Ignite Medical Resorts acquired the four facilities from AHSNF, Inc., a North Carolina nonprofit corporation affiliated with Atrium Health following an extensive and competitive process managed by Senwell Senior Investment Advisors, during which Ignite Medical Resorts was selected based on its commitment to quality care, operational excellence and investment in the communities it serves. The four facilities will join Atrium Health’s Post Acute Network Skilled Nursing Facility Program, an integrated medical network designed to provide seamless transitions from hospital to home.

“This transaction reflects our shared commitment to strengthening services for patients and families while investing in the future of skilled nursing care in the communities we serve,” said Michael Stolzenbach, vice president of home care products, sleep services, infusion services and skilled nursing facilities with Atrium Health. “We look forward to our continued work with Ignite Medical Resorts through this important milestone and welcome the opportunity to work together in support of high-quality, coordinated post-acute care across the Charlotte region.”

With the acquisition, Ignite Medical Resorts now operates 32 locations across seven states and employs more than 5,000 people. The organization’s positive employee culture and relentless focus on hospitality and clinical care are key to creating an environment of recuperation.

About Ignite Medical Resorts: Ignite Medical Resorts operates 32 locations in Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Indiana, and North Carolina. The organization’s model of LuxeRehabTM combines uncompromising luxury and rapid rehabilitation, coupling the amenities and décor of a fine hotel with clinical programming for orthopedics, stroke, cardiac and respiratory care to return guests back home as quickly as possible. Learn more at IgniteMedicalResorts.com.

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The American Health Care Association (AHCA) Bronze Award is a prestigious recognition in the long-term care industry. It honors organizations that have shown a significant commitment to continuous quality improvement and excellence in care. Recently, Ignite Adams Parc, Ignite Norman, and Ignite OKC earned this distinguished award, a testament to the dedication and hard work of their teams. This accomplishment was realized through their strong partnership with Care Providers Oklahoma.

Collaboration with Care Providers Oklahoma

Care Providers Oklahoma is a respected advocate and resource for long-term care facilities across the state. The organization played a vital role in assisting Ignite Adams Parc, Ignite Norman, and Ignite OKC during their journey to achieve the AHCA Bronze Award. Leveraging their expertise in regulatory compliance, quality initiatives, and continuing education, Care Providers Oklahoma guided these facilities in understanding and meeting the award’s requirements. General Managers (Administrators) from each facility attended a specialized course hosted by Care Providers Oklahoma and led by Natashia Mason, further equipping them for success.

The Journey to Achievement

The process of earning the AHCA Bronze Award begins with a comprehensive self-assessment. Supported by Care Providers Oklahoma, the teams at Ignite Adams Parc, Ignite Norman, and Ignite OKC conducted thorough evaluations of their care practices, staff development programs, and operational procedures. Care Providers Oklahoma provided essential resources, conducted workshops, and offered personalized guidance to identify improvement opportunities and develop actionable strategies.

Through this collaborative effort, the facilities achieved several key advancements:

• Enhanced staff education and engagement with quality care standards
• Adopted evidence-based best practices for resident care
• Established robust systems for measuring and tracking outcomes
• Fostered a culture of continuous improvement and accountability

Celebrating Success

After months of diligent preparation and growth, Ignite Adams Parc, Ignite Norman, and Ignite OKC submitted their applications for the AHCA Bronze Award. Their successful recognition reflects their unwavering commitment, strong leadership, and the invaluable support of Care Providers Oklahoma.

“The Bronze award is a direct reflection of our culture — bold, united, and relentlessly focused on excellence!”

– Revel Castillo-Simon, Ignite Adams Parc General Manager

“I’m incredibly proud to be part of such a hardworking and dedicated team! The Bronze award truly reflects all the passion behind what we do!”

– Chelsey Rolf, Ignite Norman General Manager

“I’m very proud of our team on achieving the Bronze award. Now on to silver!”

– Whitney Henry, Ignite OKC General Manager

“Elated to be part of a company who strives to provide quality care for the population we serve. The Quality Award journey helps us keep the focus on what we do is all about.”

– Meaghan Skelton, Ignite Medical Resorts - Vice President of Operations

Receiving the AHCA Bronze Award marks a significant milestone for these facilities, setting a solid foundation for future progress toward Silver and Gold levels of achievement. This accomplishment also serves as an inspiration for other organizations aiming to elevate the quality of care provided to residents and families. When care improves, everyone benefits—care providers, patients, families, and communities alike.

