Senate to vote on overturning Biden administration vaccine mandate for private businesses
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 07, 2021
Senators are set to vote this week on a resolution introduced by Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) that would nullify the Biden administration’s vaccinate-or-test mandate for companies with 100 or more employees.
Builder confidence in 55+ housing market reaches all-time high in third quarter: NAHB
By
Amy Novotney
Nov 13, 2020
In what may be seen as a threat to independent living or continuing care retirement communities, builder confidence in the single-family active adult housing market jumped 18 points in the third quarter,...
Ignite Medical Resorts expands into Texas with 4 Bridgemoor facilities
By
James M. Berklan
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 04, 2022
Ignite Medical Resorts has added four Bridgemoor Transitional Care facilities in Texas to its growing portfolio of boutique post-acute care facilities.
Home sharing may be gaining steam as an affordable alternative to formal seniors housing
By
Amy Novotney
Sep 23, 2020
It was the high cost of housing in Colorado Springs that originally brought roommates Kimberly Bolding, Ardene Hagadorn and Louis John Vastine together, but it’s the medical and financial support...
Senior living occupancy on track for gain for 5th consecutive quarter
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 12, 2022
Senior living stabilized occupancy is on track for a gain for the fifth consecutive quarter, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care intra-quarterly snapshot released last...
Second defendant agrees to pay $2.25 million to settle fraud charges against long-term care investment...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 09, 2020
The second defendant in a scheme to defraud investors in the Orthodox Jewish community who invested in assisted living communities and nursing homes throughout the Midwest has settled his case with the...
Analysts mull recovery prospects for seniors housing REITs
By
Amy Novotney
May 18, 2020
A week after the sector’s largest companies reported first-quarter earnings, several analysts have shared their views on how healthcare real estate investment trusts are faring amidst the ongoing COVID-19...
Business Briefs for Monday, March 29
Mar 29, 2021
Welltower closes $750M in senior unsecured notes, expects proceeds to support investments in healthcare and seniors housing … Hospice jobs remain unfilled as workers find safer employment … Fitch...
Assisted living slips from No. 1 spot for investor interest: CBRE report
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 19, 2021
After leading the category for two reporting periods, assisted living has slipped behind active adult as senior housing’s biggest perceived opportunity for investment interest, according to the results...
First-quarter occupancy expected to outpace predictions: Welltower
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 06, 2022
Average year-over-year occupancy growth in the first quarter is expected to outpace previous predictions for a 420-basis-point (4.2%) increase, Welltower said Tuesday in a business update.