Ventas Gathers Momentum, But Proxy Fight Highlights Gaps Left to Close

Activist shareholder Land & Buildings has picked another battle with a major senior living company, with the news breaking this week of a proxy fight with Ventas (NYSE: VTR). This latest battle comes after Land & Buildings in 2019 was at loggerheads with Brookdale (NYSE: BKD), unsuccessfully pushing a board nominee and a real estate […]

Brookdale Faces Tough But Viable Path to Big 2022 Gains

At a time when the senior living industry still faces much uncertainty, Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) executives are bold and bullish in their outlook for 2022. The Brentwood, Tennessee-based provider last week issued its first annual guidance since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Brookdale’s FY22 adjusted EBITDA expectations of $240 million to $260 […]

5 Senior Living Providers to Watch in 2022

With contributions from Tim Regan and Nick Andrews Rapid growth, innovative operating models and seasoned leaders who are still generating new ideas. These are among the factors differentiating some senior living providers from the pack, making them companies to watch in 2022. As the industry embarks on a critical re-building year, these providers are taking […]

Top Senior Housing Trends for 2022

As 2022 begins, headlines are unfortunately reminiscent of 2020, featuring news of Covid-19 case counts, global disruptions to business and transportation, and even whole cities going into lock down. But for the U.S. senior living industry, history will not repeat itself in 2022. That’s thanks largely to the number of residents vaccinated against Covid-19 and […]

Brookdale Posts First Year-Over-Year Occupancy Growth Since Pandemic Began

Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) on Wednesday reported weighted average occupancy of 73.5% for November 2021, marking nine consecutive months of growth.  November also was the first month of positive year-over-year growth for Brookdale’s weighted average occupancy since the Covid-19 pandemic began. Brentwood, Tennessee-based Brookdale is the nation’s largest senior living provider, with a portfolio […]

SafelyYou’s $40M Funding Led by Omega Healthcare, Follows Belmont Village Success

Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE: OHI) has led a $30 million Series B funding round for fall management technology company SafelyYou. Omega also prepaid $10 million so that the real estate investment trust’s senior living and skilled nursing facilities can access the SafelyYou tech, which involves artificial intelligence to detect falls and video to review fall […]

What the Launch of Walgreens Health Means for Senior Living Providers

During the company’s quarterly earnings call on Oct. 15, Walgreens Boots Alliance CEO Rosalind Brewer described her family’s struggle to find and coordinate services for her mother, near the end of her life. With the launch of a new business segment called Walgreens Health, the retail and pharmacy giant aims to address those problems, including […]

JEA Rebrands as Sinceri Senior Living, Continues Plan to Expand Beyond Memory Care

Within about the last two years, JEA Senior Living was acquired by investment firm Access Industries and named a new CEO. Now, the Tumwater, Washington-based provider has rebranded as Sinceri Senior Living.  “Since the company was founded, there have been countless changes in our industry and around the world,” said CEO Chris Belford, in a […]