Conclusion

The achievement of the AHCA Bronze Award by Ignite Adams Parc, Ignite Norman, and Ignite OKC is a testament to their relentless pursuit of excellence and the strong support from Care Providers Oklahoma. This partnership has not only elevated the quality of care delivered but has also fostered pride, teamwork, and a culture of quality within each facility. As they continue their journey, these organizations are well-positioned to make an even greater positive impact in the communities they serve.

Ignite Medical Resorts is bucking industry trends by bringing newly constructed skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) to market.

The organization recently opened a newly constructed SNF in St. Peters, Missouri, and is set to open another new facility in Batavia, Illinois, on Sept. 18. The Batavia location brings Ignite to 28 locations across six states; the company employs over 3,500 people.

Ground-up construction of new, luxury skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities presents an opportunity to bring something new to the market, and is worthwhile despite the many challenges involved, Ignite CEO Tim Fields told Skilled Nursing News.

Developing these new sites takes time, some of which is devoted to finding the right area for a new build. The area should have good hospital partners, a bustling community with a good talent pool and, most importantly, enough land to build on, he said.

Fields said ground up construction represents about 25% of Ignite’s portfolio, which is rare among SNF companies. Annual inventory growth for nursing centers was -0.7% and construction versus inventory was at just 0.2% in the second quarter of 2025, according to data from NIC MAP. These numbers are lower than other sectors of senior living and care; for instance, assisted living annual inventory growth stood at 1% and construction versus inventory was 2.6%.

Given the difficulties related to ground-up construction, Ignite has been pursuing acquisitions as well as development to expand, Fields said. For instance, new builds can take two years or more, while acquisitions can be completed within 90 days. Still, he advocates for the value of having a mixed strategy.

“We need to do both strategies,” he said. “We’re still looking at acquiring existing facilities, and we’re still very bullish on new development, and want to continue to do more.”

Overcoming market challenges

The St. Peters project shows how much persistence is required when pursuing development; the project was delayed nearly four years due to financing and construction concerns, Fields said. The project was originally planned in 2022.

“We couldn’t get construction pricing and financing considerations in line to do it the right way,” he said. “We held out and waited until the market course corrected, and thankfully it did, and we were able to get that project completed.”

The Batavia project didn’t face similar challenges, as the project was greenlit after the supply and labor shortages following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ignite has a joint venture with Leo Brown Group. The real estate developer, based in Indianapolis, does a lot of the leg work on finding the right site for construction. Fields said the average lot size is around five acres.

“They help look at market demographics, they help do market studies, and they help with the financing,” he said. “[Ignite] is able to really focus on how we open the building, get it licensed, align to the right hospital systems, physician groups and hire the right employees to make a successful project.”

Missouri and Illinois are both certificate of need states, so while Leo Brown worked to identify the right land parcels and contractors, Ignite worked with the states to get approval for the new builds. One of the biggest obstacles to ground up construction is securing the certificates of need, Fields said.

“There are certain states that have had very restrictive certificate of need rules that make it so that new people cannot come in and build, and cannot be innovative, and cannot put new product in the market,” he said. “And so as we look nationally at where to go build, it really starts with what state we’re building in, because it’s radically different depending on where you

go in the country.”

The need for consumer advocacy

As the NIC MAP survey indicates, Ignite’s efforts at ground up construction are rare in the industry at the moment. This can make advocating for less restrictive certificates of need difficult, Fields said.

“We definitely talk about it with our elected officials when we do have political conversations,” he said, but he emphasized that consumer advocacy is needed to change the status quo.

He said as Baby Boomers age and seek care, they and their caregivers are looking for something different. Their Gen X and millennial children are more tech savvy and likely to look at Google reviews and take virtual tours before coming in person, and Fields believes that the current, aging stock of SNFs will not impress them.

“They want to make sure that they have the best of the best, and I think they’re looking for stuff like this,” he said, referring to new builds. “Sometimes the word ‘nursing home’ has a negative connotation or negative stereotype. When you walk into a medical resort, you don’t have that. We can immediately course correct any stereotype, issue, fear or grief that they have about their mom or dad from the second they walk in the door.”

Luxury baked into design

In a June interview with Skilled Nursing News, Fields described Ignite’s care model as “a blend of boutique hotel and inpatient rehab hospital with the culture of Disney.” The buildings include cafes serving Starbucks coffee, chef-prepared meals, state of the art rehabilitation facilities and concierge services for residents and their families.

