What Paul's Run Retirement Community does

Paul's Run Retirement Community is a not-for-profit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) located in Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1981 and operated under Liberty Lutheran, the community serves seniors across the full continuum of care, including independent living, personal care, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, and respite care. The facility includes a 120-bed skilled nursing component that holds a CMS 5-star quality rating and has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a Best Nursing Home. The community positions itself as a faith-based, mission-driven option that is the most affordable CCRC in the Philadelphia market.

The community's service model integrates residential living with on-site clinical care, most recently enhanced through a partnership with Curana Health to deliver primary medical services to residents. Paul's Run employs between 251 and 500 staff and maintains a campus environment with wellness amenities, including an upgraded walking path and exercise signage. Its quality designations, longevity, and affiliation with Liberty Lutheran provide operational stability and brand trust within the regional senior care market.

As a faith-based nonprofit CCRC, Paul's Run generates revenue primarily through monthly resident fees across independent living, personal care, and skilled nursing levels of care, supplemented by Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements for clinical services. Its competitive positioning rests on affordability, quality ratings, and the integrated continuum-of-care model. The community's strategic direction is currently in transition following the March 2025 appointment of Frank Beech as Executive Director, though specific strategic priorities have not been publicly disclosed.

Name

Paul's Run Retirement Community

Legal name

Paul's Run Retirement Community

Website

https://paulsrun.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Paul's Run is a not-for-profit, faith-based continuing care retirement community in Northeast Philadelphia serving seniors with independent living, personal care, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, and respite care on a single campus.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Continuing Care Retirement Community (Senior Living Services)

NAICS

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

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Rental / Fee-for-Service CCRCs (HLADAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Single-Site CCRCs (HLADAEAE), Nonprofit / Faith-Based CCRCs (HLADAEAC)

Keywords

• Senior living community
• Continuing care retirement
• Independent living services
• Skilled nursing care
• Rehabilitation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Philadelphia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Monthly Residential Fees: Residents pay monthly fees for independent living and other care levels. The community offers an all-inclusive package covering services and amenities on campus. No entrance fee is mentioned for independent living residences.
2. Healthcare Services Reimbursement: Medicare-certified nursing home providing services reimbursed through Medicare, Medicaid, and other insurance plans for skilled nursing, rehabilitation, and long-term care services.
3. Personal Care Services: Various levels of personal care services offered including residential, assisted, supportive, and extended personal care with individualized care plans.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Paul's Run Retirement Community is a not-for-profit Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) operating since 1981 in Northeast Philadelphia. It provides a full continuum of senior care on a single campus, including independent living apartments, personal care (assisted living), skilled nursing and long-term care in a 120-bed facility, short-term rehabilitation (physical, occupational, speech therapy), and respite stays. The community is part of Liberty Lutheran, a faith-based nonprofit serving more than 10,000 senior adults.

