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). […]
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 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 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 […]
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 […]
If you ask Argentum CEO James Balda to characterize the year ahead as it relates to senior living and the federal government, he’ll tell you that 2025 will be a “year of change.” Senior living operators and owners have faced a wave of uncertainty since the election of President Donald Trump, from federal policy changes to […]
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 […]
This story is part of your SHN+ subscription Senior living operators have prepared for the baby boomers’ arrival for decades – but now is not the time to rest on their laurels, according to Atria Senior Living CEO Holly Belter-Chesser. At a recent conference, she spoke with other industry professionals about the opportunity ahead in […]
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 […]
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, […]