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Senior living is rife with opportunities. Yet perhaps the biggest opportunity lies in solving some of the age-old challenges that have historically plagued the industry. These challenges have persisted for years and represent bigger problems for senior living providers as a whole. They go beyond economic hurdles and housing market woes, and drill into the […]
The outlook for senior housing has been defined as strong, despite the recession and real estate downturn. And operating margins are reflecting the positive outlook, having risen from 2.13% to 3.24%—an increase of more than half, according to a new report on senior living providers, released last week. But there are still major challenges identified […]
While many aspects of senior living have made recent strides, from dining services to interior design, one relative newcomer is targeting a specific aspect of senior living that many communities share, but often is not the first target for new resources: the salon. Launched in 2008 through a partnership between two co-founders — John Polatz, […]
Health Care REIT (NYSE: HCN) has long invested in skilled nursing properties, but the REIT’s recent $1.4 billion partnership with Mainstreet signals a shift in the investor’s strategy of late that’s representative of a much larger transition for health care in general. More specifically, the investment points to broader change on the horizon for skilled […]
Senior Housing News wrote them, you read them and passed them along to your friends and colleagues. Here are the most shared posts from SHN this week: How the Apple Watch Will Revolutionize Senior Care—The long-anticipated Apple Watch was unveiled this week by the tech giant. SHN takes a look at how it stacks up […]
Continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) face a challenging market. They are susceptible to economic fluctuations that can tank their occupancy levels, and they cater to an aging population that’s living longer and increasingly wants to age in place at home. But there’s one thing that does work in their favor: a good credit rating — […]
Here’s a roundup of some of the most recent financing transactions in senior housing and care. Housing & Healthcare Finance Closes $19.4M HUD Loan for N.J. SNF Housing & Healthcare Finance (HHC Finance) closed a $19.4 million 232/223(f) HUD loan for a 189 bed skilled nursing facility (SNF) in Lincoln Park, N.J. The facility was […]
Aviv REIT Announces $94 Million Acquisition Aviv REIT, Inc. (NYSE:AVIV) announced it has acquired two assisted living facilities and one skilled nursing facility for $82 million, in addition to two parcels of land for $12.2 million. With the parcels of land, Aviv has gained the entitlements for construction of two new assisted living facilities and […]
Senior. Retirement. Assisted living. All are terms familiar to senior housing marketing. But a new wave of name changes is taking communities and companies away from their traditional branding. These name changes, some say, have both advantages and disadvantages. In some cases, providers may find a broader market reach and an overall better reflection of […]
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