NHI CEO: ‘Not out of the woods’ with senior housing
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 21, 2020
National Health Investors is “in much better shape as we enter 2020” compared with 2019, which the Murfreesboro, TN-based real estate investment trust started “in a much more defensive posture than...
Senior living occupancy increases again but still lags pre-COVID levels
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 07, 2023
Senior living occupancy marked eight consecutive quarters of increases in the second quarter, but pre-pandemic levels remain elusive, according to NIC MAP Vision data analyzed by the National Investment...
Sabra Health Care REIT ponders $1 billion acquisition pipeline
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 26, 2019
Sabra Health Care REIT’s acquisition pipeline has “increased pretty dramatically” and now stands at $1 billion, Chairman and CEO Rick Matros told participants on a Monday fourth-quarter and full-year...
Welltower encouraged by first-quarter senior housing performance
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 01, 2019
Welltower executives Tuesday said first-quarter senior housing operator portfolio results exceeded expectations in rate, occupancy and labor costs.
HCP announces $558 million in senior living acquisitions as portfolio repositioning continues
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 03, 2019
Activity occurring after the end of the first quarter dominated much of HCP’s first-quarter earnings call Thursday, with the real estate investment trust announcing $558 million in senior living acquisitions...
Senior living occupancy increases for third quarter in a row, led by assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 08, 2022
Occupancy in senior living communities in the first quarter increased for the third quarter in a row, according to NIC MAP data released Thursday afternoon related to the 31 primary markets that NIC MAP...
Seniors housing remains a stable investment, survey says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 28, 2016
Real estate professionals remain generally optimistic that seniors housing will remain a stable investment, according to results of a new survey.
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,”...
Wages complicate housing for senior living workers: report
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 15, 2018
Senior living communities and long-term care facilities employ workers in job categories that are expected to be among the fastest-growing types over the next 10 years, according to projections from the...
Assisted living, addiction treatment focus of diversification strategy for Sabra in 2022
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 06, 2022
Assisted living figures prominently into the 2022 plans for Sabra Health Care REIT as the company seeks to diversify its portfolio and reduce its exposure to skilled nursing, CEO, President and Chair Rick...