Why 98% of Employees Want to Work at Aegis’ New HQ

Aegis Living is known for many things, including the Hollywood-approved story of its founder. Now, Aegis is also hoping to be known for its state-of-the-art working environment. The senior housing provider recently moved its headquarters from Redmond, Washington, to a larger, more thoughtfully designed space in Bellevue, Washington. There were many reasons behind the change […]

Anthem Fails to Make Rent, LTC Halts Future Development

LTC Properties (NYSE: LTC) is slamming the brakes on its future development plans with Anthem Memory Care after the Lake Oswego, Oregon-based provider failed to raise a certain amount of equity and pay its quarterly rent in full. The California-based real estate investment trust (REIT) issued a monitory default notice on its master lease with […]

Brookdale Takes Employee Focus as Competition Heats Up

Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) is still feeling the heat from new competition—but its outlook isn’t all bad. The Brentwood, Tennessee-based senior living provider held its second-quarter 2017 earnings call the day after a report surfaced that its potential acquisition by Beijing-based real estate and leisure firm Zhonghong Zhuoye Group Co Ltd had been put […]

Brookdale Defends Market Position Amid Quarterly Losses

The nation’s largest senior housing provider has certainly seen better days, though it is assuring stakeholders that its latest quarterly performance remains “generally in line with the industry.” Brookdale Senior Living’s (NYSE: BKD) second-quarter 2017 operating income for its consolidated senior housing portfolio dropped nearly 19% from a year ago to $278.6 million, according to earnings results […]

Brookdale Deal Stalls, Could Fetch $4 Billion

The acquisition of Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) by Beijing-based real estate and leisure firm Zhonghong Zhuoye Group Co Ltd has reportedly stalled, according to the Financial Times. The deal could fetch as much as $4 billion for the Brentwood, Tennessee-based senior living provider, although analysts have long speculated on the total value of the company’s […]

New Senior Occupancy Hit by Holiday Management Shift

Like other companies in the senior housing space, New Senior Investment Group (NYSE: SNR) experienced bumps in the road related to occupancy, new supply and heightened competition last quarter. Some of the challenges faced by the New York-based real estate investment trust (REIT)—especially where occupancy is concerned—can be traced back to management changes made by its […]

HCP Pained by ‘Distractions’ and Occupancy Trouble at Brookdale

Health care real estate investment trust (REIT) HCP Inc. (NYSE: HCP) was weighed down last quarter by trouble and confusion at the nation’s largest senior living provider. In response, the Irvine, California-based company intends to continue reducing its exposure to Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD)—and the fate of the provider remains very much in the air. […]

Activist Shareholder Doubles Down Against $7.4 Billion Sabra Merger

An activist shareholder is doubling down on its opposition to the proposed $7.4 billion merger of Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBRA) and Care Capital Properties, Inc. (NYSE: CCP)—this time arguing that, rather than purchasing CCP, Sabra should actually consider putting itself up for sale to maximize shareholder value. Though Sabra is deeming the CCP merger […]

Welltower Raises Rents to Offset Occupancy Declines

Senior housing may have been the highlight of Welltower Inc.’s (NYSE: HCN) latest quarterly performance, but the company is still trying to offset lower occupancy with higher rates. The Toledo, Ohio-based health care real estate investment trust (REIT) enjoyed a “really solid quarter” with “very strong performance across the board,” analysts noted during the company’s second-quarter 2017 earnings call on Friday. […]