Ventas plans aggressive pricing, dispositions, investments to rebound from poor third-quarter performance
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 28, 2019
Companies in the Ventas senior housing operating portfolio will pursue aggressive pricing plans to increase occupancy, and the real estate investment trust will consider selling some assets and investing...
Provider groups oppose Graham-Cassidy bill to repeal ACA
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 20, 2017
Two national organizations representing senior living operators came out against the Graham-Cassidy bill Tuesday. The legislation, which is expected to be voted on next week in the Senate, would repeal...
Five Star takes steps to mitigate effects of memory care occupancy challenges
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 16, 2018
Five Star Senior Living is taking several steps to manage revenue in light of continuing occupancy challenges from new competitors on the private-pay side of its business, especially in memory care, executives...
New association aims to feed appetite for senior living dining education, networking
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 16, 2018
The Senior Dining Association aims to fill a niche need for information and collaboration.
Independent living remains big draw for New Senior
By
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...
Where the seniors housing market is headed
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 02, 2015
When it comes to predicting what the seniors housing market will do, “it’s time to roll up your sleeves and…understand what’s going on in your properties and in your markets,”...
Brookdale sees 10 months of occupancy growth, sets labor, occupancy goals for 2022
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 16, 2022
Entering 2022 having experienced 10 months of sequential weighted average occupancy growth, Brentwood, TN-based Brookdale Senior Living has identified strategies to improve occupancy further as well as...
Assisted living community makes a business case to add skilled nursing
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 23, 2018
At a time when many senior living community owners and operators are reducing their number of skilled nursing beds and many investors are shying away from the property type, one Texas assisted living community...
NIC panelists offer tips for staff recruiting and retention
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 12, 2018
Panelists at a Thursday educational session at the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care’s Spring Investment Forum in Dallas shared advice for addressing senior living’s No....
AlerisLife plans $14 million in cost cuts, $4 million in investments
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 05, 2022
Newton, MA-based AlerisLife will reduce costs by approximately $14 million and invest approximately $4 million under recommendations made by a consulting firm it hired, to “drive efficiencies and standardize...