Assisted living slips from No. 1 spot for investor interest: CBRE report
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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...
Collaboration seeks to provide pipeline of nursing graduates, professionals
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 06, 2024
A new collaboration in New York seeks to provide direct career pathways for students, graduates, nurses, advanced practice providers and physician assistants; expand career opportunities for nursing professionals;...
Long-term care organizations join forces to try to ensure survival
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 27, 2023
As long-term care providers struggle with staffing challenges and increasing expenses, some are working to ensure their survival by joining strategic alliances to share financial burdens.
Recapitalization to fund expansion of Discovery Senior Living’s portfolio
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 14, 2022
Funds advised by Lee Equity Partners and Coastwood Senior Housing Partners have signed an agreement to invest in Bonita Springs, FL-based Discovery Senior Living. The recapitalization will fund Discovery’s...
Healthcare investors poised for increased M&A activity in 2023
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 10, 2023
Sixty percent of healthcare and life sciences investors are planning to increase their mergers and acquisitions activity in 2023 despite economic pressures, and a fourth of respondents to a recent survey...
First-quarter occupancy expected to outpace predictions: Welltower
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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.
Invesque focuses on consolidating debts, maximizing capital heading into third quarter
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 13, 2021
“Our financing continues to be busy exploring opportunities to take advantage of the current capital market, with a renewed focus on consolidating debt to further ladder our maturity,” Invesque Chief...
Ventas sees ‘robust demand’ in senior living portfolio
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 24, 2022
Occupancy in real estate investment trust Ventas’ senior housing operating portfolio increased 110 basis points (1.1%) to 83.3% in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared with the previous quarter, the Chicago-based...
HCBS market recovers from drop that followed CMS proposal
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 12, 2023
Home- and community-based services markets are starting to recover after they “panicked” when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in late-April proposed that 80% of Medicaid payments for HCBS...
Debt-related efforts among ‘significant performance milestones’ for Sonida, execs say
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 28, 2024
Dallas-based Sonida Senior Living has optimized its balance sheet “through the comprehensive restructuring and modification of our debt,” culminating in a $47.75 million equity private placement that...