Cogir Starts New Chapter With Expansion, Evolution Underway in U.S., Canada

It’s been a big year for senior living company Cogir. The Montreal-based senior living operator and real estate company earlier this year made waves when it was announced as the operating partner for Welltower’s (NYSE: WELL) new operating platform spinning up in parts of Canada, which until recently was known as “Project Transformer” behind closed […]

Why Senior Living Operators’ ‘Real Test’ in Occupancy is Soon to Come

This story is available as part of your SHN+ membership Senior living operators are especially optimistic about the prospect of further occupancy growth in the coming year, at least according to their public comments. But as promising as 2024 seems, I think senior living operators still have a substantial hill left to climb and therefore […]

Sonida Senior Living Gains Momentum as Occupancy, Margins Improve

Occupancy and margin gains accelerated in the third quarter for Sonida Senior Living (NYSE: SNDA) as the company continued to make progress on several new and existing initiatives. With a new year in sight, the Dallas-based company is “approaching the end of an exceptional year for the Sonida recovery story,” said CEO Brandon Ribar during […]

Welltower, Chartwell End JV, Split Ownership of Portfolio in Canada

Welltower (NYSE: WELL) and Chartwell Retirement are ending a joint-venture arrangement and dividing a senior living portfolio the companies owned together under that agreement in Canada. Chartwell is handing ownership of 23 assets to Welltower in exchange for the Toledo, Ohio-based real estate investment trust’s (REIT’s) interest in 16 assets and a payment of $97.2 […]

Future Leaders: Nicole Rozsa, Managing Director of Marketing, Arrow Senior Living Management

The Future Leaders Awards program is brought to you in partnership with PointClickCare. The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of senior housing, skilled nursing, home health and hospice care. To see this year’s future leaders, visit Future Leaders online. Nicole Rozsa, managing director of marketing at […]

Why Senior Living Market Conditions Put REITs in the Driver’s Seat for 2024

This content is available as part of your SHN+ subscription We might be entering a golden age for senior housing REITs, judging by what the top leaders of Welltower (NYSE: WELL) and Ventas (NYSE: VTR) had to say during their companies’ most recent earnings calls. The senior living industry is entering a new period of […]

The Hot Seat: Eric Mendelsohn, CEO and President, NHI

Eric Mendelsohn is CEO and President of National Health Investors (NYSE: NHI) a real estate investment trust with a portfolio that includes independent living, assisted living and memory care communities, among other property types. In this Hot Seat interview, Mendelsohn shares his love for playing in a garage jazz band, his biggest lesson in senior […]