range from self-contained private suites with community amenities to 24-hour complex nursing care, including specialized Behavioural Support Transition Neighbourhoods, secure dementia care, and culturally tailored dietary programs (East Asian and South Asian alternatives). Family ownership is evident: Kevin Svoboda serves as Owner, President, and CEO, and Noriko Svoboda is identified as founder and owner.

The business model is built primarily on government-funded long-term care contracts with Interior Health, the BC provincial health authority, which subsidizes room costs for eligible residents and is the source of contracted bed revenue (e.g., 120 funded beds at Suncreek Village, 101 funded beds at Valleyhaven). A secondary private-pay revenue stream supplements the base through additional services such as medication reminders, supervision, and private-suite upgrades. The company operates no app, no public APIs, and no digital consumer product; the GTM motion is direct-to-family, with a corporate website supporting tour bookings and community-level contact forms. Revenue, ownership structure beyond the founding family, and detailed pricing are not publicly disclosed.

Kaigo is currently expanding capacity with the Skaha Seniors Community project in Penticton — a 200-bed Interior Health-awarded long-term care home with a 16-bed special care unit and staff housing, originally targeted for early 2028 completion. A construction fire at the Skaha site in 2026 damaged the facility and delayed the project to late 2028, representing both a material setback and a forward capacity catalyst once rebuilt. The company's footprint remains entirely within British Columbia, with no disclosed plans for geographic expansion outside the province.

Name

Kaigo Senior Living

Legal name

Kaigo Senior Living

Website

https://kaigo.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Kaigo Senior Living is a privately-held Canadian operator of nine senior living communities across British Columbia, offering Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Long-Term Care, including specialized dementia and behavioural support services, primarily funded through Interior Health contracts with private-pay supplements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Senior Living Services

NAICS

Continuing Care Retirement Communities (623311), Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (623312), Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (62311)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051)

akta.pro primary industry

Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC) with Memory Care (HLADACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Market-Rate Independent Living (Private Pay) Communities (HLADAAAA), Behavioral Health–Capable Assisted Living (Mental Health/SUD Support) (HLADABAI)

Keywords

• Senior living care
• Long-term care
• Assisted living
• Independent living
• Dementia care

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government-Funded Long-Term Care Beds: Kaigo operates government-subsidized long-term care beds contracted through Interior Health, with government funding covering room costs for eligible residents.
2. Private Pay Services: Additional services such as medication reminders and supervision available for purchase in private pay suites, supplementing the government-funded base care.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Kaigo Senior Living operates a network of senior living communities across British Columbia, offering three escalating care tiers: Independent Living (self-contained private suites with community amenities), Assisted Living (personalized support with daily activities and medication reminders), and Long-Term Care (24/7 professional nursing care for complex medical needs, including secure dementia neighbourhoods and behavioural support units). The company runs nine communities in BC with government-funded beds contracted through Interior Health and additional private-pay options.

Product overview

Kaigo Senior Living operates a portfolio of senior living communities across British Columbia, offering three service tiers—Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Long-Term Care—that provide escalating levels of support from private suites with minimal assistance to 24/7 complex nursing care. The company's nine established communities (Pioneer Square Armstrong, Heritage Square Vernon, Creekside Landing Vernon, Osprey Court Vernon, Mission Creek Landing Kelowna, Fraserview Richmond, Valleyhaven Chilliwack, and Suncreek Village Surrey) are joined by Skaha Seniors Community in Penticton, a 200-bed facility under development with completion targeted for 2028. Each community provides residential accommodation, dining services, recreational programs, and specialized care including secure dementia neighborhoods and behavioral support units.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Independent Living
• Assisted Living
• Long-Term Care
• Suncreek Village, Surrey
• Valleyhaven, Chilliwack
• Skaha Seniors Community, Penticton
• Pioneer Square, Armstrong
• Heritage Square, Vernon
• Creekside Landing, Vernon
• Osprey Court, Vernon
• Mission Creek Landing, Kelowna
• Fraserview, Richmond

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Interior HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterior Health, the BC provincial health authority, awarded Kaigo Senior Living the contract to build and operate the 200-bed Skaha Seniors Community long-term care home in Penticton. The project includes a 16-bed special care unit and staff housing, with government funding for eligible residents.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Revera Inc. One of Canada's largest senior living and long-term care operators with retirement residences and long-term care homes across multiple provinces. Directly comparable to Kaigo's full continuum of independent living, assisted living, and long-term care services, though at national scale.
• Extendicare: Canadian long-term care and seniors housing provider operating skilled nursing and retirement communities across several provinces. Comparable on long-term care operations and government-funded contract structure.
• AgeCare: Western Canada-focused operator of seniors living and long-term care communities, with continuum-of-care offering. Comparable to Kaigo's BC/Western Canada footprint and continuum model.
• Amica Senior Lifestyles: Canadian operator of premium/luxury independent living and assisted living residences, primarily in Ontario and BC. Comparable on assisted living service tier and BC presence, though focused on upscale private-pay rather than government-funded long-term care.
• Chartwell Retirement Residences: Publicly listed Canadian owner/operator of seniors housing including independent supportive living, assisted living, and memory care across multiple provinces. Comparable service tiers and operating model to Kaigo, but with broader geographic reach.
• Sienna Senior Living: Publicly listed Canadian operator of seniors housing and long-term care communities, including independent living, assisted living, memory care, and long-term care. Closely comparable service portfolio and Ontario/BC operating overlap.
• All Seniors Care Living Centres: Canadian provider of retirement and long-term care communities with multiple service tiers. Comparable continuum-of-care model, including independent and assisted living and memory care.

Direct peers

• Retirement Concepts: BC-based operator of independent living, assisted living, and long-term care communities. Most directly comparable to Kaigo on geographic focus, multi-tier offering, and government-funded long-term care contract model.

Regional players

• Baptist Housing: BC-based non-profit provider of independent living, assisted living, and long-term care for seniors. Comparable on BC geography, multi-tier service offering, and government-funded care delivery, though structured as a non-profit versus Kaigo's for-profit model.
• Yaletown House / Vancouver Resource Society: BC-focused providers of subsidized and assisted living seniors housing. Comparable to Kaigo on BC geography and government-funded residential care model, though smaller scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/KaigoSeniorLiving
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kaigo-retirement-communities-ltd-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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