2022 investments so far top all of 2021, LTC Properties CEO says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 01, 2022
Westlake Village, CA-based LTC Properties has invested $10 million in senior housing and care properties this year, which is more than its investments for all of last year, Chairman and CEO Wendy Simpson...
Operators ‘scrambling’ to get loans closed as interest rate hike looms
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 22, 2022
As the Federal Reserve prepare to raise the interest rate another 75 basis points at a meeting next week, senior housing borrowers are looking to secure loan terms, says Jessica Johnson, manager of Healthcare...
Long-term care M and A declined 3 percent in second quarter but still is elevated from 2021
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 15, 2022
Mergers and acquisitions in long-term care declined 3% in the second quarter from the first, according to data released this month by LevinPro LTC.
Assisted living recovering more quickly than independent living: NIC
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 08, 2022
Senior living (independent living and assisted living combined) occupancy in the second quarter increased for the fourth quarter in a row, and assisted living is best poised for recovery within the sector,...
Retirement communities see uptick in move-ins for socialization after pandemic isolation
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 07, 2022
The need for socialization among older adults is helping overcome the uncertainty and decreased occupancy seen in senior living earlier in the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an article in MarketWatch.
Operators express waning optimism regarding operating margins: NIC
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 01, 2022
Rising operating expenses will limit the degree to which operating margins will grow in the next six months. This has contributed to waning optimism, according to the latest Executive Survey Insights report...
Long-term inflation threatens life plan community margins
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 27, 2022
Life plan communities can weather the challenges brought about by inflation for now, but long-term inflation stretching into next year would pressure margins, according to Fitch Ratings.
‘Hawkish’ Federal Reserve rate hike ‘surprising,’ Marcus & Millichap exec says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 22, 2022
The Federal Reserve took a “hawkish” stance last week with its 1.5% rate hike, and the 75-basis-point increase was “surprising,” John Chang, vice president and director of research services at...
Welltower raises guidance, says performance ‘in line with expectations’
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 08, 2022
Toledo, OH-based Welltower has revised its guidance for the second quarter.
NHI sells 7 assisted living communities in May
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 08, 2022
Murfreesboro, TN-based National Health Investors in May completed the sale of seven assisted living communities, the real estate investment trust said Monday in a business update.