LTC Completes Thrive Transition, Fine Tunes Acquisition Strategy

LTC Properties (NYSE: LTC) spent the first half of 2019 addressing underperforming operator partnerships and now believes it has set up its portfolio for improved performance in the year’s final months. Notably, the Westlake, California-based health care real estate trust completed the transition of six properties previously operated by Thrive Senior Living, and LTC is […]

NHI Expects Payoffs from ‘Fast and Furious’ Acquisitions, Transitions

National Health Investors (NYSE: NHI) expects its recent spate of acquisitions, and transitioning of struggling properties, to pay off with sustained revenue growth starting in 2020. The Murfreesboro, Tennessee-based health care real estate trust completed or announced $295 million in acquisitions in 2019, and is working on its transition portfolio of nine properties to improve […]

After Restructuring, Five Star Posts First Quarterly Profit Since 2013

Five Star Senior Living (Nasdaq: FVE) has regained financial stability and is driving forward with operational initiatives. After posting a $33.2 million net loss in the first quarter of 2019, the Newton, Massachusetts-based senior living provider on Wednesday reported $4.2 million of net income in the second quarter, spurred by the completion of several transactions […]

Five Star Names Real Estate Veteran Wigglesworth as COO

After eight months, Five Star Senior Living (Nasdaq: FVE) has a new COO. The Newton, Massachusetts-based senior living owner and operator hired Margaret Wigglesworth for the role. She will assume her duties effective August 12, according to a release announcing the hire. Five Star has been without a COO since Scott Herzig left the company […]

Discovery Senior Living Names First COO in Wake of Sizable Deals

Discovery Senior Living is adding to its executive leadership by naming its first COO, the latest move in a period of rapid growth for the Bonita Springs, Florida-based company. Discovery hired Bill Sciortino for the newly created role. He was most recently in the same role at Chicago-based luxury senior living developer, owner and operator […]

WRC Development Continues to Expand Towne Club Senior Living Brand

WRC Development Partners started building senior housing out of necessity, but solid returns have led to a robust platform. Today, the affiliate of New York City-based real estate investment brokerage and construction consultant Whitestone Realty Capital has operational partnerships with three highly regarded operators, a deep development pipeline and an eye on exiting the properties […]

Assisted Living Struggles Continue to Weigh on New Senior

New Senior Investment Group (NYSE: SNR) continues to make progress on its turnaround agenda, and is prioritizing assisted living, which continues to struggle with oversupply and labor costs. The performance disparity between the New York City-based real estate investment trust’s independent living and assisted living segments was on display during its Q2 2019 earnings call […]

Welltower Posts Strong Senior Housing Numbers Amid Operator Reshuffles

Welltower’s (NYSE: WELL) senior housing portfolio performance continued to pace strong earnings in the second quarter of 2019 — a period marked by a flurry of transactions. Leadership of the Toledo, Ohio-based real estate investment trust put those deals in greater context during Wednesday’s earnings call. They were approached by a buyer who offered attractive […]

Mobile Home Parks Become Red-Hot Senior Living Option

Mobile home parks have long been a part of the senior living landscape, and they have emerged as one of the most in-demand product types in recent years. They offer investors stability and steady returns, and they provide older adults amenities found at other senior housing communities at more reasonable price points. In fact, senior […]

Transactions & Financings: HCP’s $284M Oakmont Acquisition; Thrive Center-Innovators Alliance Partnership

HCP acquires 5 Oakmont properties for $284M HCP (NYSE: HCP) announced in its second quarter 2019 earnings report on Wednesday it acquired a portfolio of five senior housing properties in California operated by Windsor, California-based Oakmont Senior Living. The purchase price was $284 million and is part of $528 million in total acquisitions the Irvine, California-based health care real estate investment trust […]