Seniors housing M&A activity down from 2015, data show
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 18, 2017
The number of mergers and acquisitions in seniors housing and care decreased in 2016 compared with 2015, according to data from two sources released Jan. 18.
Brookdale sees 4% same-community operating income growth
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 08, 2016
Brookdale Senior Living saw same-community operating income growth of more than 4% over the fourth quarter of 2014, the company said as it released financial and operating results for the fourth quarter...
New Senior Investment Group explores ‘strategic alternatives’
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 26, 2018
Citing “negative pressures” related to supply and increased competition, New Senior Investment Group CEO Susan Givens said Friday that the real estate investment trust is considering various...
Seniors housing transaction volume, big deals down, NIC says
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 15, 2016
The volume for closed seniors housing property sales transactions dropped during the second quarter, according to a senior research analyst with the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care....
Brookdale credits ‘win locally’ strategy for recent momentum
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 07, 2019
A turnaround strategy focused on efforts at the community level is resulting in improvements in several key areas, Brookdale Senior Living executives said Tuesday during the company’s second-quarter...
Program aims to address senior loneliness one ride at a time
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 18, 2018
A program that aims to reduce older adults’ feelings of isolation in a fun way officially gets underway in Louisville, KY, today thanks in part to a senior living community there.
Independent living remains big draw for New Senior
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 03, 2016
Independent living remains a very attractive subsegment of senior living for New Senior Investment Group, for several reasons, executives with the publicly traded real estate investment trust said during...
Welltower selling ‘prominent’ West Coast senior living portfolio for $740 million
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 14, 2020
Welltower is selling “a prominent seniors housing operating portfolio” for more than $740 million, the Toledo, OH-based real estate investment trust announced in connection with its fourth-quarter...
Operations, profitability remain stable for CCRCs, Fitch says
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 06, 2018
Operations and profitability remain stable for U.S. continuing care retirement communities, according to a newly released report from Fitch Ratings. Ratings pressure could be on the way, however.
A new affordable housing option?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 14, 2017
Dr. Bill Thomas has a new project for affordable seniors housing: tiny houses that could be used as accessory dwelling units (“granny pods”) or clustered into so-called pocket neighborhoods.