As Denver-based Healthpeak Properties continues disposing of its rental senior housing portfolio, the real estate investment trust said Monday that its commitment to expanding its portfolio of continuing...
Center for Active Design, Harrison Street partner to advance health, increase value of senior living...
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 08, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic increased the focus on health and wellness within senior living real estate portfolios. To help investors make decisions based on health data, investment management firm Harrison...
Skilled nursing occupancy hit new record low of 71.7% in December: NIC
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Amy Novotney
Mar 05, 2021
Just as recent efforts to vaccinate long-term care patients and frontline healthcare workers began at the end of December, occupancy at the nation’s skilled nursing facilities reached its lowest level...
Senior housing construction recovery likely to be slower than most commercial real estate sectors: report
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 05, 2021
After weathering an extremely volatile year, 2021 is expected to bring more stability to the construction industry, but recovery within senior housing is likely to take longer than other sectors as a result...
Even amid pandemic, now may be time to refinance, says senior housing real estate expert
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 05, 2021
Senior living borrowers looking to invest in a new project, provide funds for a capital improvement or even just to improve their debt service commitment or liquidity position may want to consider taking...
Pandemic will forge an improved senior living product, leaders say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 04, 2021
COVID-19 has had a devastating effect on the senior living industry. But industry experts said Wednesday that they are optimistic it will emerge a better product on the other side.
HHS: Medicare overpaid Brookdale $3.3M for improperly billed claims for home health provided to assisted...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 02, 2021
The Medicare program made approximately $3.3 million in overpayments to Brookdale Home Health for claims that were incorrectly billed for home health services provided to assisted living residents and...
Bills would protect assisted living communities as operators look for state to ‘have their back’...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 02, 2021
Bills introduced in the Florida House and Senate would offer differing levels of COVID-19 liability protections for assisted living communities and other long-term care settings.
A home-health patient monitoring innovation: Ultra Wide-Band (UWB) radar
By
Steven Plunkett, M.D.
Mar 01, 2021
As I became increasingly concerned about the health of my mother and aunt, I searched for an effective way to monitor them in a reliable, unobtrusive way.
Pandemic shifted strategy, but Five Star, Diversified say they remain on growth path
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 26, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic caused a shift in strategy for Five Star Senior Living and Diversified Healthcare Trust, but company executives said Thursday during fourth-quarter earnings calls that they remain...