Berkadia Prepares For Active 2025 as M&A, Development ‘Pendulum’ Swings Toward Growth

Building off of an active year of senior living transactions in 2024, commercial real estate lending firm Berkadia is seeking to maintain its momentum in 2025. Last year, Berkadia delivered over $1.63 billion in senior housing loans with Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) structures, leading government-sponsored enterprises (GSE). […]

Senior Living Operators Explore Dynamic Pricing Models to Boost Sales Flexibility

This story is part of your SHN+ subscription In 2025, senior living operators are setting rental rates with surgical precision to both attract move-ins and make up care costs. As the operational cost of providing senior living services remains high, some senior living operators have explored dynamic pricing. In a nutshell, dynamic pricing is a […]

Sagora Senior Living Adds 14 Texas Communities in Latest Growth Push

Sagora Senior Living on Friday announced the acquisition of 14 new senior living properties in Texas, continuing the company’s growth effort. The latest additions put Fort Worth, Texas-based Sagora at 95 communities as the operator continues to grow in the Lone Star State. “Anytime we can grow in Texas, we’re going to grow there,” McCaleb […]

In the Pipeline: Integral Senior Living Expands in California; Erickson Senior Living Grows in Kansas

In the Pipeline is part of your SHN+ subscription In the Pipeline is brought to you by the Senior Housing News Architecture & Design Awards, an annual competition that recognizes cutting-edge design, excellence, and innovation in senior living. Construction: In Progress Brinkmann Constructors, Erickson Senior Living expand in Kansas Brinkmann Constructors in partnership with Erickson […]

UPDATED: Pacifica Senior Living Management Platform Files for Ch. 7 Bankruptcy 

Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated that the bankruptcy involved Pacifica’s entire senior living portfolio. That is incorrect. The platform that declared bankruptcy operates about two-dozen communities and represents a subset of Pacifica Companies’ total senior living operations. Pacifica Senior Living is a management platform under Pacifica Companies, which has not filed for […]

Jaybird Senior Living President: After Portfolio Restructuring, Company Ready For Growth

This story is part of your SHN+ subscription Two years ago, Jaybird Senior Living experienced sweeping changes across its organization as the company sought to realign its partnerships and prepare for future opportunities, according to President Justin Wray. In 2022, the organization had grown to over 70 communities. Fast-forward to today and Jaybird oversees 38 […]

In the Pipeline: Cedarhurst Announces Nebraska Project; LifeSpire Expands in Virginia

In the Pipeline is part of your SHN+ subscription In the Pipeline is brought to you by the Senior Housing News Architecture & Design Awards, an annual competition that recognizes cutting-edge design, excellence, and innovation in senior living. Construction: Planned Expansion planned for Virginia community LifeSpire of Virginia announced plans to expand the Lakewood in […]

Why Data, Business Intelligence Are Cornerstones of Senior Living Operations in 2025

This story is part of your SHN+ subscription Senior living companies are evolving their operating models to increasingly use new technology and real-time data to make better decisions. In 2025, the gap between companies with these capabilities and those without is widening. Earlier this week, I attended the Senior Living 100 Leadership Conference in Jacksonville, […]