Spot occupancy in Welltower’s U.S. senior housing operating portfolio rose 120 basis points (1.2%) in the second quarter, with half of that increase occurring in the last two weeks of June, according...
NHI moves Holiday properties in Welltower lawsuit to Merrill Gardens, Discovery
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 05, 2022
Seventeen former Holiday Retirement communities have new operators now that Murfreesboro, TN-based National Health Investors’ lawsuit against Toledo, OH-based Welltower was finalized Friday as expected,...
Health systems increasingly seeing value of senior living, Welltower says
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 22, 2017
Hospitals increasingly are seeing senior living communities as part of a solution to lowering their risk associated with older adults, Welltower CEO Tom DeRosa told analysts participating in an earnings...
Welltower’s senior housing occupancy drops to 75.3%
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Amy Novotney
Jan 20, 2021
Welltower’s total senior housing operating portfolio occupancy declined approximately 220 basis points during the fourth quarter, falling from 78.4% to 76.2%, according to a business update released...
Diversity ‘even more critical’ in senior living
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 12, 2019
Companies operating in senior living increasingly are taking steps to make their boards and C-suites look more like the customers they serve and the workers who serve them. It’s a smart and welcome...
Analysts mull DeRosa’s departure from the helm at Welltower
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Amy Novotney
Oct 08, 2020
Following the announcement earlier this week that Thomas DeRosa is stepping down as Welltower’s CEO, several analysts noted that although the timing of the announcement was unexpected, the choice for...
Ventas, Welltower comment on COVID-19; Genesis reports 4th-quarter loss
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Amy Novotney
Mar 18, 2020
The CEOs of two large senior housing real estate investment trusts reassured their residents, staff and investors Tuesday that the companies are prioritizing resident and staff health and safety above...
ACA replacement could contain good news for seniors housing, Welltower CEO says
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Lois A. Bowers
May 07, 2017
Efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act ultimately could contain good news for seniors housing, Welltower CEO Thomas DeRosa said Friday during the real estate investment trust’s first-quarter...
Welltower buys 25-property portfolio for $502 million, will ‘significantly expand’ presence in active...
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 06, 2022
Welltower’s acquisition of a 25-property senior apartment portfolio from Wheatfield, NY-based Calamar Inc. for $502 million will “significantly expand its market leadership” in active adult housing...
Welltower, CareMore collaboration aims to position senior living as low-cost care setting of choice in...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 30, 2019
CareMore’s clinical programs and onsite care models will be integrated at some Belmont Village and SRG Senior Living independent and assisted living communities in Welltower’s portfolio.