Vitality Living expanding into Louisiana with partnership to convert New Orleans hotel into active adult...
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Amy Novotney
Jan 27, 2021
Vitality Living is expanding into Louisiana, as well as the active adult market space, with the opening this summer of Copeland Tower Living.
Nursing home firms snag high-powered lobbyists
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Amy Novotney
Aug 18, 2020
An analysis published in the New York Times Sunday examined the efforts of some of the country’s largest nursing home companies to assemble lobbyists to help advocate for protection against lawsuits,...
Scenario planning is a powerful financial tool for senior living operators: Mace
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Amy Novotney
May 19, 2020
The end of the coronavirus continues to be difficult to predict, but in the meantime, operators, investors and lenders can take contingency planning steps to address the myriad paths that may unfold, advises...
Sabra lowers first-quarter dividends in response to COVID-19 outbreak
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Amy Novotney
Mar 26, 2020
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. announced Wednesday that it is resetting its quarterly dividend to $0.30 per share for the dividend expected to be declared in May of 2020, in response to the current economic...
Senior housing average daily census rates within Irvine, CA-based Healthpeak Properties fell to 76.8% in August, dropping 0.9% compared with July, according to an investor presentation posted by the real...
Most adults over 55 support Biden plan to lower Medicare eligibility age to 60: poll
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Amy Novotney
Nov 20, 2020
Amid the many strategies President-elect Joe Biden has suggested for expanding insurance coverage is a plan to lower the Medicare enrollment age to 60 from 65. The move would add up to 23 million people...
Occupancy declines tapering off for New Senior Investment Group
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Amy Novotney
Jun 19, 2020
Improvements in leads and move-in volume resulted in a lower rate of occupancy decline in May, and these trends have continued into June, according to a business update Thursday from New York-based New...
Colorado Springs: Where seniors housing is booming
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Amy Novotney
Aug 18, 2020
A boom in seniors housing continues in Colorado Springs, CO, even as the COVID-19 pandemic has sent occupancy and rents lower and made leasing more challenging.
CCRCs see lower occupancy dips than non-CCRCs: NIC
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Amy Novotney
Nov 12, 2020
Two quarters into the COVID-19 pandemic, occupancy within continuing care retirement communities has remained nearly 9 percentage points higher than occupancy within non-CCRCs. That’s according to data...
Ventas, Sabra exceed analysts’ third-quarter expectations, but continued occupancy concerns loom
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Amy Novotney
Nov 09, 2020
Chicago-based Ventas reported third-quarter funds from operations of 75 cents per share Friday, coming in above analysts’ expectations for the real estate investment trust but still 22% lower than a...