Product overview

Paul's Run Retirement Community operates as a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) offering a full continuum of senior living services. The community provides Independent Living (maintenance-free apartments), Personal Care (assisted living with varying support levels), Skilled Nursing and Long-Term Care (120-bed facility), Rehabilitation Services (physical, occupational, and speech therapy), Respite Care, and On-Site Medical Services through Curana Health. Supporting amenities include the Liberty Lifestyles wellness program covering six dimensions of wellness, dining services (bistro and formal dining room), spiritual services across multiple faiths, and diverse floor plan options ranging from studios to two-bedroom apartments. The community serves seniors in Northeast Philadelphia with an aging-in-place approach, allowing residents to transition between care levels without leaving the campus.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Independent Living Maintenance-free apartment living for active seniors featuring full kitchens, private bathrooms, chef-prepared meals, housekeeping, transportation, and access to all community amenities and activities on the Paul\u2019s Run campus.
• Personal Care Assisted living services providing varying levels of support with daily activities including bathing, dressing, medication management, and ambulation. Available in semi-private, studio, one-bedroom, and one-bedroom deluxe configurations, with four levels: Residential, Assisted, Supportive, and Extended Personal Care.
• Skilled Nursing and Long-Term Care 24-hour medical supervision and long-term nursing care coordinated with physicians in a Medicare-certified 120-bed facility, including individualized care plans and ongoing health assessments.
• Rehabilitation Services Short-term rehabilitation program including physical, occupational, and speech therapy designed to help patients recover from illness, injury, or surgery and return home.
• Respite Care Short-term stays allowing caregivers a break while providing residents temporary accommodation with access to Independent Living, Personal Care, or Nursing Care services.
• On-Site Medical Services On-site primary care medical group providing preventative care, care coordination, medical management, 24/7 availability, and on-site visits including podiatry, audiology, dental, psychiatry, and psychology services.
• Liberty Lifestyles Wellness Program Comprehensive wellness program based on Six Dimensions of Wellness covering physical, social, emotional, intellectual/cognitive, spiritual, and occupational/vocational health with fitness classes, nutritional education, religious services, and community activities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 120-bed long-term care center capacity
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Curana HealthcoreTechnology or IntegrationCurana Health serves as the on-site primary care medical group at Paul's Run, providing preventative care, seamless care coordination, medical management, and 24/7 physician services. Their nurse practitioners and support staff are dedicated to serving residents, offering walk-in appointments and reducing unnecessary offsite care, emergency room visits, and avoidable hospitalizations. Curana provides on-site assessments for new, urgent, and existing medical needs with 365-days telephone service.
• Liberty LutheranflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLiberty Lutheran is the parent faith-based, not-for-profit organization that owns and operates Paul's Run. With over 100 years of history, Liberty Lutheran serves more than 10,000 senior adults through its family of services. The organization is rooted in a mission of service, reinvesting proceeds into enhanced services for residents rather than returning profits to stockholders. Paul's Run is a flagship community within the Liberty Lutheran portfolio.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Ingleside at Rock Creek: Mid-Atlantic nonprofit CCRC with independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing on a single campus; another prior employer of Paul's Run's Executive Director, indicating similar operating model.
• Harrison Senior Living: Multi-campus Pennsylvania-based senior living operator providing independent, personal, and skilled nursing care; previously employed Paul's Run's current Executive Director and offers comparable Pennsylvania continuum-of-care services.
• Cadbury at Lewes: Faith-based, nonprofit CCRC in the Mid-Atlantic region providing a full continuum of care; comparable to Paul's Run on nonprofit/foundation status, faith-based mission, and continuum-of-care service model.
• Dunwoody Village: Pennsylvania nonprofit CCRC offering a full continuum of care on a single campus; explicitly named in Paul's Run's new Executive Director's prior experience, indicating direct operational similarity.
• Wesley Enhanced Living: Pennsylvania-based nonprofit operator of multiple continuing care retirement communities offering independent living, personal care, skilled nursing, and rehab in the greater Philadelphia region, serving a similar middle-market senior segment.
• Acts Retirement-Life Communities: One of the largest nonprofit CCRC operators in the United States, headquartered in Pennsylvania with multiple life-plan communities providing independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, and rehab across the Mid-Atlantic — the closest large-scale nonprofit CCRC comparable to Paul's Run.

Broad incumbents

• Sunrise Senior Living: One of the largest national senior living operators offering independent living, assisted living, and memory care across many U.S. communities — a broad incumbent comparable to Paul's Run on service mix though serving a more upscale, for-profit segment.
• Brookdale Senior Living: The largest U.S. senior living operator with a national portfolio of independent living, assisted living, and memory care communities; broadly comparable to Paul's Run as a continuum-of-care provider but operating for-profit and across many states.

Emerging players

• Juniper Communities: Boutique, mid-Atlantic-focused senior living operator offering independent living, assisted living, and memory care with a wellness-centered operating model; overlaps with Paul's Run on Pennsylvania footprint and continuum-of-care focus.

Others

• Liberty Lutheran (parent): Parent nonprofit organization of Paul's Run, operating 100+ year-old faith-based senior services across multiple programs in the Philadelphia region — a structural sibling rather than a competitor, but useful as a platform comparability reference for the funding/mission model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/PaulsRunRetirementCommunity
• Xx.com/paulsrun
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pauls-run

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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