The Glenwood

What The Glenwood does

The Glenwood Communities is a privately held, for-profit operator of senior living facilities based in Effingham, Illinois, and a subsidiary of Meridian Senior Living. The company runs five communities across central and southern Illinois — Effingham, Greenville, Mahomet, Mt. Zion, and Staunton — offering three service lines: Assisted Living, Supportive Living, and Respite Care. Effingham is positioned as the assisted living location, while the other four primarily deliver supportive living services, with respite care offered selectively. Each community is co-branded as "A Meridian Senior Living Community," indicating operational and corporate backing from a larger multi-state senior living platform.

The target customer is an individual senior who values independence but needs assistance with day-to-day tasks, alongside their family decision-makers. Residents pay on an ongoing, recurring basis for housing combined with care services; pricing is not publicly disclosed and inquiries are routed through per-community phone lines and dedicated websites. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer and local: each of the five locations maintains its own website and Facebook page, with marketing concentrated in organic social media and inside sales via phone inquiry rather than digital advertising or paid acquisition.

The business model is a classic multi-site senior housing operator: physical real estate, locally licensed care delivery, and recurring resident fees, with shared corporate infrastructure provided by Meridian Senior Living. There is no disclosed technology platform, no app, no API surface, and no AI/ML capability in the data; the value proposition is grounded in geographic convenience across five Illinois sub-markets, brand association with Meridian, and the flexibility to move residents across care levels (assisted, supportive, respite) as needs change.

Name

The Glenwood

Legal name

The Glenwood Communities

Website

https://theglenwoodcommunities.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Glenwood Communities operates five senior living facilities across Illinois under Meridian Senior Living, providing assisted living, supportive living, and respite care services to seniors needing daily support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Senior Living Services

NAICS

Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (623312), Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Luxury/Resort-Style Independent Living Communities (HLADAAAC)

Keywords

• Assisted living services
• Senior living care
• Supportive living facilities
• Respite care services
• Elderly residential care

Headquarters

HQ city

Effingham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Senior Living Services: The Glenwood Communities generates revenue through senior living and care services, including assisted living, supportive living, and respite care. Residents pay for housing and care services on an ongoing basis.

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

The Glenwood Communities operates five senior living facilities across Illinois, providing Assisted Living, Supportive Living, and Respite Care services. Each community offers residential housing with 24-hour staff support, personal care assistance with day-to-day tasks, and social/active lifestyle programming designed for seniors who want to maintain independence while having care available when needed. Services are delivered in person at each physical location and are paid for on an ongoing basis by residents and their families.

Product overview

The Glenwood Communities is a senior living provider operating five locations across Illinois (Effingham, Greenville, Mahomet, Mt. Zion, and Staunton). The company offers three service types: Assisted Living, Supportive Living, and Respite Care. Each location operates independently under the Meridian Senior Living Community network, with The Glenwood of Effingham providing Assisted Living services while the other four locations (Greenville, Mahomet, Mt. Zion, and Staunton) offer Supportive Living. Respite Care services are available at select locations. The communities are designed for individuals seeking independent living with varying levels of support and care.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Glenwood of Effingham: Assisted Living facility located at 101 E. Rickelman Ave., Effingham, IL 62401
• The Glenwood of Greenville
• The Glenwood of Mahomet
• The Glenwood of Mt. Zion
• The Glenwood of Staunton

Products and services

• Assisted Living A residential care service providing personal assistance with day-to-day tasks for seniors who want to maintain independent living, with 24-hour staff support and social programming; available at Effingham and Mahomet.
• Supportive Living A residential care service designed for seniors who want to live independently but need extra support with day-to-day tasks, offering assistance when needed while preserving autonomy and an active social lifestyle; available at Greenville, Mt. Zion, and Staunton.
• Respite Care A short-term caregiving service that gives primary caregivers temporary relief by providing temporary residential care for loved ones at select The Glenwood locations; tailored to both caregiver and care recipient needs.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Meridian Senior LivingcoreOthersMeridian Senior Living is identified as the parent company operating The Glenwood Communities. This appears to be a corporate ownership/management relationship rather than a traditional partnership arrangement.

Scale indicators1 record

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Lifespace Communities: Nonprofit operator of continuing care retirement communities and senior living — overlaps with The Glenwood's independent/supportive living focus but on a larger, multi-state footprint.
• Sunrise Senior Living: Established national senior living operator with assisted living and memory care communities; comparable to The Glenwood in core offering but operates at significantly larger scale with broader geographic reach.
• Brookdale Senior Living: The largest U.S. senior living operator with a broad national portfolio of assisted living, memory care, and independent living — overlaps with The Glenwood's service lines at much greater scale and geographic breadth.

Direct peers

• Five Star Senior Living: Operates assisted living, independent living, and memory care communities across multiple U.S. states, directly comparable to The Glenwood as a multi-location senior living operator with similar resident acuity mix.
• Enlivant: Operates assisted living and memory care communities across the U.S., directly comparable as a focused senior living operator providing similar supportive care services to The Glenwood.
• Sonida Senior Living: Multi-state senior living operator focused on assisted living and independent living communities — closely comparable in business model and resident profile to The Glenwood's five-community Illinois portfolio.
• Capital Senior Living (Sonida): Independent and assisted living operator serving mid-sized U.S. markets — closely matches The Glenwood's focus on smaller-community senior housing with supportive services.
• Atria Senior Living: Operates a large portfolio of assisted and supportive living communities across the U.S., directly comparable as a multi-site senior living operator serving similar resident profiles with similar care and housing services.
• Senior Lifestyle: Family-owned senior living operator with independent living, assisted living, and memory care communities — comparable in scale and ownership profile to The Glenwood's regional, multi-site model.

Regional players

• Aldersbridge Communities: Regional nonprofit senior living operator in the Northeast U.S., comparable in scale and service mix (assisted living, supportive services) but operating in a different geography from The Glenwood.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/TheGlenwoodofEffingham

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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