Movers and Shakers: Aviva Welcomes Chief Development Officer; Bridge Senior Living Appoints Memory Care Program Leader

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Transactions and Financings: EBSC Lending’s $26.2M Financing; Capital Funding Group Closes On $13.5M

Financings EBSC Lending provides $26.2M for affordable housing EBSC Lending provided $26.2 million in financing for a 41-unit affordable senior housing complex in Michigan. According to a press release, the non-profit owner and borrower will use the financing to to refinance existing debt and fund capital improvements to the community to maintain its affordable status, […]

New Alzheimer’s Blood Test Gets FDA Designation, Maker Seeks to Play ‘Important Role’ in Diagnosis

A new blood test that could help identify Alzheimer’s earlier from healthcare company Roche has received a Breakthrough Device Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The test, branded “Elecsys” and under development with Eli Lilly and Company, can aid in identifying the likelihood of amyloid pathology in a person’s brain, according to Laura […]

Movers and Shakers: Discovery Appoints Former Brookdale Leader; Lifespace Appoints Two to C-Suite

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Pacifica Adds 15 Communities in $180.5M Deal, as RHF Shifts Senior Living Strategy 

Privately owned real estate and private equity firm Pacifica Companies has purchased a 15-community portfolio from Retirement Housing Foundation. That’s according to an April 19 press release from Chicago-based specialty investment bank Ziegler, which advised on the $180.5 million transaction for the non-profit. The purchased portfolio represents “the majority of RHF’s presence in market-rate senior […]

Non-Medical Cannabis Use Linked to Lower Risk of Cognitive Decline

People who use cannabis for non-medical reasons may have a lower chance of developing cognitive decline. That’s according to a study published in Current Alzheimer Research with the National Library of Medicine. The study, in which researchers sought to determine whether cannabis consumption had an effect on subjective cognitive decline, analyzed data from 4,744 adults […]