Expect expansion into middle market after HumanGood, Presby affiliate, CEO says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 18, 2019
The two organizations on Monday announced their plans to create a unified company in a deal expected to close by June 30. The combined entity could be the sixth largest not-for-profit senior living provider...
Almost 40% of surveyed M&A executives are considering long-term care
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 03, 2018
The category of home health, long-term care and hospice services holds high interest for more than one-third of corporate or private equity executives planning to make an acquisition in the next 12 to...
Stand-alone memory care properties challenge LTC Properties in second quarter
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 10, 2017
LTC Properties has issued a default notice to the primary operator of stand-alone memory care communities in its portfolio and is planning to transition two properties away from the other operator of stand-alone...
Providers condemn ‘shortsighted’ Medicaid cuts in revised Senate healthcare bill
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 13, 2017
“Shortsighted,” “draconian” and “drastic” are some of the words provider group leaders are using to describe the continued Medicaid cuts in the revised Better Care Reconciliation...
ASHA report: Focus on camaraderie, food to win over residents and their families
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 30, 2019
Assisted living operators looking to improve residents’ perceptions of their communities should focus on improving the sense of camaraderie there, according to a new report released by the American Seniors...
Activist investor withdraws name from Brookdale board consideration
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 17, 2019
Stamford, CT-based Land & Buildings has withdrawn the name of its founder and chief investment officer, Jonathan Litt, as a nominee for the Brookdale Senior Living Board of Directors.
Rent increase, acquisitions up revenue, income despite occupancy decline at Ensign
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 06, 2018
Revenue and income were up in Ensign Group’s assisted living and independent living services segment in the second quarter compared with the same quarter of 2017, as acquisitions and rent increases...
LTC Properties is ‘firmly in the triple-net camp,’ CEO says
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 13, 2018
LTC Properties is offering financing options beyond triple-net leases to meet the expectations of senior living operators, but when it comes to triple-net leases versus the RIDEA structures that some peers...
Ensign banks on assisted living, home care for the future
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 13, 2017
Independent and assisted living, along with home healthcare and hospice, are among the growing areas for the Ensign Group, President and CEO Christopher Christensen said Thursday on a third-quarter earnings...
With an eye toward election results, NCAL prepares to discuss federal regulation of assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 16, 2020
National Center for Assisted Living Executive Director Scott Tittle said Thursday that he and the organization’s board members do not regret seeking federal assistance to battle COVID-19, despite the...