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...
Seniors housing occupancy dropped below 85% on the second quarter: NIC
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Amy Novotney
Sep 02, 2020
Overall occupancy within majority assisted living and majority independent living averaged 84.9% from April through June, down 2.8% from the prior quarter. That’s according to second quarter market fundamentals...
Pandemic may push seniors housing occupancy below 80% for first time
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Amy Novotney
Apr 23, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic’s impact is likely to be worse than originally expected by the senior living industry and has the potential to push national occupancy rates below 80% for the first time ever.
Welltower sees continued senior housing occupancy decline; announces dividend of 61 cents per share
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Amy Novotney
Oct 30, 2020
Despite the ongoing negative effects of the pandemic on Welltower’s financial results and seniors housing occupancy, the Toledo, OH-based real estate investment trust beat analysts expectations with...
Business briefs for Friday, March 6
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Amy Novotney
Mar 06, 2020
Vitas CEO meets with Vice President Pence and coronavirus task force … SLIB negotiates $12.5M sale of Texas seniors housing community … Analyst: Seniors housing occupancy distribution varies widely...
Business briefs for Wednesday, May 20
May 20, 2020
Seniors housing occupancy decreased by 1.1 percentage point, to 88.7%, and SNF occupancy was down 2.2 percentage points to 84.7% in April, according to NIC’s MAP Data Service … New legislation aims...
September senior living inquiries down only 9% from last year: Enquire
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Amy Novotney
Oct 16, 2020
Despite news Thursday that senior housing occupancy rates hit an all-time low in the third-quarter, overall inquiries into senior living appear to be recovering from their pandemic lows. That’s according...
Parkinson: ‘Green shoots’ indicate occupancy is troughing, but pace of recovery still uncertain
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Amy Novotney
Apr 08, 2021
The stocks of senior living and skilled nursing-focused real estate investment trusts have outperformed expectations since the first COVID-19 vaccine announcement last November raised hopes of a quick...
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...
Seniors housing REITs a risky investment right now: Motley Fool
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Amy Novotney
Oct 06, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has turned many formerly safe investments into potentially risky ventures. These include seniors housing real estate investment trusts, according to a Motley Fool analysis.