“It starts with a really inviting first impression, and that for us is the lobby,” Fields said. “The lobbies are usually two stories in height. They’re very spacious. It looks more like a boutique hotel when you walk in, not like an institutional care facility. We normally put therapy up front, with glass around the therapy gym. You want to see life and people moving when you walk in the facility. Our therapy gyms are usually around 5,000 square feet.”

Ignite focuses on short-term rehab for a variety of conditions, including cardiac rehab. The gyms are stocked with innovative technology, including the robotic Andago therapy device for gait training. The company also uses virtual reality from OmniVR, which helps with everything from fall prevention to COPD management.

Another key component is the decor, Fields said. Ignite focuses on a boutique hotel feeling, using warm colors on the walls and luxury fabrics in furnishings. Every room in an Ignite SNF is private with attached bathrooms.

But the real power of Ignite is in the staff, Fields said.

“A facility is a facility until people are in it. I think we hire really good staff that care about helping get people better and back home,” he said. “They usually have a good smile on their face. They’re in Ignite scrubs, they’re always willing to help.”

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Ignite Medical Resorts, which specializes in short-term rehabilitation and nursing care, offers varied clinical specialty programs and enhanced services in a five-star medical resort environment termed LuxeRehab. The company’s dedicated team of in-house therapists use the latest technology to create customized rehab plans, helping people regain their strength and independence as quickly as possible.

“We’re excited to expand LuxeRehab to the Tulsa community and to continue to grow our vision of offering top-tier hospitality and care to our guests and an unmatched culture for our employees,” said Tim Fields, CEO and Co-founder of Ignite Medical Resorts. “We look forward to working with the Tulsa team to make this resort another preferred place to go in Oklahoma after a hospital stay or surgical procedure and the preferred place to work.”

Ignite Medical Resorts will plan a large-scale renovation project including improvements to the common areas, décor, therapy gym, dining and to build a Luxe Café, proudly serving Starbucks Coffee. Ignite will also enhance the facility with cutting-edge clinical and therapeutic technology, and advanced robotics equipment.

With this acquisition, Ignite Medical Resorts now operates in 25 locations across seven states, employing more than 3,700 team members. “Our focus remains on delivering exceptional clinical care and hospitality, ensuring our guests can recover quickly and return home with their spark back,” Fields said.

About Ignite Medical Resorts: Ignite Medical Resorts operates in 25 locations across Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and Indiana. The organization’s model of LuxeRehabTM combines uncompromising luxury and rapid rehabilitation, coupling the amenities and décor of a fine hotel with clinical programming for orthopedics, stroke, cardiac and respiratory care to return guests back home as quickly as possible. Learn more at IgniteMedicalResorts.com.

Ignite Medical Resorts, which specializes in short-term rehabilitation and nursing care, offers varied clinical specialty programs and enhanced services in a five-star medical resort environment termed LuxeRehab. The company’s dedicated team of in-house therapists use the latest technology to create customized rehab plans, helping people regain their strength and independence as quickly as possible.

“We’re excited to expand LuxeRehab to the El Paso community and to continue to grow our vision of offering top-tier hospitality and care to our guests and an unmatched culture for our employees,” said Tim Fields, CEO and Co-founder of Ignite Medical Resorts. “We look forward to working with the El Paso team to make this resort another preferred place to go in Texas after a hospital stay or surgical procedure and the preferred place to work”

Ignite Medical Resorts will plan a large-scale renovation project including improvements to the common areas, décor, therapy gym, dining and to build a Luxe Café, proudly serving Starbucks Coffee. Ignite will also enhance the facility with cutting-edge clinical and therapeutic technology, advanced robotics equipment.

With this acquisition, Ignite Medical Resorts now operates in 24 locations across seven states, employing more than 3,700 team members. “Our focus remains on delivering exceptional clinical care and hospitality, ensuring our guests can recover quickly and return home with their spark back,” Fields said.

About Ignite Medical Resorts: Ignite Medical Resorts operates in 24 locations across Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and Indiana. The organization’s model of LuxeRehabTM combines uncompromising luxury and rapid rehabilitation, coupling the amenities and décor of a fine hotel with clinical programming for orthopedics, stroke, cardiac and respiratory care to return guests back home as quickly as possible. Learn more at IgniteMedicalResorts.com.