Welltower to focus on lower-needs assisted living as REIT forecasts multi-year occupancy gains
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 31, 2024
Welltower CEO Shankh Mitra said Tuesday that, overall, he was pleased with the Toledo, OH-based real estate investment trust’s results in the second quarter, but he added that he is more excited about...
Updated: 89 Holiday by Atria communities moving to 6 new operators, Welltower says
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 03, 2024
Eighty-nine Holiday by Atria communities that are part of the portfolio of Toledo, OH-based real estate investment trust Welltower are transitioning to six other operators, the REIT announced Monday in...
Alleged worker, prospect discrimination results in lawsuits, penalties for assisted living communities...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 16, 2024
Nine assisted living communities in Georgia and California are facing legal scrutiny over allegations that they discriminated against employees and prospective residents.
2023 laid groundwork for sustained performance, outsized growth in 2024: Welltower CEO
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 15, 2024
2023 was a year of “solid execution” across the board for Welltower and a record year in capital deployment, laying the groundwork for a sustained level of performance and continued outsized growth...
Welltower, Chartwell dissolve joint venture
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 16, 2023
Welltower and Canada-based Chartwell Retirement Residences have dissolved their joint venture, first announced in 2021. Welltower said this week in a business update that the agreement to dissolve will...
Occupancy, rate growth fueling expected future double-digit growth for Welltower
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 02, 2023
Welltower is at the cusp of multi-year, double-digit growth due to occupancy gains, rate growth and lower operating expenses, according to CEO Shankh Mitra.
Strong senior housing growth fuels quarter of exceeded expectations for Welltower
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 04, 2023
Although acknowledging that senior housing operators “still have a long way to go” to recover from the pandemic, Welltower CEO Shankh Mitra on Wednesday said the Toledo, OH-based real estate investment...
Welltower announces new senior living partner, new strategic adviser
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 17, 2023
Despite remaining “underwhelmed” by early-2022 results, Welltower CEO Shankh Mitra said Thursday that he’s pleased with the underlying improvements to the company’s operating platform and talent...
Insurance company argues against defending senior living operator in wrongful death suit
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 18, 2023
A policy lapse means that an insurer does not have to defend an assisted living community from a wrongful death lawsuit, the insurer is arguing in federal court.
Big senior living stories of 2022
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2022
Here are some of the major stories that affected senior living providers in 2022.