Omega’s Maplewood Transition Takes Hold as Senior Housing Occupancy Holds Steady

Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE: OHI) is making headway on its plan to restructure a 17-community portfolio operated by Maplewood Senior Living after the senior living operator faced a “modest liquidity crunch” in January. Omega and Maplewood announced a plan to restructure their operating relationship earlier this year. Under the plan, Maplewood and Omega have agreed […]

The Case for a Bolder Strategic Pivot for Brookdale Senior Living

So far in 2023, senior living headlines reveal a sector in pain, with industry giant Brookdale (NYSE: BKD) among those feeling the sting. Late last week, Brookdale warned that full-year 2022 earnings would likely be below expectations and announced a C-suite shakeup. Today, the share price hit a new 52-week low, at $2.42 a share. This […]

4 Tough Questions for Senior Living Operators in 2023

Earlier this week, Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE: OHI) announced a lease restructuring with Maplewood Senior Living, which is experiencing a modest cash crunch. The news underscores just how uncertain the year ahead is for senior living. Maplewood is a luxury operator with healthy occupancy and has pushed through notable rate increases, yet lease-up issues and […]

Omega Seeks Restructuring for Maplewood Portfolio As Operator Faces ‘Modest Liquidity Crunch’

Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE: OHI) is looking to restructure the 17 communities in its portfolio managed by Maplewood Senior Living. The Hunt Valley, Maryland-based real estate investment trust (REIT) is seeking to undertake a handful of measures under its proposed restructuring. They include deferring rent escalators through 2025; deferring 7% interest on a $250.5 million […]

Inflation, Interest, Innovation: Senior Living Recovery Becomes More Painful

The senior living industry is in a tough spot and will be for the immediate future, facing challenges that could impede longer-term success unless more innovation flourishes across the sector. This is one of my main takeaways from last week’s National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) conference in Washington, D.C. The good […]

‘Not Going Back’: Brookdale, Brandywine, Maplewood, Priority CEOs Prepare for Senior Living’s Uncertain Future

Changing consumer preferences with the arrival of the baby boomers. The middle-market. Rising expenses. Evolving resident care needs. The senior living industry is in the midst of a host of changes creating new challenges and opportunities for operators. A melange of forces are driving that change, from the pandemic to a historic labor market and […]

Perkins Eastman, Hord Coplan Macht, Ryan Cos. Top New Senior Living Design Firm Rankings

Perkins Eastman, Hord Coplan Macht and Ryan Companies’ architectural and engineering division Ryan A+E are the top three companies on a new list of 80 senior living architecture firms. Compiled by design and construction publication Building Design + Construction as part of its annual Giants 400 Report, the “Top 80 Senior Living Facility Architecture + […]