Ventas reports better-than-expected fourth quarter results, thanks to relief funds
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Amy Novotney
Feb 19, 2021
Ventas reported fourth-quarter funds from operations 15% higher than analysts expected Thursday, coming in at 83 cents per share. These better-than-anticipated results largely were due to the receipt of...
SNFs and memory care units reporting improvements in occupancy rates: NIC survey
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Amy Novotney
Sep 04, 2020
More organizations that deliver care for those with greater needs — including skilled nursing and memory care units — have been reporting occupancy improvements, according to data collected from the...
Healthpeak shifts focus from seniors housing; analysts question dividend sustainability
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Amy Novotney
Nov 04, 2020
Irvine, CA-based Healthpeak Properties is making good on its previously indicated intentions of a potential exit of its senior housing operating portfolio and triple-net lease assets. The real estate investment...
Senior housing and care acquisition numbers reach record high in fourth quarter
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Amy Novotney
Jan 15, 2021
Despite a surge in COVID-19 cases nationwide, the number of publicly announced senior housing and care acquisitions in the fourth quarter of last year rose to a record high, with 120 deals announced, according...
Business briefs for Monday, July 6
Jul 06, 2020
Diversified Healthcare Trust maintains higher than expected occupancies during pandemic …House passes PPP application extension … Watercrest Senior Living Group breaks ground on new Myrtle Beach senior...
Motley Fool: Omega’s SNF-focused portfolio may buffer it from pandemic fallout — or will it?
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Amy Novotney
Apr 24, 2020
Historically, investors have often viewed independent and assisted living communities — most often paid for out-of-pocket by residents — as safer bets than skilled nursing facilities, which generally...
Regional Health generates positive free cash flow from continuing operations, despite COVID-19 headwinds
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Amy Novotney
Apr 05, 2021
Despite some headwinds from COVID-19, executives at Regional Health Properties feel hopeful about the nation’s vaccine efforts and occupancy recovery in the second half of the year, according to the...
With buyers and banks willing to transact based on pre-COVID occupancy, SNFs are selling at record highs:...
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Amy Novotney
Apr 14, 2021
In his 17-year career in the skilled nursing business, Jason Stroiman, president of Evans Senior Investments, says he’s never seen skilled nursing facilities sell for as high a price as they are selling...
Facility expansion plans highlight industry conflicts possible around country
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Amy Novotney
Apr 12, 2021
While one Largo, FL, assisted living community looks to expand its available bed count, nearby competitors are sharing concerns that the move will put even more strain on an industry still reeling from...
COVID-19 roundup: Stocks up after emergency efforts to buffer pandemic fallout; NIC economist declares...
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Amy Novotney
Mar 20, 2020
U.S. stocks closed higher Thursday after central banks around the world rolled out several emergency measures designed to lessen the economic fallout stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. Between Wednesday...