Movers & Shakers: WesleyLife Names COO; The Springs Creates New VP Roles

The Springs Names 2 Regional Directors to Newly Created Roles The Springs Living announced that two of its regional director – Amy Brown and Nicole Jemming – have been named to the newly created positions of VP of operational excellence and VP of operations, respectively. Brown’s new responsibilities will include forward-facing operational strategy and creating […]

Transactions & Financings: Brookdale Completes $220M Refinancing; BMO Healthcare Arranges $88M LCS, Senior Care Development Deal

Financings Brookdale Fefinances $220M Debt to September 2024 Brookdale (NYSE: BKD) announed it refinanced substantially all of its 2023 debt maturities, totaling $220 million, until its next maturity in September 2024. The debt has a variable interest rate of 2.45% over SOFT and is secured by priority mortgages on 24 of Brookdale’s 364 owned communities. […]

Senior Housing Adaptive Reuse Opportunities Materialize Amid Hotel Distress

Covid-19 has disrupted commercial real estate for the past year, but few asset classes have been hit as hard as the hospitality industry. From the early days of the pandemic, some senior living developers, investors and operators have said they anticipate opportunities to acquire and reposition hotel assets. Although the availability of Covid-19 vaccines is […]

Costly, Complicated Dining Overhaul Keeps Paying Off for The Clare

Revamping dining programs in senior living can require significant upfront costs, in an industry where mission versus margin is a constant balancing act. But providers that pay attention to the details in adding dining venues and services can realize a successful return on investment, improve operations and give sales and marketing teams something new to […]

Transactions & Financings: LCS Assumes Operations of Rose Senior Living; United Church Homes’ New Development Venture

Sales and operator transitions Life Care Services assumes management of former Rose Senior Living communities Life Care Services assumed management of six communities owned by Rose Senior Living, an operator based in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The communities include: Heritage at Irene Woods, Memphis, Tennessee Rose Senior Living and Rose Villas, Avon, Ohio Rose Senior Living, […]

Atria CEO Moore, Senior Living Developer Reis Bullish on Hotel Conversions

Prominent figures in senior living development and operations see a growing opportunity for hotel conversions, including in the highly competitive New York City market. “I think … looking to buy defaulted hotel notes and turning hotels into CCRCs will clearly come to the Upper West Side, the East Side, and into Manhattan,” Senior Care Development […]

Luxury Highrise CCRC The Clare Sold for Reported $105M

A high-profile continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Chicago that rebounded after financial and operational difficulties years ago has been sold for a reported $105 million. Des Moines, Iowa-based senior living company LCS and Harrison, New York-based Senior Care Development have bought private-equity firm Fundamental Advisors’ 75% stake in the 334-unit community in Chicago’s Gold […]

Developers Gain Upside with Senior Living, University Tie-Ins

University partnerships have long garnered interest among senior housing developers, driven by a built-in intergenerational component, availability of land and the opportunity to establish shared synergies between communities and the schools. As this trend develops, these joint ventures are bringing senior housing communities closer to the central campus, laying the groundwork to creating tomorrow’s intergenerational […]

LCS, Purchase College Building $320 Million, On-Campus Independent Living

A growing number of colleges are building senior housing near their campuses. Now, one New York school is going a step further, building a community on its campus. Purchase College — part of the State University of New York system (SUNY) — recently announced plans for Broadview Senior Living at Purchase College. The Purchase, New […]

Transactions & Financings: Ziegler Arranges Bond Financing, Arcapita Grows U.S. Portfolio

Ziegler Arranges $200.6 Million Bond Financing Ziegler announced the closing of the Trousdale Foundation Properties $200,570,000 Series 2018 bonds. Ziegler served as the underwriter and placement agent for the bonds which were issued in various series including tax-exempt senior, taxable senior and tax-exempt subordinate bonds. Proceeds from the bonds were used to finance the acquisition and […]