Glacier Hills Senior Living Community

What Glacier Hills Senior Living Community does

Glacier Hills Senior Living Community is a Life Care retirement community situated on a 34-acre campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan, founded in 1973. It is one of more than 20 senior living communities owned and managed by Trinity Health Senior Communities, the not-for-profit Catholic senior living ministry of Trinity Health, a national Catholic health care system. The campus delivers a full continuum of senior care including independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, rehabilitation and wellness services, and subsidized senior housing, enabling residents to age in place as care needs evolve. The broader Trinity Health Senior Communities portfolio serves more than 4,000 seniors across owned and managed communities in the Midwest, Northeast, and Southeast United States, with a particularly heavy concentration in Michigan.

The business operates on a recurring-revenue model typical of senior living, generating income from residential service fees, care-level charges, and Life Care contracts. Go-to-market is community-led and direct-to-consumer: seniors and their families schedule on-site tours, assess the physical campus and clinical capabilities, and commit to multi-year residency. Brand and reputational assets — including the Catholic mission identity, Trinity Health network affiliation, and resident word-of-mouth — are central to demand generation. Marketing channels include the corporate website, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn, with donor and volunteer engagement supplementing the resident acquisition funnel.

Glacier Hills does not publicly disclose pricing, revenue, or unit economics, consistent with its not-for-profit status. It maintains 501-1,000 employees and operates within a parent structure that provides shared administrative, clinical, and capital resources. No AI/ML capabilities, patents, technology platforms, or external investor relationships are disclosed; the operating model is asset- and labor-intensive rather than technology-led.

Name

Glacier Hills Senior Living Community

Legal name

Trinity Health

Website

https://trinityhealthseniorcommunities.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Glacier Hills Senior Living Community is a Life Care retirement community on a 34-acre campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan, operated by Trinity Health Senior Communities. It provides independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, and rehabilitation services to seniors within a national Catholic not-for-profit network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Senior Living Services

NAICS

Continuing Care Retirement Communities (623311), Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (623312), Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623)

akta.pro primary industry

Active Adult (55+) Independent Living Communities (HLADAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Affordable/Subsidized Independent Living (HUD/LIHTC) Communities (HLADAAAB)

Keywords

• Senior living services
• Assisted living care
• Memory care support
• Skilled nursing facility
• Life plan community

Headquarters

HQ city

Ann Arbor

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Senior Living Services: Trinity Health Senior Communities generates revenue through various senior living and care services including Life Plan communities, independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, and subsidized senior housing. The organization serves more than 4,000 seniors across 20+ communities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Glacier Hills Senior Living Community is a non-profit, faith-based Life Plan community in Ann Arbor, Michigan that provides a continuum of senior living and care services on a single 34-acre campus. Its offerings include independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, and subsidized senior housing for older adults, delivered as part of Trinity Health Senior Communities under Trinity Health's Catholic health ministry.

Product overview

Trinity Health Senior Communities operates as a national Mission-driven Catholic senior living ministry offering a portfolio of senior living and care communities. The portfolio spans multiple community types including Life Plan (continuing care), independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, and subsidized senior housing. Glacier Hills (Ann Arbor, MI) is one of more than 20 owned and managed communities in the network. The company provides integrated services across these care levels under a unified Mission-driven framework, serving more than 4,000 seniors. The overall product offering is organized by community type, with each type representing a distinct living/care arrangement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Independent Living Maintenance-free residential living for older adults within the Glacier Hills campus, with access to community amenities and on-site health services as needs change.
• Assisted Living Residential support with personal-care assistance (e.g., help with daily activities) for seniors who need more support than independent living but do not require skilled nursing.
• Memory Care Specialized residential care for seniors with Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia, providing a secure environment and tailored cognitive support.
• Skilled Nursing 24-hour licensed nursing care for residents with complex medical needs, delivered on the Ann Arbor campus under Trinity Health's clinical oversight.
• Subsidized Senior Housing Affordable housing units for qualifying low- and moderate-income seniors, provided as part of the community's non-profit ministry mission.
• Life Plan Community (Continuing Care) An integrated continuing-care retirement community (CCRC) that bundles independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing on one campus so residents can transition between care levels as needs evolve.

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 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.

• Trinity HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlacier Hills Senior Living Community is owned and operated as part of Trinity Health Senior Communities, which is an integrated component of the larger Trinity Health national Catholic health care system. This relationship provides access to the broader Trinity Health network infrastructure, resources, and integrated care capabilities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Hebrew SeniorLife: Non-profit senior care organization in the Boston area offering independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing with research/teaching integration. Comparable non-profit, mission-driven, multi-level care model.
• Five Star Senior Living: Operates independent living, assisted living, and memory care communities across the U.S. Overlapping service lines with THSC communities, though more for-profit-oriented.
• Presbyterian Senior Living: Non-profit faith-affiliated operator of senior living communities including independent living, personal care, and skilled nursing in Pennsylvania and surrounding states. Same faith-based non-profit model as THSC.
• Erickson Senior Living: Large CCRC/Life Plan operator with multiple master-planned campuses across the U.S. offering continuum of care from independent living through skilled nursing — directly comparable to Glacier Hills' Life Plan structure.
• Masonicare: Non-profit CCRC operator in Connecticut offering independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, and memory care. Comparable mission-driven non-profit CCRC model.
• Life Care Services: Third-party manager and operator of continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs/Life Plan) across the U.S. Most direct match to Glacier Hills' Life Plan community structure.
• Sunrise Senior Living: Operates senior living communities offering assisted living, memory care, independent living, and skilled nursing in the U.S. — overlapping service portfolio with Glacier Hills' continuum-of-care model.
• Acts Retirement-Life Communities: Not-for-profit operator of CCRC/Life Plan communities across the eastern U.S. Closely comparable non-profit, faith-affiliated, multi-state CCRC operator model to Trinity Health Senior Communities.
• Atria Senior Living: Major U.S. senior living operator with independent living, assisted living, and memory care communities. Comparable service mix and resident profile to Glacier Hills.

Broad incumbents

• Brookdale Senior Living: Largest U.S. senior living operator with ~650 communities across independent living, assisted living, and memory care. Direct comparability on service lines; broader for-profit scale and capital base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/TrinitySeniorLiving1
• Facebookfacebook.com/GlacierHillsSeniorLiving
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/trinity-senior-living-communities

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries24 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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