Senior Living Communities That Have Raised the Bar on Design

Today’s senior housing communities look much different than they did a few years ago—and for good reason. Nowadays, most residents are older, with greater health needs. Their adult children have high expectations of senior housing providers, and care staff are difficult to keep around, especially in work environments that feel institutional and outdated. For these […]

It May Be Time for Chief Happiness Officers in Senior Living

Senior living organizations across the country have introduced a variety of new C-suite positions—from chief information officers to chief health officers—as they’ve repositioned their companies to serve frailer residents and please pickier adult children. Now, given the current labor challenges plaguing the industry, the next top executive to join senior living organizations in droves may be […]

Why NHI is Making Acquisitions While Other REITs Are Sidelined

Unlike other health care-focused real estate investment trusts (REITs), National Health Investors (NYSE: NHI) has managed to stay off of the sidelines in recent months and remain fairly active in the senior housing marketplace. The Murfreesboro, Tennessee-based company credits its M&A activity to nurturing its several operator relationships and staying open to smaller-scale deals, Kevin Pascoe, […]

Senior Living Providers, Residents Have Huge Appetite for Aging Innovations

It’s a misconception that seniors are resistant to change. In fact, there’s a strong appetite for innovations in technology and service delivery among both senior housing providers and the older adults they serve, recent developments indicate. A fund targeting investment companies that are improving the aging experience—including through technology, home-based care and data analytics—has recently […]

New Senior Expects Strategic Review Conclusion in Coming Months

New Senior Investment Group Inc. (NYSE: SNR) on Friday announced that its board of directors expects to share the outcome of its previously announced strategic review “in the coming months.”  The New York City-based real estate investment trust (REIT) first announced the strategic review in February, saying that it was considering an outright sale of the […]

Senior Living NOI Predicted to Dip in 2018

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) with senior housing operating (SHOP) portfolios will probably see a decline in their SHOP net operating incomes this year, sector experts believe. Specifically, SHOP will likely see net operating income (NOI) decline 1% in 2018, according to Newport Beach, California-based real estate research firm Green Street Advisors. The dip will likely […]

Transactions & Financings: Blue Moon’s JV, PMRG to Merge with Madison Marquette

PMRG in Talks to Merge with Madison Marquette Texas-based PMRG, a privately held commercial real estate firm specializing in property management, project leasing investment management and development services, and Washington, D.C.-based Madison Marquette, a privately held commercial real estate investment and operating company, are in talks to merge. Closing is expected in the next 30 […]

Only 22% of CCRCs in the U.S. are For-Profit

Most continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) in the United States continue to be not-for-profit, though for-profit CCRCs are more likely to be part of a multi-site organization, according to a new analysis from Chicago-based specialty investment bank Ziegler. Ziegler is currently tracking 1,955 CCRCs across the country. The majority—78%—of CCRCs in the U.S. are sponsored by […]