11 Brookdale communities part of $930 million Welltower deal
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 02, 2016
Eleven Brookdale Senior Living communities currently leased from Welltower are part of a $930 million joint venture agreement announced Wednesday via which a China-based company will make its first investment...
ALFA announces more changes
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 01, 2015
The organization, which announced a name change earlier this week and plans to offer memory care research and programming last week, now has announced a reorganization, a new advocacy fund and a new PAC...
Seniors housing well-represented on new list of top owners of medical real estate
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 11, 2017
Welltower is the top-ranked seniors housing-related entity on Revista’s new list of Top 50 Owners of Medical Real Estate. See what other companies made the list.
ProMedica to lay off 100, leave 60 more positions unfilled a month after HCR ManorCare deal
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 27, 2018
ProMedica is laying off approximately 100 people and will not fill an additional 60 vacant jobs almost exactly a month after finalizing a deal through which it gained control of assisted living and skilled...
KKR eyes senior living with new $2 billion fund
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 11, 2018
Global investment firm KKR announced Wednesday that it has closed on a $2 billion fund that will invest in senior living communities as well as apartment buildings serving all ages.
McKnight’s 40 for 40: Thomas J. DeRosa
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 14, 2020
Those hoping to get a sneak peek into the future of senior living might consider studying the playbook of Toledo, OH-based Welltower. The REIT has displayed innovative thinking under Tom DeRosa, who has...
Brookdale ‘still well ahead’ of others on Argentum list of largest senior living providers for 2019
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 05, 2019
Despite a 15% reduction in units over the past year, Brentwood, TN-based Brookdale Senior Living is “still well ahead of the rest of the pack,” holding onto the No. 1 spot on Argentum’s new list...
More news for Friday, Aug. 30
Aug 30, 2019
1 year later: An update on the Welltower-ProMedica partnership … New York Times opinion piece says assisted living is “how not to grow old in America” … Drinking coffee may ease tremors in...
KKR is new financial partner for Benchmark
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 14, 2019
New York-based global investment firm KKR & Co. is a new financial partner for Benchmark Senior Living, buying 48 communities that formerly were owned by real estate investment trust Welltower.
Welltower encouraged by first-quarter senior housing performance
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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.