Ventas ‘killed a lot of brain cells’ devising Brookdale lease restructuring, CEO says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 30, 2018
Real estate investment trust Ventas has agreed to restructure its Brookdale Senior Living leases “to give Brookdale support and stability while it executes its operational turnaround under its new...
First impressions: Little things can mean a lot
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 12, 2016
I spent some time at a senior living community at the invitation of the Where You Live Matters campaign and realized that seemingly small things can add up to a memorable first impression for prospective...
Occupancy inching up at former Elmcroft properties now managed by Eclipse, Ventas says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 30, 2018
Eclipse Senior Living, Brookdale Senior Living and seniors housing in general were on the agenda Friday when real estate investment trust Ventas held its second-quarter earnings call.
Labor issues a concern for LTC portfolio operators
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 06, 2016
Senior living operators represented in LTC Properties’ portfolio are seeing labor costs creep up, but the shrinking labor pool represents a greater challenge to them, Wendy Simpson, the REIT’s...
Brookdale in ‘seventh inning’ of portfolio pruning, CEO says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 07, 2018
Brookdale Senior Living is in the “seventh inning” of trimming the size of its portfolio through community sales and lease terminations, CEO Lucinda “Cindy” Baier said Tuesday on the company’s...
McKnight’s to induct 19 into Women of Distinction Hall of Honor in 2022
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 25, 2022
Nineteen women working in senior living, skilled nursing or home care are being announced today as Hall of Honor inductees in the annual McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program, a joint effort...
Capital Senior Living and Brookdale Senior Living saw record occupancy levels in June, and occupancy has continued to be healthy, leaders of the two companies said at the Wells Fargo Healthcare Conference...
HCP moves 24 communities from Brookdale to Atria
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 06, 2018
HCP is transitioning the management of 24 senior housing communities that it owns from Brentwood, TN-based Brookdale Senior Living to Louisville, KY-based Atria Senior Living, the Irvine, CA-based real...
Brookdale hit with class-action lawsuit claiming understaffing, ADA violations
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 16, 2017
A set of disgruntled residents on Thursday filed what they believe could be the first class-action lawsuit against an assisted living operator to be brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Potential...
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Sep 17, 2019
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