Green Street: Seniors housing may be hardest hit, but rebound looks promising by 2023
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Amy Novotney
May 01, 2020
Investors taking a long-term view of the senior housing sector should see their investments pay off in the years ahead, despite indications that the industry will be among those hardest hit by the ongoing...
Toledo, OH-based real estate investment trust Welltower announced Friday that occupancy within its seniors housing operating portfolio has fallen by 1.2% since March 27, declining from a rate of 85.4%...
Pandemic putting pressure on seniors housing: Marcus & Millichap
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Amy Novotney
Apr 14, 2020
The senior living industry may be one of the hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, yet with operators well suited to manage infectious diseases, and the strength of the seniors housing market prior...
Operator survey: Coronavirus hasn’t scared families away from moving loved ones into senior living
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 24, 2020
The coronavirus has not negatively affected senior living community move-ins to date, according to the results of a newly released survey conducted by Activated Insights in conjunction with the National...
COVID-19 roundup: Stocks up after emergency efforts to buffer pandemic fallout; NIC economist declares...
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Amy Novotney
Mar 20, 2020
U.S. stocks closed higher Thursday after central banks around the world rolled out several emergency measures designed to lessen the economic fallout stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. Between Wednesday...
Coronavirus has senior housing industry reeling
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Amy Novotney
Mar 19, 2020
Concerns over additional virus contagion and occupancy declines in seniors housing are taking a toll on industry stock prices, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Bankers keeping close eye on senior living industry amid virus concerns
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Amy Novotney
Mar 20, 2020
The increasing number of COVID-19 outbreaks at nursing homes and retirement communities across the nation has lenders worried about the financial health of these facilities, according to an article in...
Coronavirus bill provisions would ‘decimate’ senior living workforce, organizations say
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 17, 2020
Provisions in a multi-billion dollar bill to provide coronavirus-related relief to workers would “significantly curtail our caregiver workforce” and must be addressed, Argentum President and CEO James...
Economists predict recession as a result of COVID-19; virus putting senior housing to the test
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Amy Novotney
Mar 13, 2020
The coronavirus will cause U.S. economic contraction in the second quarter, leading to a greater chance for recession, according to more than 60 economists polled by The Wall Street Journal. The poll also...
Brookdale spends $71 million to fight COVID-19, sees crisis as leadership opportunity
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 12, 2020
Although COVID-19 has had significant effects on the senior housing industry as a whole, Brookdale Senior Living sees the crisis as an opportunity to lead, President and CEO Cindy Baier said Tuesday.