Give your residents the best community and dining experiences available while saving on nearly everything you buy. With Entegra as your procurement partner, you get access to high quality products, powerful digital tools and advisory support you can count on.
The Entegra Difference
For skilled nursing and assisted living to independent living, memory care and continuing care
*Savings based when compared to supplier list prices.
When Senior Living Procurement Programs Deliver the Most Value
Procurement programs for senior living add the most value to organizations when they need to improve purchasing efficiency, cost controls, and supplier management. Having the proper procurement partners enables the community to operate efficiently and provide quality resident care.
What we deliver.
Entegra is far more than a hotel procurement company. Entegra is far more than a hotel procurement company. Entegra is far more than a hotel procurement company. Entegra is far more than a hotel procurement company. Entegra is far more than a hotel procurement company. Entegra is far more than a hotel procurement company.
With custom contracting, food expertise and digital tools that let you see and optimize your savings, we can help you enhance your offerings and reach your business goals.
Savings and purchasing solutions
Maximize your savings thanks to our global buying power, supply chain relationships and access to products and services.
Data and digital tools.
Make more informed purchasing decisions with data-powered digital tools empowering you to capitalize on your savings.
Advisory services and client support.
Grow your business by leveraging trusted advisory relationships with our industry experts and support teams.
Corporate and social responsibility
Reach your sustainability and inclusivity goals with our environmentally-conscious solutions and diverse supplier network.
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Entegra expert highlight:
Brad Gable
Our team of senior living and procurement experts knows how the industry works — and how to help our clients succeed. Meet Brad Gable, Director, National Accounts
With 26 years of experience in purchasing, healthcare and broadline distribution, Brad has worked with Westcana, Amica and Sysco. Today, he and his equally experienced colleagues are standing by to help take your senior living community to the next level.
Entegra was the only GPO that I found that didn’t set prices coming into the door into the master distributor, which gives us the freedom to pick and choose.
Mr. Allan Turner
Director, Business Development | Westcana
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FAQ
What is a senior living GPO and how does it work?
A senior living GPO, or Group Purchasing Organization for senior living communities, is a collective purchasing model in which care communities, long-term care facilities and retirement residences pool their buying volume to negotiate supplier contracts. Members gain access to pre-negotiated agreements across food, supplies, services and equipment without needing the scale of a large regional network to secure competitive pricing and consistent vendor terms.
What purchasing categories does a senior living GPO typically cover?
A senior living GPO generally covers the categories that represent the largest recurring spend for a care community: food and beverage, dietary supplies, cleaning and sanitation products, personal protective equipment, uniforms, kitchen equipment, furniture and facility management services. The breadth of categories available through a single GPO relationship can significantly reduce the administrative burden of managing multiple vendor contracts across a community's operations.
How does a senior living GPO help manage food and dining costs?
Dining is one of the most operationally and financially complex areas in a senior living community. Through a senior living GPO, dietary and operations teams gain access to pre-negotiated savings on proteins, produce, dairy, specialty items and beverages, supported by supply chain relationships that help maintain product availability and menu consistency. This structure can reduce cost volatility and support more accurate budget planning across dining programs.
Can a single senior living community benefit from GPO membership, or is it only for large networks?
A senior living GPO is designed to benefit communities of all sizes. A single assisted living property or independent retirement residence gains access to contract pricing that reflects the collective volume of all GPO members, not just its own purchasing history. This is particularly meaningful for smaller operators who would not otherwise have the leverage to negotiate directly with national or regional suppliers on competitive terms.
How does GPO membership support multi-site senior living operators?
For networks managing multiple communities, purchasing complexity grows significantly: pricing inconsistencies across locations, fragmented supplier relationships and limited visibility into total spend are common challenges. A senior living GPO provides a centralized purchasing structure that can standardize vendor agreements across communities, improve spend reporting and allow procurement and operations teams to manage categories at scale rather than site by site. At Entegra, our savings and purchasing programs are built to support both single communities and large multi-site operators.
How does a GPO help senior living communities maintain purchasing consistency?
Consistency in purchasing affects both operational efficiency and resident experience. When the same products are available across all locations at predictable operational costs, dining teams can maintain menu standards, reduce substitution risk and plan procurement cycles with greater accuracy. A senior living GPO provides the contract framework that supports this consistency, backed by supplier relationships that are managed at the GPO level on behalf of all members.
Does GPO membership require replacing existing supplier relationships?
No. Many senior living operators use GPO contracts selectively, activating them in categories where their current agreements are less competitive or where they need greater supplier options. Existing vendor relationships that are performing well can remain in place alongside GPO contracts. The model is built to expand purchasing options and leverage, not to impose a single sourcing structure on an organization's operations.
How does a senior living GPO support compliance and quality standards?
Suppliers within a GPO network are vetted for product quality, service reliability, cost savings pricing competitiveness and contract compliance before being onboarded. For senior living communities operating under regulatory requirements related to food safety, nutrition standards and resident care, this pre-qualification process means that GPO members are working with suppliers who have already been evaluated against quality benchmarks, reducing the due diligence burden for individual communities.
What role does spend visibility play in senior living procurement?
Purchasing decisions improve substantially when operations and finance teams have clear, category-level visibility into what a community is spending and with which suppliers. A senior living GPO with data and reporting capabilities can provide this visibility, enabling communities to identify cost reduction opportunities, benchmark purchasing performance and present clearer budget reporting to boards and ownership groups. We provide digital tools specifically designed to support this level of procurement transparency.
How does a GPO help senior living communities manage cost pressure without affecting resident care quality?
Cost management in senior living is particularly sensitive because purchasing decisions directly affect resident nutrition, comfort and daily experience. A senior living GPO helps organizations find savings within their supply chain, through better pricing, reduced sourcing complexity and improved supplier terms, without requiring compromises in product quality or service standards. The goal is to free up resources that can be directed toward resident care rather than absorbed by inefficient purchasing processes.
What advisory support does Entegra provide to senior living communities beyond purchasing access?
We work with senior living operators as a broader operational partner. Beyond pre-negotiated supplier contracts, we provide advisory services, culinary consulting, energy management solutions, sanitation and safety programs and digital tools for spend analysis and purchasing decision support. Our team includes specialists with direct experience in senior living and healthcare foodservice, which means the guidance we offer reflects the operational realities of care communities, not generic hospitality purchasing advice.
How can a senior living community get started with a GPO?
The first step is typically a review of current purchasing by category, comparing existing costs and supplier agreements against what a GPO's contracts offer. This assessment helps identify where the greatest value can be captured and which categories to prioritize during onboarding. The process is designed to be straightforward and does not require complex procurement infrastructure to get started. To explore how our programs align with your community's purchasing needs, contact our team.