Brookdale’s $4 billion acquisition on hold: report
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 07, 2017
Brookdale Senior Living’s talks to be acquired by Beijing-based Zhonghong Zhuoye Group Co. Ltd. have stalled because Chinese regulatory officials are more carefully scrutinizing overseas investments...
Forum reveals top issues for senior voters
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 17, 2016
Issues important to your residents and prospective residents — and where some of the candidates stand on them — were on the agenda Feb. 17 at a forum organized by the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations.
Holiday management transition hurting occupancy, New Senior says
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 07, 2017
Holiday Retirement’s transition from live-in property managers to more traditional executive directors has negatively affected occupancy at its communities, New Senior Investment Group executives...
Advocates for seniors identify their top issues for Trump administration
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 22, 2017
Medicaid, home- and community-based services, long-term services and supports, the elder care workforce and Medicare are among the important areas that President Donald Trump and members of Congress should...
Pandemic effects ‘pronounced,’ but business drivers ‘firmly intact,’ Welltower says
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 07, 2020
The pandemic, as expected, had a “pronounced” effect on Welltower’s financial results in the second quarter, especially those results related to senior living and skilled nursing, Chairman and CEO...
Seniors housing is bright spot for Welltower in second quarter
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 30, 2017
The seniors housing operating portfolio was “the highlight” of the second quarter for Welltower, “with meaningful outperformance relative to our budget,” Shankh Mitra, the real...
‘Time to move on’ from healthcare reform, or is it?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 30, 2017
Provider groups applauded Friday’s early-morning failure of the Senate’s effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Some in the federal government, however, later suggested that...
A new agreement announced Wednesday gives real estate investment trust Healthpeak Properties the option to acquire up to 24 of Oakmont Senior Living’s housing development properties when Oakmont elects...
Is Brookdale for sale?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 10, 2017
The country’s largest owner and operator of senior living communities is in the early stages of negotiations with Blackstone Group and others to sell all or part of the company, the Wall Street Journal...
Meet Beth Burnham Mace, Hall of Honor inductee
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 20, 2020
Beth Burnham Mace, chief economist and director of outreach at the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care, is a member of the 2020 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Hall of Honor.