Welltower made ‘significant’ ESG gains in 2021: report
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 06, 2022
Toledo-based Welltower made significant ESG gains in 2021, including donations more than $587,000 in environmental, social and governance-related contributions to industry organizations, and 97% of the...
Big senior living stories of 2021
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2021
2021 began with the hope that the new COVID-19 vaccine being rolled out to assisted living communities and nursing homes would help control a pandemic that had caused so much illness, death, loneliness,...
Brookdale Senior Living, Omega Healthcare Investors, Ventas and Welltower held third-quarter earnings calls Friday.
Senior living CEOs part of group of 2,000 committing to workplace diversity, inclusion
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 21, 2021
Argentum pledged Thursday to create and implement diversity and inclusion programs in its organization, joining a CEO-led initiative that includes other senior living providers and associated companies...
Senior living and care REITs revived by early vaccinations: analysis
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Amy Novotney
Apr 19, 2021
Early success in the initial vaccine roll-out has brought “new life” to many struggling senior living and skilled nursing-focused real estate investment trusts. New cases of COVID-19 are “nearly...
Welltower works to preserve value after 2020 that was anything but ‘plain vanilla’
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 11, 2021
“We came into 2020 prepared for a plain vanilla business cycle downturn,” Welltower CEO and Chief Investment Officer Shankh Mitra said during the real estate investment trust’s fourth-quarter and...
Long-term outlook strong for senior living: Baird
By
Amy Novotney
Feb 09, 2021
Senior housing industry fundamentals likely will remain “negative and choppy” for the foreseeable future, but its long-term thesis looks strong, according to investment banking firm Baird.
Several long-term care-related firms on 2021 Bloomberg Gender Equality Index
By
Amy Novotney
Jan 29, 2021
Several senior housing and care real estate investment trusts and private equity and commercial real estate firms are among the 380 companies across 11 sectors included in the 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality...
Analysts mull DeRosa’s departure from the helm at Welltower
By
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...
McKnight’s 40 for 40: Thomas J. DeRosa
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 14, 2020
Those hoping to get a sneak peek into the future of senior living might consider studying the playbook of Toledo, OH-based Welltower. The REIT has displayed innovative thinking under Tom DeRosa, who has...