In the Pipeline: Avenida Plans Dallas-Area Project; Silverado Expanding Near Los Angeles

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 Resort-style Active Adult Community Planned in Dallas, Texas Suburb Avenida Partners is teaming up with Artemis Real Estate Partners to develop a resort-style active […]

Price Isn’t Right: Operators Get Creative as Labor, Food Blow Up Senior Living Budgets

The Covid-19 pandemic has burdened senior living operating budgets, and operators say two items on their balance sheets pose the biggest threat to financial stability: labor and food. On the labor side, expenses have risen as operators have leaned on overtime and agency workers to maintain service levels amid staffing shortages. At the same time, […]

Movers & Shakers: LCS Adds Staff in 3 Communities; New ED for Lifespace Community

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Ventas Proxy Fight Ends as Activist Shareholder Withdraws Board Candidate

The latest proxy fight between an activist shareholder and Ventas (NYSE: VTR) has come to an end. Activist shareholder Land & Buildings has withdrawn its nomination of the firm’s founder and chief investment officer Jonathan Litt for Ventas’ board, the Chicago-based real estate investment trust announced Monday. The nomination stemmed from concerns that Land & […]

Movers & Shakers: Saint Therese Hires CEO; EmpowerMe Wellness Adds Chief Medical Officer

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In The Pipeline: The Springs Living Starts Work on Wash. Community; Mather Project Underway Near D.C.

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 Maryland Hotel to Transition to Senior Living The Solomons Inn Hotel in Solomons, Maryland will stop catering to travelers and start serving seniors as […]

Building Bench Strength: Brookdale, Brightview, Cedarhurst Confront Executive Director Turnover, Burnout

The senior living industry is grappling with a historic staffing crisis in 2022 — and turnover among executive directors is exacerbating the issue. As leaders of their communities, executive directors are responsible for smooth operations in everything from infection control and sales and marketing to resident satisfaction and employee recruitment and retention. An executive director […]

Harrison Street, Sabra Join Delos Effort to Improve Senior Living Health, Wellness

Harrison Street and Sabra Health Care REIT (Nasdaq: SBRA) are collaborating on a new initiative aimed at creating healthier senior living communities and finding new solutions through research. The companies are working with wellness real estate and technology company Delos, which announced the launch of an initiative it dubbed Wellness Innovation in Senior Environments (WISE) […]

Sonida Senior Living Expects to Hit Pre-Pandemic Occupancy in 2022 as Margins Fall Behind

Sonida Senior Living (NYSE: SNDA) is on track to reach pre-pandemic occupancy levels in 2022 — but the company’s net operating margin is still lagging behind. With occupancy rates rising and other sales metrics trending positive and a major rebranding effort behind the company, Sonida CEO Kimberly Lody said 2021 was a transformational year. After […]

Movers & Shakers: Front Porch Starts CEO Search; Sonida Appoints New CFO

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