Ventas ‘optimistic’ as senior living outlook remains competitive
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 19, 2021
In looking back at 2020, Ventas Chairman and CEO Debra Cafaro called it a “grueling” year “dominated by the pandemic and punctuated by extreme weather disruptions,” but she said the company’s...
Omega opens 2021 with $510M Brookdale acquisition, ‘far more selective’ approach to senior living...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 08, 2021
Omega Healthcare Investors started the year by completing a $510 million deal with Healthpeak Properties that resulted in the acquisition of 24 Brookdale Senior Living communities.
CCRC occupancy drops to record low in fourth quarter but remains much higher than other occupancies
By
Amy Novotney
Feb 04, 2021
Average occupancy within life plan communities fell another 90 basis points in the fourth quarter, dropping to a new record low of 85.7%, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing...
Increase in vaccinations likely behind acceleration in senior living move-ins: NIC
By
Amy Novotney
Jan 29, 2021
The pace of move-ins over the past 30 days has ticked up within independent living, assisted living and memory care units, according to data collected from the most recent Executive Survey conducted by...
Senior living providers express concern as states redirect COVID vaccines elsewhere
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 27, 2021
As states are pressured to get shots into arms more quickly, some governors and public health officials are rerouting COVID-19 vaccine doses earmarked for assisted living communities and nursing homes...
Some senior living operators add vaccine access to marketing toolkits to help rebuild occupancy
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 25, 2021
As the COVID-19 pandemic sends occupancy rates plummeting in senior living communities, some operators are adding vaccine access to their marketing toolbox in a bid to entice prospective residents and...
$1.9 trillion stimulus plan may not go far enough for senior living, leaders say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 19, 2021
President-elect Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus rescue plan, unveiled Thursday evening, includes an initiative to “protect vulnerable populations in congregate settings,” but it may not go...
Even amid COVID surge, many seniors housing operators not increasing move-in restrictions: NIC
By
Amy Novotney
Jan 15, 2021
Despite reports of record-high COVID-19 cases across the country occurring daily, roughly two-thirds of long-term care organizations report that they have not increased move-in restrictions. That’s according...
Outlook for senior living in 2021
By
Cary Tremper
Jan 14, 2021
Senior living still is an attractive space, one that can only get better as we show that we came out of the pandemic stronger than we were going into it.
BMO Capital Markets expects quicker SNF occupancy recovery, though risks remain with government support...
By
Amy Novotney
Jan 12, 2021
Real estate investment trusts with a large share of skilled nursing operators in their portfolios are likely to see occupancy rates recover more quickly than the more elongated recovery of senior living-focused...