HVAC systems must be adapted to lower risk of infectious diseases, EPA expert says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 14, 2022
Building HVAC systems weren’t necessarily designed to help protect against infectious diseases, but senior living providers can adapt those systems to provide increased protections to occupants, according...
Taking ESG to the next level
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 02, 2022
LTC Properties is taking its environmental, social and governance initiative to the next level by encouraging the operators in its portfolios to do some introspection and possibly make some changes.
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,...
Sabra defers rent for Avamere properties due to pandemic shortfalls
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 15, 2021
From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic through last month, Sabra Health Care REIT has collected 99.8% of its forecasted rents, the company reported in a business update Monday.
Could Sabra be positioned for a takeover by Welltower?
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 31, 2021
As is the case with many healthcare real estate investment trusts involved in senior housing, Sabra Health Care REIT has lost ground in recent years, according to “Trapping Value,” writing on Seeking...
Sabra ‘in all likelihood’ will exit Enlivant portfolio, Matros says, as REITs take varied approaches...
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 10, 2021
Sabra Health Care REIT has yet to reach a decision about its joint venture with private equity firm TPG Real Estate, through which it has a 49% stake in a portfolio of dozens of Enlivant senior living...
Parkinson: ‘Green shoots’ indicate occupancy is troughing, but pace of recovery still uncertain
By
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...
As Enlivant recovers from pandemic, Sabra to decide whether to exit portfolio, CEO says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 24, 2021
Sabra Health Care REIT will make a decision about its joint venture with TPG Real Estate, through which it has a 49% stake in a portfolio of dozens of Enlivant senior living communities, later this year,...
Business briefs for Tuesday, Feb. 2
Feb 02, 2021
LeadingAge urges Treasury to consider older adults in $25 billion rent relief program … Fitch revises rating outlook for Sabra to stable from negative and affirms the ratings for Sabra’s debt as ‘BBB-‘...
BMO Capital Markets predicts elongated seniors housing recovery, changes outlooks for REITs
By
Amy Novotney
Jan 11, 2021
Although the COVID-19 vaccines are expected to become more widely available as the first quarter continues, investment banking firm BMO Capital Markets is predicting an elongated recovery for the senior...